January 9, 2026
News review of 2025
The year started with surgeries being involved in collective action in protest against contractual terms and funding and though it was paused … Read More “News review of 2025”
Category: Finance
January 8, 2026
NHS far from complacent
Amber and yellow cold health alerts for England have been issued by UKHSA as temperatures have fallen in recent days … Read More “NHS far from complacent”
January 2, 2026
HCAs cannot take consent for vaccinations
GP leaders have raised concerns that updated UKHSA guidance clarifying that healthcare assistants (HCAs) are unable to take informed consent … Read More “HCAs cannot take consent for vaccinations”
December 19, 2025
GP practice staff to get domestic abuse training
General practice staff in England are to be offered training to help them better identify and respond to domestic abuse … Read More “GP practice staff to get domestic abuse training”
December 18, 2025
Welsh GP contract agreed
A final agreement on the Welsh GP contract has been reached, delivering a full 4% pay uplift for GP partners, … Read More “Welsh GP contract agreed”
December 12, 2025
Practice Manager of the Year
The highly coveted Practice Manager of the Year Award 2025 has been scooped by Caitlin Clarke – for a second … Read More “Practice Manager of the Year”
December 5, 2025
Online requests rise by a fifth
Online patient requests to GP practices have risen by more than a fifth in the first month of new contractual … Read More “Online requests rise by a fifth”
December 4, 2025
Nine in 10 practice managers unable to hire GPs
A total of 90% of practice managers who want to expand their GP workforce in the next year are unable … Read More “Nine in 10 practice managers unable to hire GPs”
December 2, 2025
GPs managed record number of online requests
The new figures come as the NHS and government strive to make contacting your practice as easy as possible. Around … Read More “GPs managed record number of online requests”
November 26, 2025
Lockdown could have been avoided
The report says lockdown could have been avoided if steps such as social distancing and isolating those with symptoms along … Read More “Lockdown could have been avoided”