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The One-Page Retirement Letter that Ended a Nine-Year Claim
Learn how retirement letters and exit documents can affect future claims and liabilities for GP partners and directors.
Stay in control and avoid costly last-minute surprises
Premises’ repair, maintenance and dilapidations liabilities are easily overlooked but your obligations can pose significant financial risks, particularly at lease expiry. Rachel Croft and Stephanie Trompeter provide practical steps to help you manage and save mone
Last of the GP property owning partners – how to manage a tricky transition
The relationship between GP partnership and property interests can create complex scenarios, particularly when new partners do not wish to buy into partnership owned surgery premises.
Make your space work for you!
New GMS premises costs directions signalled long-awaited changes to the funding system for surgery premises in England. Specialist primary care lawyer Danielle Elmy-Liddiard considers key alterations affecting GP practices.
Is this the end of upwards only rent reviews? If so, is this good or bad news for GPs?
In this article, Bryn Morgan, premises partner in our primary care team, considers these changes and how they may impact general practice and future development of the primary care estate.
Implementing Neighbourhoods
In this final article in our series looking at the 10 Year Plan (“the Plan”) and how it will impact general practice the focus shifts to some practical and legal issues that arise in the development of neighbourhood teams.
What are Neighbourhood Health Centres and will the Plan see investment in GP premises?
For the Thursday edition of our weeklong daily insights into the NHS 10 Year Plan, the team looks at what the Plan means for GP premises within the context of Neighbourhood Health Centres.
PCNs and GP Federations – what are their roles within the new neighbourhoods?
Day three of our weeklong insights on the NHS 10 Year Plan sees the primary care team delve into the role of PCNs and GP Federations within the new neighbourhoods.
Are traditional GP partnerships at risk?
In the second of our weeklong daily insights into the NHS 10 year plan, the team ask, are traditional GP partnerships at risk?
Act now to deal with disputes between practices in your PCN
Damaging network disagreements are increasing - Robert McCartney shows how to navigate them and outlines your options for reaching resolutions.
Time to get into these new neighbourhood teams
GPs are in a strong position to lead the move to more integration in primary care – so become involved and ensure you get what you wish for. Justin Cumberlege and Robert McCartney set out the way ahead.
The Employment Rights Bill: Key changes for GP practices
How will the Employment Rights Bill affect GP practices? We look at the main points and how your practice can prepare.
Podcast: CNSGP – what is the NHS Resolution indemnity scheme for GPs?
In our latest podcast, healthcare litigation expert Patricia Roe and primary care expert Justin Cumberlege have summarise the key points of their webinar on the CNSGP, the NHS Resolution indemnity scheme for GPs.
Primary Medical Services Policy and Guidance Manual: Why is it important to me?
The latest updates to the Policy and Guidance Manual for primary care commissioners and providers include new rules for the Provider Selection Regime, guidance on partnership disputes, and directions for GP premises costs.