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GPs call for partial suspension of network DES amid heavy workload

GPs call for partial suspension of network DES amid heavy workload

22 Sep 2020
Practices handed one-month opt-out window as revamped network DES unveiled

Practices handed one-month opt-out window as revamped network DES unveiled

18 Sep 2020
GP funding per patient rose just 0.4% last year as PCNs swallowed £101m

GP funding per patient rose just 0.4% last year as PCNs swallowed £101m

27 Aug 2020
PCNs demand power to recruit GPs amid growing workload crisis

PCNs demand power to recruit GPs amid growing workload crisis

19 Aug 2020
Half of GP partners believe PCNs will improve patient care in the coming year

Half of GP partners believe PCNs will improve patient care in the coming year

13 Aug 2020
GPs call for PCN mental health recruitment to be fast-tracked as cases surge

GPs call for PCN mental health recruitment to be fast-tracked as cases surge

13 Aug 2020
Flexibility over PCN recruitment cash extended in bid to boost staff this year

Flexibility over PCN recruitment cash extended in bid to boost staff this year

11 Aug 2020
PCN funding worth millions at risk as rising GP workload hits recruitment

PCN funding worth millions at risk as rising GP workload hits recruitment

10 Aug 2020
Viewpoint: PCNs can be at the forefront of tackling health inequalities

Viewpoint: PCNs can be at the forefront of tackling health inequalities

5 Aug 2020
PCNs offered funding to accelerate recruitment of social prescribers

PCNs offered funding to accelerate recruitment of social prescribers

4 Aug 2020
PCNs urged to recruit physiotherapists amid MSK appointments backlog

PCNs urged to recruit physiotherapists amid MSK appointments backlog

29 Jul 2020
PCNs could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners, report warns

PCNs could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners, report warns

24 Jul 2020
Flu jabs could take more than twice as long during pandemic, RCGP guidance warns

Flu jabs could take more than twice as long during pandemic, RCGP guidance warns

21 Jul 2020
How barcoding could help GPs deliver 'the biggest flu programme in history'

How barcoding could help GPs deliver 'the biggest flu programme in history'

20 Jul 2020
PCN development undermined by lack of local autonomy, report warns

PCN development undermined by lack of local autonomy, report warns

15 Jul 2020
Primary care to lose millions in funding unless PCNs hit recruitment targets in pandemic

Primary care to lose millions in funding unless PCNs hit recruitment targets in pandemic

10 Jul 2020
NHS England unveils GP contract plans for second phase of COVID-19 response

NHS England unveils GP contract plans for second phase of COVID-19 response

10 Jul 2020
Pandemic could shatter social prescribing as one in three link workers plan to quit

Pandemic could shatter social prescribing as one in three link workers plan to quit

8 Jul 2020
How we set up our social prescribing service and its role during the pandemic

How we set up our social prescribing service and its role during the pandemic

24 Jun 2020
More than 1m patients in practices that have not joined a PCN

More than 1m patients in practices that have not joined a PCN

15 Jun 2020
Future of PCNs unclear in parts of England as wave of practices opt out

Future of PCNs unclear in parts of England as wave of practices opt out

10 Jun 2020
Large PCN collapses over care home workload fears

Large PCN collapses over care home workload fears

8 Jun 2020
LMC warns risks of PCN DES may outweigh benefits for some practices

LMC warns risks of PCN DES may outweigh benefits for some practices

26 May 2020
Named clinical lead in place at 100% of care homes in England after 'record' GP response

Named clinical lead in place at 100% of care homes in England after 'record' GP response

22 May 2020
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