- The BMA ballot on industrial action on pension reforms closes on 29 May, with the result set to be announced the following day. GPonline.com asked GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman and his counterparts in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland how they voted.
- RCGP members and fellows this week attended a ceremony at the Euston Square building that will become the college's new headquarters from September.
- DH plans to overhaul education and training of GPs and other health workers need greater detail and clarity, MPs have said.
- NHS reform and the financial state of the NHS will dominate debate at the UK LMCs conference next week, GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman has told GPonline.com.
- Practices in England could face clawbacks or receive windfalls worth more than £1,000 from their PCT after a recalculation of QOF reimbursements for the 2010/11 financial year.
- All GPs should take part in the ballot on industrial action over changes proposed by the government to the NHS pension scheme, the BMA has said.
- GPs will begin to receive letters from 3 December this year telling them when they will be revalidated, the GMC has said.
- The BMA has issued a sample version of the ballot paper GPs will be receiving from 14 May asking whether they are prepared to take industrial action over NHS pension cuts.
- GP partners, not practice managers, should register themselves legally responsible for complying with Care Quality Commission (CQC) standards, the BMA has said.
- NHS leaders have expressed their disappointment at the lack of government urgency surrounding the draft care and support bill included in the Queen's Speech.
- NHS staff, including practice nurses and health visitors, will join thousands of public sector workers to protest against pension reforms on Thursday.
- The BMA has issued guidance for GPs explaining what they should do on the day of action if a 'yes' vote is achieved in an upcoming ballot.
- GPs could face sanctions if they do not ensure their nurses are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), GP leaders have warned.
- A 'significant number' of GP appraisers could step down over fears that revalidation will change the nature of appraisal, GP leaders have warned.
- The GMC has hit back at criticism of the feedback mechanism for revalidation, and insisted the process remains on track to start at the end of 2012.
- The Scottish government is to reopen talks on the NHS pension scheme with trade unions including the BMA, but the union has reiterated that a disputed offer to its own staff is 'final'.
- GPs taking part in revalidation will be expected to pay private companies to collect feedback which the GPC has claimed is a 'waste of time'.
- The DH has released details of how much practices will be paid as part of the £10m reimbursement to dispensing practices.
- Four London LMCs have advised practices not to take part in practice boundary pilots over fears they could trigger 'unacceptable' cuts to services.
- BMA chairman Dr Hamish Meldrum has questioned whether revalidation would be able to meet its current timetable and start later this year.
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