Levemir Insulin – discontinued

Levemir Insulin – discontinued

Novo Nordisk is discontinuing all Levemir products, and the current expectation is that remaining supplies will be exhausted by the end of December 2026.  NHS guidance is that patients should be reviewed and switched to an alternative basal insulin well before...
Mental Health & Lithium

Mental Health & Lithium

Patients taking lithium have always been included on the MH register – even if they have no other diagnosis to include them. This has changed this year – patients taking lithium with no other MH diagnosis are no longer included on the register. Patients...
Bank Holidays 2026/27

Bank Holidays 2026/27

Does your holiday year run from 1st April to 31st March? In 2027, Easter falls in March. This means the bank holidays (Good Friday and Easter Monday) fall into the 2025/26 holiday year. As a result the holiday year 1st April 2026 to 31st March 2027 will have 10 Bank...
Regular Consultancy Days

Regular Consultancy Days

This month we have seen a massive uptake of practice consultancy days and I completely understand why – practice managers have this need to keep every plate spinning, this super-being who is an expert in HR, IT, finance, business development, facilities,...