GP practices will have to pay half the cost of essential support for when they are placed in ‘special measures’ by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), in a move described by GP leaders as the ‘final straw’ for many practices. Continue reading
The National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) is calling on the Government to rethink NHS England’s review of private medical services (PMS) and is holding a summit on the matter on 1 October to debate the funding issues faced by practices as a result of it. Continue reading
Campaigns led by GPs and health service leaders against cuts in funding appear to have paid off, with NHS England’s London region announcing last week that a small number of practices will receive ‘additional financial support’ for two years’ equivalent to their calculation of the funding they would have received prior to the recent General Medical Services (GMS) funding changes. Continue reading
A party of GPs and healthcare industry leaders presented a 20,000-signature petition to Downing Street last week in a bid to halt the uncertainty of whether surgeries will close because of the removal of funding from them. Continue reading
According to figures released by the Department of Health (DH) last month, the Government’s spending on GP services declined by 2.3 per cent in the last tax year compared with 2012/13. Continue reading
A study carried out by a Department of Health (DH) taskforce suggests that the NHS should offer a range of financial inducements to bolster the GP workforce and cut 2,000 hospital specialist training posts to finance a 15 per cent rise in GP trainees. Continue reading
A recent survey has found that almost half of GPs would opt out of nationally negotiated Quality Outcome Framework (QOF) deals and switch to a local contract, if offered the chance by their Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG). Continue reading
A recent survey has found that almost half of GPs believe that the GP contract needs complete renegotiation, as it is out of date amid declining income and a growing recruitment crisis. Continue reading
Personal Medical Service (PMS) Practices could be heading for losses of up to £400,000 over the next two years as a result of the reviews being held by NHS England area teams during this year and next, with many having to cut back on patient services and some even having to close. Continue reading
The head of the British Medical Association (BMA) has blamed the Government’s NHS reforms for creating a “bizarre market culture” and destabilising services. Continue reading