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Updating your partnership deeds

First published in Practice Management in May 2021 Justin Cumberlege, a partner in the healthcare law firm Hempsons, highlights what needs updating in partnership deeds There have been significant changes in GP primary care and these impact on the terms of the partnership deed. The introduction of the clinical negligence… Read More

Do you want to change or leave your PCN? Have you reviewed the 2021-2022 Network Specification?

If you are thinking of changing PCNs, leaving your PCN or opting out of the Network Contract DES, you must inform your CCG by 30th April at the latest. The revised Network Contract DES Specification for 2021/22 was published at the end of March, and can be found HERE. Read More

Administration after incorporation

First published in Practice Management in April 2021 Kirsty Odell, Associate and Georgina Hall, Paralegal at specialist healthcare law firm Hempsons explain what you need to do once you have incorporated a company. Many are considering incorporating their GP practices and Primary Care Networks. The law requires you… Read More

CQC to step up GP practice inspections from April

The CQC have announced that it will step up inspections of GP practices from April, targeting practices rated ‘inadequate’, ‘requires improvement’ or ‘good’ with breaches of regulation – and some with no breaches. To continue reading the full article on GP Online please click here. Our GP… Read More

Help to ease the pain of partnership disputes

This article first appeared in the Spring 2021 issue of AISMA Doctor Newsline, the newsletter of the Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants. Partnership disputes are time-consuming, costly, stressful and de-stabilising for a practice and the individuals involved. But unfortunately, they are also more prevalent when partners are under pressure, as… Read More

How to incorporate your practice

First published in Practice Management in February 2021 Justin Cumberlege, partner at specialist law firm Hempsons, looks at what you need to do to obtain consent if you want your practice to become a company A company has always been permitted to hold a GMS contract or PMS agreement… Read More

Contract changes for 2021/22 announced

NHS England issued a letter on 21 January 2021 summarising changes to the GMS contract for 2021/2022. The letter makes clear that ongoing uncertainty arising from the COVID-19 pandemic means that there will need to be further changes to the contract in the course of the year. Important issues for… Read More

What type of company should our PCN be?

First published in Practice Management in January 2021 Justin Cumberlege provides some guidance on the type of company you may want for your primary care network and whether a community interest company might be right for you. As companies evolve, they may need to change their structures, but some changes… Read More

Whistleblowing and Covid-19: implications and key considerations for GP practices

First published in Association of Independent Specialist Medical Accountants (AISMA) Doctor Newsline in Winter 2021 issue Covid-19 has brought safety concerns and whistleblowing protections into sharp relief. Martin Cheyne explores some implications for practices to watch out for What is whistleblowing? This is the raising, by a worker, of some… Read More

Are you licensed for your COVID Vacs sites?

Finding appropriate venues to give the COVID-19 vaccinations has resulted in some creative thinking as to places where this can be done. In the rush it is easy to forget that there may be an aftermath which results in additional unexpected expenses. Whatever the time pressure, if you are using someone… Read More