Rima Evans

The CQC has promised it will revise its current assessment framework in the face of two reviews published this week that identified serious organisational failings.

Our Management in Practice survey to gather insight on vital workforce issues in general practice, including on staff pay, training and recruitment, will be closing tomorrow (17 October) at 9am.

The finalists hoping to scoop this year’s Practice Manager of the Year Award have all succeeded in transforming the way their practice is run, even in the most adverse of circumstances. We provide a glimpse of what they have achieved

GP practice teams are being asked to share their views and ideas for ‘fixing the NHS’ and help shape the Government’s reform strategy, which includes creating neighbourhood health centres and widening out access to patient records.

Up to 50% of pensions statements being sent to NHS pension members affected by the McCloud remedy may contain incorrect information, medical accountants have estimated.

Proposed rises to National Insurance (NI) paid by employers and changes to pension taxation could lead to the closure of more GP surgeries, practice managers and GPs have warned ahead of the Autumn Budget.

The chancellor announced a £22.6bn funding boost for the NHS over two years, including £100m ‘earmarked’ for 200 GP estates upgrades in the Autumn Budget delivered yesterday.

The CQC is stopping applications for registration being made via its provider portal as development work is undertaken ‘to improve the service’.

Pressure is mounting on the Government to protect GP practices from next April’s increase in employer National Insurance as analysis has shown that it could cost the average practice an extra £20,000 a year and put millions of patient appointments at risk.

Practices have raised concerns about the Register with a GP surgery service because it fails to capture information about a patient’s gender status or sexual orientation.