A recent survey has found that despite only a quarter of GPs supporting Clinical Commissioning groups’ (CCG) management of contracts, a huge percentage support certain elements of co-commissioning. Continue reading
NHS England has told GP practices bidding for premises upgrades that they must include the extent to which the money would be spent on increasing patient contact time and how it would help reduce emergencies for the over 75s. Continue reading
A pilot scheme in which a clinical commissioning group (CCG) is providing grants to GP practices that have employed pharmacists to ensure that patients receive the correct drugs and take them properly appears to be working. Continue reading
A survey undertaken late last year suggests that as many as one in five practices has suffered from the ‘ripple effect’ caused by the closure of a nearby practice, with remaining surgeries being inundated with new patients, which in turn has caused more stress, list closures and patient access crises. Continue reading