Kimberley Hackett

GP leaders have condemned a campaign of harassment against a practice in Northern Ireland - warning that online abuse and posters placed on its premises had created a 'hostile atmosphere' for staff.

ICBs should help practices recoup thousands of pounds in funding they have missed out on for patients on their lists who live in care homes, an organisation representing practice managers has said.

Three GP practices have downsized to a smaller PCN because they believe it can help them deliver more preventative and patient-focused care.

Five GP practice contracts held by a major private provider will be opened to new bidders after a 'serious breach' of their terms, NHS officials have confirmed.

A private provider could bid to remain in control of five GP practices despite NHS officials putting them out to tender after a 'serious contract breach', GPonline understands.

GP practices have been advised to review all forms of communications patients use to contact them after a coroner raised concerns over triage systems following a patient’s death.

GPs and healthcare leaders have been reacting to Lord Ara Darzi’s review of the NHS, which called for a shift in funding and care from hospitals into the community to save the NHS. GPonline looks at what they had to say.

GP practices have been advised to review all forms of communications patients use to contact them after a coroner raised concerns over triage systems following a patient’s death.

Four in five GP practices have started some form of collective action, the BMA has revealed.

Plans to introduce a 'neighbourhood NHS' will not mean scrapping the GP partnership model, the health and social care secretary has said.