November 20, 2020
Practices suffer Covid outbreaks
A number of GP practices across the country have had to temporarily close, following Covid-19 outbreaks. The availability of remote … Read More “Practices suffer Covid outbreaks”
Category: Partnership Issues
November 19, 2020
QOF income protection
The Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) is a voluntary scheme within the General Medical Services (GMS) contract. The revised approach … Read More “QOF income protection”
November 13, 2020
Poorer continuity of care
The UK Government is encouraging ‘expansion, mergers and greater collaboration between practices’, in order to deliver services ‘more efficiently’ and … Read More “Poorer continuity of care”
November 12, 2020
New workload prioritisation
The College has published new guidance on workload prioritisation, reflecting the increasing prevalence of COVID-19 around the country, to support … Read More “New workload prioritisation”
October 22, 2020
The state of health care
Since the arrival of COVID-19, we inhabit a different world, in which all these things remain true, but so much … Read More “The state of health care”
October 21, 2020
The split between science and politics
“Following the science” was a phrase we heard a lot of earlier in the year. It’s what, we were repeatedly … Read More “The split between science and politics”
October 16, 2020
100 GP practices closed
An estimated 350,000 patients were forced to move to a new surgery. GP leaders said contract changes in England in … Read More “100 GP practices closed”
October 12, 2020
Changes to the GP contract
The letter provides information about changes to the GP contracts from 1 October 2020. It is being sent to all … Read More “Changes to the GP contract”
October 9, 2020
Business continuity plans
Community pharmacies and their pharmacy PCN leads have already been incentivised to have business continuity plans in place in the … Read More “Business continuity plans”
September 18, 2020
GPs are having to isolate from work
GPs reported several examples of doctors or GP staff members who are having to isolate while struggling to rule out … Read More “GPs are having to isolate from work”