What online access changes mean for GPs; new diabetes guidance explained; and will CQC use AI to monitor practices?
About this episode
The episode discusses upcoming online access changes for GPs, new diabetes treatment guidelines, and the potential use of AI by CQC to monitor practices.
Pulse deputy news editor Anna Colivicchi discusses the contract changes to online access coming into force on 1 October with features assistant Maya Dhillon. The pair look at what these changes will mean for practices, why GPs are concerned, as well as why the BMA has re-entered into dispute with the Government over it. GP and Pulse clinical adviser Dr Keith Hopcroft returns, and explains the new NICE draft guidance for treating diabetes, which would see SGLT-2 inhibitors prescribed fir...
Topics covered
- online access changes
- diabetes guidance
- CQC AI monitoring
Keywords
- contract changes
- BMA dispute
- NICE draft guidance
- SGLT-2 inhibitors
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