Practice Operations
£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
Practice Operations
News
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
Compliance
‘It’s not safe’: some Norfolk GPs have 4,000 patients
A shortage of doctors has left individual GPs in our region responsible for as many as 4,000 patients, figures have revealed This is an edited keep reading
Practice Operations
BMA launches a manifesto for health policy
The BMA has called for increased investment to put the NHS back on a sustainable footing and an end to the punitive pension tax system keep reading
Practice Operations
Debunked: the General Practice Resilience Programme 2018/2019
The General Practice Resilience Programme aims to help struggling practices to be more sustainable; here’s how it is being implemented in 2018/2019 The GP and keep reading
Compliance
Summarising NHS guidance on GP mergers
GP mergers are becoming increasingly popular. In this article we reflect on the pros and cons of merging and summarise the NHS guidelines for your keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS as prescriptions for diabetes hit a record £1.075 billion a year
Obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS as prescriptions for diabetes hit a record £1.075 billion a year, say experts This is an edited version of keep reading
Health Tech
‘Significant resource’ needed to support dwindling GP numbers
‘Significant resource’ in both capital and running costs for technologies are needed to support primary care among dwindling UK GPs, a report has found This keep reading