A recent survey has found that GPs estimate that their average drawings will decrease by 8.2 per cent this year, with 85 per cent predicting that their income will fall because of a ‘derisory’ funding award and changes to the 2014/15 GP contract. Continue reading
A recent survey by the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has found that fewer than one in three GPs were consulted on how their clinical commissioning groups (CCG) were spending the £5 per head of funding they should get for the care of elderly patients. Continue reading
The deadline of June 20 to submit ideas on how area teams and clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) can ‘co-commission’ GP practices is looming and CCGs in various parts of the country are busy developing plans for how they can take more control of primary care. Continue reading
Information received under a Freedom of Information Act request has revealed that around one in 20 GP practices has moved to general medical services (GMS) from private medical services (PMS) since April 2010, in a bid to ‘claw back’ funding. Continue reading
According to a study carried out earlier this month by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), more than 80 per cent of GPs fear they might miss a serious condition in a patient because of their intense workload. Continue reading
According to a survey conducted by Pulse magazine last month, half of GPs would support taking some form of industrial action if they are offered a further below inflation pay rise for 2015/16. Continue reading
It has been confirmed by NHS England that the value of a Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) point will not be increased this year, meaning that GP practices will lose thousands of pounds for the work they are currently undertaking. Continue reading
The Prime Minister has announced that more than 1,000 GP practices will trial 24-hour telephone access and weekend surgeries in a bid to radically extend GP opening hours. Continue reading
A scheme set up by NHS England to improve access to appointments for patients has attracted 250 bids for just nine pilots, meaning that some strong contenders could miss out on funding. Continue reading
GP practices will be paid quarterly for expanded health checks on people with learning disabilities as part of the Directed Enhanced Service (DES), which the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) believes will help “hard-pressed” GP budgets. Continue reading