CQC praises providers in pilot of NHS 111 inspections
The CQC has completed its pilot inspection scheme of NHS 111 services, largely praising three provid...
Exclusive: Third of practice vacancies unfilled for over a year
More than one in three vacancies at GP practices have remained unfilled for a year or more, a GPonli...
Government to impose £100,000 cap on clinical negligence legal fees
The government has revealed plans to cap 'excessive' legal fees charged by lawyers in clinical negli...
Scottish out-of-hours review must use wider primary care workforce to support GPs
Scotland's review of out-of-hours services must recognise 'the tough realities in general practice',...
GPs building new primary care model for up to 50,000 patients
Senior GPs are developing a new primary care provider model for a registered list size of up to 50,0...
£10m GP new deal fund will target practices with poor CQC ratings
A £10m fund for struggling practices announced last week by health secretary Jeremy Hunt will be use...
Top academic achievers should not be doctors, says leading GP
Medical schools should discard the top 5% of the most academically qualified candidates because they...
Exclusive: Officials review MPIG support but threatened practice fears closure
NHS England officials are considering expanding the number of practices eligible for financial suppo...
GPs outsource full practice management control to foundation hospital
GP practices in the north east of England have handed complete management control over to a new serv...
BMA votes to launch 'full-blown' Save our Surgeries campaign
The BMA could be set to launch a 'full-blown', national 'Save our Surgeries' campaign to defend prac...
