GPC England contract negotiationsGPC England met again yesterday following further contract negotiations with NHS England and NHS Improvement. The committee voted on and agreed to accept the changes to the […]

The monthly newsletter for the Duchy's GPs and practice managers. This issue includes: The Country Has Spoken PCNs – more time and flexibility needed for meaningful transformation PCN service specifications […]

Brexit As Britain prepares to leave the EU today, 31 January 2020, the BMA has released a statement saying that European doctors must continue to be welcome in the UK. […]

GPC England contract negotiationsFollowing the vote not to accept the contract package on 16 January, GPC England have been in further negotiations with NHS England and NHS Improvement.  There will […]

GPC England meeting and GP contract update GPC England met yesterday where the majority of the day was spent discussing the GP contract negotiation proposals, including a package of proposed […]

The monthly newsletter for the Duchy's GPs and practice managers. This issue includes: New LMC website Proposals for the service specifications for the PCN DES – position statement by Kernow LMC Executive […]

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 […]