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Keep a close eye on your ‘shares’
The purpose of primary care networks is to bring practices together to work in an integrated way to deliver Directed Enhanced Services (DES). The payments for DES include staffing costs for employees who will work across the network to fulfil the contract.
Best Practice | 9-10 October 2019
Hempsons attended the Best Practice show on the 9th and 10th October 2019.
GP locums may be eligible for holiday pay – Narayan v Community Based Care Health Limited
The Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) has upheld an Employment Tribunal decision that a GP locum was a “worker” and was entitled to holiday pay.
The importance of warranties
When independent practitioners are buying or selling a business, half of the agreement for the sale will be a schedule of warranties. If you are prepared to answer them before you go to market, the higher the value your business is likely to be, because each warranty you cannot confirm, is money off the price.
What next for primary care networks?
Kirsty Odell, senior solicitor in the corporate healthcare team of law form Hempsons considers whether a corporate structure would benefit primary care networks
Newsflash: New NHS Pension consultation launched (and previous 50:50 consultation withdrawn)
A new consultation NHS Pension Scheme: pension flexibility has just been published. This is to address the significant concerns raised by GPs and other clinicians
Newsflash: NHS England publishes PCN Development Support Prospectus
NHS England has published a Primary Care Network (PCN) Development Support Prospectus. Aimed at Sustainability and Transformation Partnerships (STPs) and Integrated Care Systems (ICSs), the Prospectus is in two parts. Read more here..
Here’s how to get your Primary Care Network off to a healthy start
Progress towards the deadline for Primary Care Networks in England (PCNs) to finalise their mandatory network agreement has not been as smooth as might have been hoped.