By Sue Beaton Challenging times call for expert advice and having a reliable accountant who understands the roller-coaster world of general practice should reap rewards in the long term. Here are some tips on appointing a new accountant for your practice. Identify your reasons for change First ask yourself why you wish to change accountants. There…

At a time when general practice continues to be squeezed financially, practice managers are having to work harder and harder to maintain – let alone grow – profitability. The major issue for practice managers when it comes to practice profitability is that both income and expenditure are hard to control as there are so many…

We will all be pleased to learn that NHS England have agreed that all practices will be entitled to reimbursement of the actual cost of GP locum cover for maternity / paternity / adoption leave.  However, NHS England refer to the actual cost as being £1,113.74 for the first two weeks and £1,734.18 thereafter, or…

Auto Enrolment is the result of a piece of Government legislation which became effective in 2012 and is still being rolled out. The purpose of the legislation is to ensure that that every employer auto enrols all ‘eligible jobholders’ into a Qualifying Workplace Pension Scheme (QWPS). This process is called Auto Enrolment. This will affect…

Here are the results of the salary and workload survey 2015. Thank you to every one that took the time to complete the survey! Average PM salary: £36,000 Average list size: 8,350 Quick stats 26% of PMs earn £45,000 and above. 77% of PMs are female 48% of PMs have been in post for less…

The NHS Bolton CCG board has revealed that GP practices are to benefit from £95 per patient as part of the ‘Bolton Quality Contract’. The CCG expect practices to meet a number of quality standards in return for the investment. This will occur from April, with the CCG set to invest approximately £3.4 million in…

The NHS is facing a ‘major financial crisis’ according to recent studies carried out by the Nuffield Trust. NHS and foundation trusts were over £100m in deficit in 2013-2014, compared with a staggering surplus of £383m the previous year, Nuffield research found. This cut – a record 8.4% – signals a drop from £168.40 a…