English GPs will go back into dispute with Government, the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England from 1 October, the BMA has announced. The BMA will also seek legal advice on the legality of opening up online requests throughout core hours without safeguards, it said. Also at last week’s meeting of the GP... Read more The post BMA’s GP Committee votes to enter dispute with Government appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
Eliminating paper processes at your surgery may feel like a formidable task. Managing partner Pete Woodward advises how to tackle it bit-by bit and explains why it’s worth the effort Until very recently, the practice manager’s role has traditionally involved a lot of paper. The main reason being that our job spans every aspect of... Read more The post How to become a paperless practice appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
GP practices need to take robust steps to make sure they are supporting neurodiverse members of staff amid growing numbers of discrimination claims, an HR expert has warned. Nikki Masterman, founder and CEO of Inspired HR and a neurodiversity specialist, said managers require a much greater awareness of how to create an ‘accepting and inclusive... Read more The post Take action on supporting neurodiverse staff to avoid legal claims, practices warned appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
GP practices may be ‘forced’ to implement waiting lists for routine care to manage demand safely due to contractual changes coming into force next month, the BMA has warned. As of 1 October, GP practices must keep their phone lines, premises and online tools open during core hours, in a development that appeared to come as... Read more The post Waiting lists for routine care needed to manage demand safely, BMA advises ahead of October contract changes appeared first on Management In Prac...| Management In Practice
RCGP and BMA leaders have written to the Government to demand a ‘permanent, sustainable solution’ to visa sponsorship issues for international medical graduate (IMG) GPs. As it stands, IMG GPs who typically spend three years completing their training in the UK are unable to meet the threshold of five years to apply for Indefinite Leave to... Read more The post Calls for Government action on visa sponsorship issues for IMG GPs appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
The finalists for the coveted 2025 Practice Manager of the year Award have been announced. The prize, part of the prestigious 17th annual General Practice Awards that recognise excellence, innovation and leadership in primary care will be presented at a ceremony and black-tie gala dinner in December. A judging panel comprising practice managers and experts... Read more The post Finalists revealed for Practice Manager of the Year 2025 appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
Tower Hamlets GP Professor Sir Sam Everington has been elected as the next RCGP president, the college has announced. Sir Sam, who is currently honorary vice president of the BMA and has recently been appointed as a non-executive director on NHS England’s board, will serve as RCGP president for a two-year term starting in November. The... Read more The post Professor Sir Sam Everington to be next RCGP president appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
The Government is looking for GPs to ‘step up’ and lead the new neighbourhood health service, the health secretary has said, as a BMA survey unveils deep concern about his 10-year plan. Wes Streeting was addressing the BMA’s special representative meeting to debate the plan when he said he wishes GPs to lead the new neighbourhood health... Read more The post Government wants GPs to lead neighbourhood health but BMA reveals deep concern appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) has urged NHS England and ICBs to pause GP contractual requirements around active triage of patient requests due to come into effect 1 October – until ‘safe working’ can be assured. It is also calling for practices to be able to ‘opt out’ the triage requirement if there... Read more The post Practice managers call for a halt to October’s GP contractual change on active triage appeared first on Management In Practice.| Management In Practice
Health secretary Wes Streeting has announced the 43 areas that have been chosen to pilot the new neighbourhood health service – saying that GPs will be their ‘cornerstone’.| Management In Practice
NHS England is being axed in a bid to cut red tape and save 'hundreds of millions of pounds a year' that will instead be ploughed back into frontline NHS services, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has announced today.| Management In Practice
The Government has set aside funding to offer GPs a maximum 2.8% pay rise for 2025/26, its submission to the independent pay review body has revealed.| Management In Practice
Should practices respond or ignore patient reviews that are unfavourable? Medicolegal expert Sinead Lay advises the best action to take| Management In Practice
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GP practices face delays in receiving correct reimbursements for the cholesterol-lowering drug inclisiran due to ‘incorrect calculations’.| Management In Practice
There will be ‘no additional funding’ for pay increases for doctors in the next financial year, the health secretary has told the independent pay review body.| Management In Practice
The publication of the 10 Year Plan will bring ‘this era of top down control’ in the NHS to an end, health secretary Wes Streeting has said.| Management In Practice
The CQC has urged GP practices to ‘disregard’ scores at evidence category level that currently appear in draft assessment reports.| Management In Practice
The NHS will introduce a ‘single patient record’ (SPR) available on the NHS App by 2028, bringing a patient’s medical records and other relevant information into one place.| Management In Practice
Two new contracts will be introduced from 2026 to encourage GPs to lead ‘neighbourhood health services’, under the Government 10-year plan.| Management In Practice
GP in England are to receive a 4% pay rise, the Government has announced after it said it has accepted the DDRB recommendations.| Management In Practice
Practice managers are pushing the Government for a dedicated funding pot that will ensure general practice staff receive pay rises equivalent to their NHS counterparts.| Management In Practice
