Our popular QOF webinar was attended by over 1500 of you. Many who joined us, and lots more who were unable to make the dates due to the ever-increasing demands of practice life, have since asked for a recording of the webinar. So without further ado, here it is, complete with helpful slides: During the…

GPs in Northern Ireland face soaring costs from legal claims following a major technical adjustment to the calculation system, a defence union has warned. The proposals have been brought forward by the region’s Department of Justice and would mean massively escalating costs for lifetime awards. The Medical Defence Union warned this could mean an increase…

As many as a hundred GP practices closed last year during the height of the pandemic, according to new data. It brings the total number of closures in the last eight years to 800, according to the analysis. GP leaders called for a full investigation into closures, many of them caused by GP recruitment problems.…

GPs have been deluged with overnight messages from overwrought patients since a new on-line appointment system was introduced, it has been revealed. The new on-line GP inquiry system has provoked a 16-page letter from one practice to patients, asking them to reconsider the way it is used. GPs at the Ivy Grove Surgery, Derbyshire, say…

Practices delivered record numbers of appointments last month, boosting a return to normal working with millions of telephone consultations, according to new data. Nearly 26 million appointments included some 15.8 million delivered face to face, according to the NHS Digital data. It means the number of face to face appointments have nearly reached pre-pandemic levels…

Doctors and activists across London have staged a protest against the purchase of 50 practices by a well-connected giant US health insurance company. Some 49 practices in the capital have been sold to an offshoot of the Centene Corporation. The medical trade union, Doctors in Unite, says the pace of privatisation of the NHS is accelerating…

Practices are considering switching off an online contact system over weekends because of the “unmanageable” workload they face on Mondays, it has been revealed. In Kent the local medical committee is consulting members about whether to press for this change and has been holding a poll of doctors. The LMC said it expected the poll…