Much of the reaction so far to the Fuller Report has been that it’s pretty anodyne and that the implications for general practice are relatively limited. My sense, however, is different; the report could end up being one of the most significant ever for general practice and how it operates. This is because of the…

In some places across the country, Primary Care Network (PCN) managers have struggled with their local practice managers (PMs). This has, on rare occasions, led to the PCN manager resigning from the role, claiming that the job is “impossible”. So why is there sometimes tension between PCN managers and PMs, and are there ways of…

As the deadline for the submission of tax returns for 2019/2020 looms on 31st January 2021, many practices are unaware of their income and expenditure as part of a PCN. To assist in ensuring member practices are declaring correctly,  The Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) and the healthcare group of the Institute of…

Before Covid-19 reared its very ugly head and turned the world of general practice upside down, Primary Care Networks (PCNs) perhaps held the title of biggest disruptor. That was partly because PCNs, from 1 July 2019 – were expected to cover all patients in England, regardless of whether their practice was part of one. It…

To assist with the changes to the Primary Care Network (PCN) DES, new updated guidance documentation has been published on Practice Index and can be accessed here. While the guidance document goes into more detail, the changes that have been made by NHS England are summarised in their explanatory note dated 19th March 2020, shown…

The Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accounts (AISMA) has suggested that practices will be taxed on any surplus PCN funding at the year end. Lizzy Lloyd said: “Unspent funds will be taxed, but when rolled over and spent in the following year then tax relief will be applied and the tax position should even itself…

It’s now a couple of months since Primary Care Networks (PCNs) came into being, and by now practices will have received their first payments via Open Exeter (at the end of July). To assist your planning further, especially considering the mountains of PCN admin that’s been put on us, the Practice Index PLUS PCN finance document…