Finance and funding
Reduce, reuse and recycle
What can you do with all the unwanted furniture and appliances in your practice? You can donate it to the Reuse Network. This group of keep reading
Finance and funding
Compliance
GP nursing and the rising inequalities
How the lack of standardisation in GP nursing roles has led to pay and contractual inequalities Nurses play a very important role in general practice, keep reading
Finance and funding
Female GPs earn £40,000 less, on average, than male colleagues
More men are choosing to become partners at their surgeries, leading to huge disparities in earnings This is an edited version of an article first keep reading
Comment
Opinion: should we charge for missed GP appointments?
Far too many people are simply failing to turn up for appointments – possibly because there are no consequences. This has to change, argues John keep reading
Finance and funding
Taking care of your financial wellbeing
The link between money worries and mental health problems is clear but, fortunately, there are some simple steps you can follow to keep your cash keep reading
Finance and funding
RCGP: dismissing ‘sin taxes’ unhelpful in drive to better public health
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) has spoken out about how ‘sin taxes’ on unhealthy items could help rather than hinder Responding to The keep reading
Features
£619,000 overspend reported on Northumberland GP practices
A shortfall in the budget of GP practices in Northumberland is manageable this year, but could become more of a concern, health chiefs have said keep reading
Finance and funding
RCGP’s take on new GP contract
New GP contract ‘catalyst’ to deliver promised funding and workforce to general practice, says RCGP This is an edited version of a press release first keep reading
Compliance
Accountants: PCNs will strip £400m from practice funding
Primary care networks (PCNs) will strip £400m from practice funding by 2023/24 to pay for additional staff but will fail to reduce GP workload, accountants keep reading
Compliance
Practices ‘face £105,000 loss’ for taking part in network DES in current form
Practices stand to lose £105,000 a year and could be forced out of business if they sign up for the network DES in its current keep reading