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…

We all know how stressful pay and payroll can be. Who can blame their staff if they give their instant feedback when problems or changes affect them negatively? After all, they are working hard and have an expectation that there will be money at the end of the month. If payroll is late, or overtime…

In August 2020 specialist medical accountant James Gransby* wrote an article for Practice Index about the NHS Pension Scheme final pay controls and how to avoid them. A recent government announcement about the rules offers some great news for practice managers. Here James explains that although things have moved on since August, it’s still no…

Over the years, I’ve heard many arguments as to why some GP practices claim not to be able to afford an annual cost-of-living pay rise for their hard-working and supportive staff. You’ve probably heard the ‘excuses’ yourself – at least, let’s call them that for the time being. You may agree with them, but on…

As a practice manager, you have a foot in two camps. You’re normally an employee and, as such, expect to be paid a reasonable salary for what you do. You need to fight your own corner; but in the absence of any staff representation, apart from a few members of trade unions and nurses who…

Final pay controls were introduced in 2014 to stop the abuse of the NHS Pension Scheme. Practices can face huge charges if they fall foul of the rules. Specialist medical accountant James Gransby explains. Many practice managers are unaware of final pay controls and the impact the resulting charges could have on their practice’s profitability.…

The Government’s recent announcement of pay rises for 900,000 public sector workers – including doctors, nurses and health visitors – unsurprisingly made headline news and prompted plenty of discussion on the topic. While the greater proportion of the column inches dedicated to the news covered the same ground we’ve been used to seeing for years,…