GP practice news

Keep up with the latest news on all the issues facing UK GP practices, including the GP contract, practice finance, workload and workforce issues.

NHS 'rapid response' teams must not drive up GP workload, warns BMA

NHS 'rapid response' teams must not drive up GP workload, warns BMA

24 Jan 2020
Councils demand transformation of London's ageing GP surgeries

Councils demand transformation of London's ageing GP surgeries

23 Jan 2020
Draft PCN plans put practices' financial stability at risk, say London GPs

Draft PCN plans put practices' financial stability at risk, say London GPs

23 Jan 2020
One in six GP practices linked to parkrun events

One in six GP practices linked to parkrun events

23 Jan 2020
Staff and patients attacked in 'serious incident' at GP practice

Staff and patients attacked in 'serious incident' at GP practice

22 Jan 2020
New standards for nurses working in advanced roles in primary care

New standards for nurses working in advanced roles in primary care

21 Jan 2020
One in six GP practices have closed or merged under NHS England

One in six GP practices have closed or merged under NHS England

21 Jan 2020
Medeconomics Live launches to help practices thrive under the new GP contract

Medeconomics Live launches to help practices thrive under the new GP contract

21 Jan 2020
NHS bosses to rethink 'what can realistically be delivered by PCNs'

NHS bosses to rethink 'what can realistically be delivered by PCNs'

20 Jan 2020
BMA to hold special conference after GP leaders reject 2020 contract offer

BMA to hold special conference after GP leaders reject 2020 contract offer

16 Jan 2020
PCNs set to miss out on millions of pounds in funding, poll suggests

PCNs set to miss out on millions of pounds in funding, poll suggests

15 Jan 2020
PCNs will strip £400m from practice funding, accountants warn

PCNs will strip £400m from practice funding, accountants warn

15 Jan 2020
RCGP warns of 'clear risk PCNs will fail' amid calls for fresh start on DES plans

RCGP warns of 'clear risk PCNs will fail' amid calls for fresh start on DES plans

15 Jan 2020
100,000 patients referred to pharmacy in bid to ease pressure on GPs

100,000 patients referred to pharmacy in bid to ease pressure on GPs

12 Jan 2020
RCGP calls for longer consultation on controversial PCN plans

RCGP calls for longer consultation on controversial PCN plans

10 Jan 2020
Practices 'face £105,000 loss' for taking part in network DES in current form

Practices 'face £105,000 loss' for taking part in network DES in current form

9 Jan 2020
GPs left 'helpless' by NHS mental health service at breaking point

GPs left 'helpless' by NHS mental health service at breaking point

9 Jan 2020
Fact check: Have 11m patients really waited over 3 weeks for a GP appointment since July?

Fact check: Have 11m patients really waited over 3 weeks for a GP appointment since July?

7 Jan 2020
More than 2 in 5 PCNs not on 'natural' scale envisaged by NHS England

More than 2 in 5 PCNs not on 'natural' scale envisaged by NHS England

6 Jan 2020
What the draft network DES service specifications mean for GPs in 2020

What the draft network DES service specifications mean for GPs in 2020

2 Jan 2020
Government confirms pledge to deliver 6,000 more GPs following Queen's speech

Government confirms pledge to deliver 6,000 more GPs following Queen's speech

19 Dec 2019
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