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Surcharge hike will hinder doctors, says BMA
The BMA cautions that government plans to double the cost of the health surcharge levied on non-EEA (European Economic Area) visitors to the UK risks keep reading
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Funding boost of £1.8m for 13 GP surgeries in East Devon
CREDIT: This story was first seen in Devon Live The cash will fund technology at the surgeries that will help better care be provided to keep reading
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NHS ‘should be funded by new tax’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in BBC News A new ring-fenced tax to fund the NHS and social care has been proposed by a keep reading
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EU pledges support for cross-border healthcare
Hopes of preserving EU funding for cross-border health initiatives between Northern Ireland and the Republic following Brexit, have been buoyed The EC (European Commission) has keep reading
Practice Operations
Tax return advice to save you now and prepare you for next year
The message is simple, don’t panic! Here is some sage and timely tax return advice from Lee Murphy, accountant and founder of Pandle, to save keep reading
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Hunt urged to boost NHS budget as flu crisis marks ‘watershed moment’ for health service
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Telegraph The NHS is at a “watershed moment” and needs tens of billions in extra cash to keep reading
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Hunt urged to plug £2.5bn social care funding gap
CREDIT: This story was first seen in Public Finance Campaigners have called on Jeremy Hunt to address an estimated social care funding gap of £2.5bn with keep reading
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Pay restraint eased recruitment, says health secretary
Pay restraint has been ‘challenging’ but has allowed the NHS to recruit more staff, health secretary Jeremy Hunt has said In a written statement to keep reading
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Alex Chalk MP: New indemnity scheme welcome news for GPs, but we must still tackle rising costs
The proposed state-backed indemnity scheme is welcome news for GPs in England, but the underlying issue of rising clinical negligence costs still needs to be keep reading
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Budget: £6.3bn of new funding for the NHS
The chancellor of the exchequer Philip Hammond has laid out his budget plans; the NHS is to receive £6.3bn of new funding. However, GPs have keep reading