Recruit and Retain
What is the General Practice Fellowship programme?
The General Practice Fellowship programme is a national commitment, announced in the NHS Long Term Plan, and restated in the February 2020 Update to the GP keep reading
funding
News
Health funding cut said to threaten levelling up
As reported by BBC news, funding for healthy-lifestyle support such as stop-smoking and obesity clinics has been cut by a quarter in six years in keep reading
Practice Operations
How funding for GMS practices is calculated
Since 2020 the core funding of all GMS practices has been paid based on the global sum allocation formula, or ‘Carr-Hill formula’. The minimum practice keep reading
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Rental reimbursements for practices
GP contractors are eligible for rental reimbursements – but the type of reimbursement depends on who owns the building The BMA splits rental reimbursements into keep reading
Practice Operations
What enhanced services can practices get funding for?
Enhanced services are defined as ‘primary medical services other than essential services, additional services, or out-of-hours services‘ There are two types of enhanced services – keep reading
Management
Employing extra pairs of hands in your practice
We all need an extra pair of hands at times, and practices have experienced an increase in workload which can be alleviated by more staff. keep reading
Practice Operations
How has funding for English practices changed due to COVID?
A lot has changed in general practice since the start of the pandemic – to help you, here is a quick guide to cover some keep reading
News
Additional £150m made available for general practice
£150m will be made available to general practice to boost salaried GP roles and create extra capacity during the second wave of COVID-19, a letter keep reading
News
NHS to face ‘triple whammy’ this winter
As reported by BBC news, the NHS is facing a “triple whammy” of rising COVID-19 cases, a major backlog in treatment and reduced capacity due keep reading
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Thrifty tips to save money
It’s no secret – money worries have the ability to rob us of positive mental health, but it doesn’t have to be this way. Here keep reading