There will be major changes to GP contracts next year, including greater responsibility for out-of-hours care and a major reduction in box-ticking targets, according to Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt. Continue reading →

New figures obtained from the Department of Health (DH) by the Health Service Journal (HSJ) reveal that the proportion of NHS funding spent on hospital care increased in the tax year 2012-13, while GPs’ share was slightly reduced. Continue reading →

GP practices that implement online appointments and use the internet for repeat prescription bookings or to access patients’ records, will be able to apply for extra Government funding. Continue reading →

The British Medical Association (BMA) has said that it will continue to support revalidation despite there being no guarantees that NHS England will continue to fund remediation. Continue reading →