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What do changes to IR35 mean for practices using locums?
At the turn of the century IR35 legislation was introduced to tackle alleged problems of abuse by individuals. These difficulties mainly boiled down to contractors keep reading
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Physician Associates: Easing the pressure on GP workload
Employing professionals with different skill sets and qualifications has long been the norm in primary care. It is a setting which has a pivotal role keep reading
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Why business flexibility remains key to easing the return to work
Helping professionals back into work following a career break is an issue under the spotlight once again following the budget announcement that £5m will go keep reading
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The quest to better manage long term conditions in general practice
We all face the triple challenges of an ageing population, workforce crisis and limited resources. At my practice in the West Midlands, as in many keep reading
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GP redeployment to A&E an accident waiting to happen?
The recent announcement that all A&E departments in England will be introducing a GP triage service by Christmas was met with dismay by many of keep reading
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Advantages of a practice physiotherapist
GP practices have always been built on teamwork but, with the pressures on primary care now so acute, there is a growing consensus that the keep reading
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Expenses failing to add up for practices
One of the key aims of the recent finance announcement by NHS England and the BMA was to, ‘…secure much needed funding to address GP keep reading
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The ‘art’ in effective GP partnerships
Like many relationships in life, GP partnerships often start on a relatively informal basis before developing over time. Some partnerships might evolve organically from a keep reading
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Management blog: federation versus super practice
As GP practices are faced with increasingly pinched budgets – in the face of an accelerating ageing population – the discussions around future provision of primary care in the community continue to keep reading
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Sponsored blog: Getting to grips with leasing matters
Q. When should a lease be granted? A. This is a potentially complex area where it is important for practices to take advice from a keep reading