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…

Hot on the trails of the CQC Handbook [PLUS], the latest addition to our popular ‘must-have’ series has landed. The brand-new Governance Handbook [PLUS] is now available to download. This essential guide features the governance requirements that must be considered within any primary care setting. Packed with over 148 pages of the latest updates and information…

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…

Practice leaders in Northern Ireland say they are “confident” the region will see improvements after the regional government put extra cash into primary care. The region’s government has doubled the cash it is putting into new phone systems for practices to help them manage patient demand. It is also setting aside £3.8 million to help…

A practice which has employed a homeless man as a community coordinator is one of many seeking novel solutions to health inequality, a conference has heard. The novel approach in Frome, Somerset, was revealed yesterday by Royal College of GPs chair Professor Martin Marshall, speaking to the college’s annual conference in Liverpool. The practice took…