I’m angry. No, not angry. I’m livid! This government is throwing a miserly amount of cash at GP services, which between us all is unsubstantial. Worse than that, it isn’t going to make any difference. Firstly, this money is to be used to secure locums: GPs, ANPs, pharmacists, even paramedics. Tell me, Sajid Javid, where…

The recently published document ‘Our Plan for Improving Access for Patients and Supporting General Practice‘ needs no introduction. It has caused an angry reaction from general practice, which now teeters on the verge of industrial action. Above all, the document represents a failure of leadership from those charged with providing it for the service. For…

The development of the UK’s greenest ever health building has raised questions about the future of hundreds of premises developed earlier this century. Community Health Partnerships, which runs many premises, revealed its concerns as the “green” surgery in Coventry nears completion. The NHS is going to have to make decisions quite soon about hundreds of…

Practices have received their first national guidance on how to begin a protest against the government’s controversial “name and shame” proposals. The British Medical Association’s GP committee voted last week to reject the £250 million “support” package and to ballot members on industrial action. The BMA has now circulated advice to practices on how to…

Practice staff could be asked to refuse requests for data and form filling as GPs revolt over the proposed “name and shame” support package, it has been announced. GPs are considering unprecedented industrial action in the row over government and media “bullying” over face to face appointments, it was announced last night. The British Medical…

It could be suggested that, nowadays, those of us who work in the service industry (AKA the front line) are getting a tough time from the public, those who hold our contracts and those who are their paymasters – i.e., those who work at the Department of Health and Social Care. Statistics highlight that we’re…

A grassroots practice revolt against the government’s “name and shame” proposals to force an increase in face to face appointments is under way. Practice leaders say the proposals are merely stoking abuse and violence against staff. One large local medical committee has advised practices to have nothing to do with the package – and another…