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…

Practices have suffered a double blow in the latest NHS pay awards, GP leaders have warned. Most NHS staff, including practice nurses and salaried GPs, have been awarded pay increases of 4.5%, deals which their unions say are inadequate. But GP partners have been told to stick to their contractually planned increases in funding, including…

Practices in England are to get a significant increase in payments for COVID vaccinations next week as the government seeks to maintain them at a million a day. NHS England has offered £20 a vaccination throughout the holiday week, starting with this Saturday, Christmas Day, it has been revealed. Practices have also been offered relief…

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…

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…

Specialist medical accountant David Lockitt* offers some tips on checking the practice’s monthly statements for payments and deductions With the increasing reliance on the calculation of practice payments based on data automatically extracted from the practice’s records, and also changes in when income is paid, it is essential that practices review their GMS/PMS statements on…

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.…