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The most isolated UK GP in the world
11 January 2012UK GP Dr Gerard Bulger is the only qualified medic on the island of Tristan Da Cunha, in the south Atlantic. Here he explains the challenges of the world's most extreme single-handed practice.
England GP practice-level prescribing data published online for first time
15 December 2011Practice-level data on prescribing across all practices in England have been published online, a move the GPC fears could lead to the development of league tables.
Official data show 0.3% fall in GP income in 2009/10
09 November 2011Average income for salaried GPs and partners in the UK fell from £97,500 in 2008/9 to £97,200 in 2009/10, official NHS data show.
Hospitals fail to match GPs' cost-effective prescribing
31 October 2011Hospital doctors are failing to match GPs' efforts to contain prescribing costs, with drug spends in hospitals rising three times faster than in primary care, official figures reveal.
DISPENSING ANALYSIS
Dispensing Practices - Dispensing is unprofitable for some
06 October 2011Inquiry says dispensing for 1,500 or less of a 6,000 to 7,500 list may end in losses.
Robotic dispensing at the surgery
28 April 2011How our dispensing robot, a recent recruit to the practice team, is working out. By Dr Jeremy Phipps
Prescribing - Consortia and the NHS's drug spend
17 March 2011Lead GPs must be pragmatic when advising practices on cutting prescribing costs. By Dr Jeremy Phipps
Dispensing - Too little, too late for Scottish dispensing
03 March 2011Dr Hal Maxwell says that belated measures to protect GP dispensing fail to remove the threat facing practices.
Call to ease dispensing rules to boost choice
21 February 2011Rules that limit when people can register as dispensing patients at GP practices do not fit with the government's patient choice agenda, dispensing doctors have said.
Dispensing - It is all a question of rurality
27 January 2011The proposed abolition of practice boundaries will mean a more uncertain future for GP dispensing practices and their patients, writes Dr Jeremy Phipps.
Salaried GPs' pay continues to rise as partners' earnings decline
12 January 2011The average sessional GP's pay rose by 2.7% in 2008/09 as partners' earnings fell for their third consecutive year, figures show.
Proposals to protect rural dispensing practices too late, warn GPs
06 December 2010Proposals to protect Scottish dispensing practices may have come too late for many surgeries, GPs say.
Dispensing - The category M drugs problem
25 November 2010Dr David Baker argues that dispensing practices face closure unless reimbursement matches outlay.
Dispensary services - Quality scheme evidence
21 October 2010Dr Lisa Silver says it is time to prepare your dispensary service's quality scheme documentation.
Dispensing fee cut but pay rises
08 October 2010The amount of money paid to dispensing practices has increased from last year, the DoH has said.
Dispensing income increases
29 September 2010The amount of money paid to dispensing practices has increased from last year, the DoH has said.
Implications of the White Paper
23 September 2010Dr Phipps ponders the reforms and whether the sun is rising or setting on dispensing practices.
Funding shortfall threat to future of dispensing GPs
16 September 2010Dispensing practices fear they could go to the wall after a cut in generic drug tariffs added to losses from a reduction in their fee scale.
Funding crisis threatens dispensing practices
15 September 2010Dispensing practices fear they could go to the wall after a cut in generic drug tariffs added to losses from a reduction in their fee scale.
Preparing for a dispensing robot
24 June 2010Temporary disruption to the dispensary should herald an improved service, says Dr Jeremy Phipps.
Getting back to dispensing basics
10 June 2010Lay firm foundations to maximise profits and obtain the best deals from wholesalers, says Dr Lisa Silver.
Consulting on NHS market entry
14 May 2010Dispensing GPs must engage with PCTs over pharmaceutical needs assessments.
Fall-out from a pharmacy application
22 April 2010GP dispensing can continue for a year from the date of a pharmacy opening, writes Alan Kennedy.
Explaining the vicious circle of pharmaceutical discounts
08 April 2010Manufacturers may end up out-of-pocket in a merry-go-round with the DoH, says Dr Philip Koopowitz.
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