The General Practitioners’ Committee (GPC) and NHS England are discussing giving ‘atypical’ practices, such as those in rural or deprived areas, their own contracts to combat the withdrawal of the minimum practice income guarantee (MPIG). Continue reading
Following a nationwide review, NHS England has changed its position and agreed that all GP practices that have met the minimum standards for avoiding unplanned admissions DES (Direct Enhanced Service) will receive payments that had originally been withheld. Continue reading
According to Health Education England (HEE), the organisation will achieve its ‘worst case scenario’ for GP recruitment by 2020, which will exceed the Government’s target of 5,000 extra doctors by more than 300.