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Real estate podcast: securing value for money for NHS Providers
Real estate partner, Ann Cojeen, shares tips on securing value for money in NHS property transactions and disputes.
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?
NHS 10-year plan FAQs
Hempsons recently hosted a webinar to review and discuss how the 10 Year Plan (“the Plan”) for the NHS may impact upon general practice. Our panel discussed several key topics and there was a very lively and engaged audience which helped to identify further burning questions.
Webinar: The NHS 10-Year Plan – what it means for general practice and PCNs
Explore how the NHS 10-Year Plan impacts general practice, PCNs, federations, and premises development.
Department of Health and Social Care issues draft Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training
In June 2025, the Department of Health and Social Care issued a draft Code of Practice on statutory learning disability and autism training
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.
National maternity investigation launched
On 23 June 2025, the Health and Social Care Secretary, Wes Streeting, announced a rapid national investigation into NHS maternity and neonatal services.
GP Surgery Improvement Grants under the Primary Care Utilisation and Modernisation Fund
Discover how GP practices can navigate the legal and procedural steps to unlock NHS grant funding for premises improvements, with expert support from Hempsons.
Exercising tenant’s break clauses
I am often asked to advise GP clients on how to exercise break options in their leases. This article outlines at a high level seven points to help you plan for - and maximise your chances of success of - achieving an early exit.
Podcast: GP practice mergers explained
Explore the legal, financial, and operational aspects of GP practice mergers in the UK in our latest primary care podcast.
Managing patient safety incidents is changing, is your practice prepared?
When changes were announced to this year’s GP contract in February 2025 it included at point 16 that ‘GP practices will be required to have regard to the patient safety strategy’ patient safety strategy.