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I predict a riot…who’s with me? – By Paula the PM

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The  eagerly long-awaited GP Contract letter 2024/25 has been published. I’d like to say that I was shocked, except I’m not. I don’t think I should be surprised really. The negotiations with the consultants and junior doctors have been the first clue to what was waiting around the corner. The 1.9% teaser headline a few…

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Primary care news round-up (5th to 11th January 2024)

Primary care news round-up (7th to 13th March 2024)

Practices praised for delivering record numbers of appointments November 2023 was the busiest November ever for general practice, according to NHS England, and this highlights the enormous pressure on GP services. The number of appointments was 30% higher than before the pandemic, and almost 70% of appointments were in person. NHS England Director for Primary…

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QOF 2023/24 summary

April 3, 2023, by in NHS, QOF 0 Comments

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At first glance, you might assume that the not much has changed for QOF in 2022/23 in the contract update letter .To an extent, you’d be correct, though there are more changes than you might expect. While updates are relatively minor, but we’ve summarised the changes here to give you a head start on QOF…

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Is general practice moving towards industrial action? By Ben Gowland

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It’s never happened before, and of course it may not happen, but in the latest episode of the Practice Index Practice Manager Panel podcast, our panel reached the conclusion that, ultimately, industrial action may need to be considered. And not in the far distant future – potentially as early as next year. What’s leading us…

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New Prime Minister – a fresh start for general practice?

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Recent political turmoil has led to the appointment of a new health and social care secretary in the form of Steve Barclay and a new Prime Minister is due to be selected by early September. When new people come into such influential posts, there is a brief chance to seek their attention and enlist their…

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Practice Managers respond to pay award recommendations

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Practices have suffered a double blow in the latest NHS pay awards, GP leaders have warned. As reported on Practice Index, most NHS staff, including practice nurses and salaried GPs, have been awarded pay increases of 4.5%. The pay award also recommends that NHS staff under the Agenda for Change (AfC) contract should receive a…

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Doing the hokey-cokey with patient data

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You put your patient data in Your patient data out In, out, in, out, What’s it all about? You do the Type 1 Opt-out And you turn around What’s the National Data Opt-out about? I do think the latest shenanigans regarding the General Practice Data for Planning and Research (GPDPR) initiative could be made into…

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