GPs demand one month's notice for CQC inspection
GP practices need at least one month's notice before an inspection by the Care Quality Commission (C...
Viewpoint: GPs at the heart of health and social care integration
Dr Lisa Bostock, from the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), writes about the work that pr...
NHS Commissioning Board sets out list of CCG duties
The NHS Commissioning Board (NCB) has set out in detail what services it and clinical commissioning ...
Will health and wellbeing boards be more than talking shops?
GPs will walk away from health and wellbeing boards if they become 'talking shops' and everyone else...
CCG leaders could be sacked in authorisation process
The NHS Commissioning Board (NCB) could strip clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) of all their func...
GPs fear regional variation in revalidation process
The GMC has confirmed it will not set rules on the number of 'learning credits' GPs should collect f...
Viewpoint - Healthcare planning leadership in Scottish communities is crucial
In his latest editorial, RCGP Scotland chairman Dr John Gilles discusses the South African healthcar...
Video: Cumbria GP hails healing effect of Olympic torch
A GP partner whose wife nominated him to hold the Olympic torch after three of his practice's patien...
GPs must learn to work with local councillors under reforms
GPs must adapt to local politics and learn to work collaboratively with local councillors on health ...
GP engagement should be key to CCG authorisation
The GPC has called for clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) to be authorised only if they can prove ...
