PCN DES draft Service Specifications – summary for GPC and LMCs The response to the NHS England and NHS Improvement draft PCN service specifications has been significant, with unprecedented numbers […]
PCN DES draft Service Specifications – summary for GPC and LMCs The response to the NHS England and NHS Improvement draft PCN service specifications has been significant, with unprecedented numbers […]
Child Safeguarding Judicial ReviewFollowing longstanding concerns about the failure of many areas to make proper payment to cover the costs to practices for work covered by collaborative arrangements, as I […]
PCN Service Specifications survey NHS England and NHS Improvement have published draft PCN service specifications and an accompanying survey asking for feedback. GPC England will engage with NHSEI in negotiations on the […]
General election: Government pledges on NHS investmentI spoke to LBC on Sunday (just after 5pm) about the new Government's pledge to invest more into the NHS, where I said that the money […]
BMA letter to the Prime Minister Following the general election, BMA council chair, Chaand Nagpaul, has written to the Prime Minister calling for decisive action from the new Government to […]
Manifesto commitmentsAhead of the General Election next week on 12 December, the BMA has published a summary of what different party manifestos are pledging on health, available here. The page also […]
Scottish LMC conference I attended the Scottish LMC conference in Glasgow today. Thank you to Teresa Cannavina, chair of conference, and the agenda committee for their welcome. Debates focused on important issues impacting […]
LMC England Conference It was good to see many of you at the 2019 Conference of England LMCs which was held today in London. Thanks to Rachel McMahon, chair of conference, and […]
General election campaign health pledgesWith the general election campaign in progress, parties are starting to publish their plans for general practice should they be elected. Earlier this week the Conservative Party […]
BMA health manifestoWith the general election next month the BMA published its manifesto for health yesterday, where we set out our priorities for any incoming government: Reform the punitive pension tax system […]