GP negotiators are to concentrate their efforts on improving funding for primary care networks – after agreeing no more than minor changes to the standard practice contract, it has been announced. The practice contract deal already means that four primary care network services will not be introduced in April, the British Medical Association said. The…

I am a self-professed control freak. I think most Practice Managers have a little bit of this in their personality, and it makes them a better PM, as long as they know how to turn it off. Like most PMs, the COVID-19 vaccine campaign has added that final straw to an already wobbly camel’s back,…

Practices may need to ensure they add temporary staff such as sessional GPs to their vaccination lists, according to a trade union. The British Medical Association has warned that sessional GPs, especially those working as locums, are facing difficulty in many areas in getting access to COVID-19 vaccination. Their rates of vaccination are much lower…