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Funding to help your practice change delivery model – you may be eligible for Government funding

We are part of the Go Mutual consortium that has successfully secured funding from DCMS to create and support mutuals. Mutuals cover organisations providing public services (which would include GP Practices holding GMS or PMS contracts) which are considering a new structure which has some element of staff- led representation,… Read More

Clinical negligence: duty and breach

This is the first in a two-part series about clinical negligence, in which we will look at the essential components of a claim. Published in British Dental Journal 10 May, 2019. In a nutshell, in order for a successful clinical negligence claim to be made, the claimant must show… Read More

The Mandatory Network Agreement

The Mandatory Network Agreement was published by NHS England and the British Medical Association and is available here. Published in Practice Management 8 May 2019 The practices in your Network should have signed up to this by 15 May as part of the registration process for the Network… Read More

Seven good reasons to make a will

Half of the adult population dies intestate.  Yet a will is one of the most important documents you will ever write. This is particularly relevant to private practitioners who need to carefully consider the impact of their financial affairs throughout their professional lives and into retirement, keeping their will under… Read More

NHSPS Lease Regularisation

If you occupy NHS Property Services premises without a lease, you may have received a letter from NHS England and NHS Improvement urging you to engage with the lease regularisation programme.    The letter highlights three options for you to consider: Option 1 – Agree a full lease;… Read More

Primary Care Networks: Who are you trusting to receive the DES payments on your behalf?

A couple of weeks ago we asked you some questions about your PCN (Read article here), and last week we suggested you should consider with whom you are legally contracting (Read article here). Another question we asked was who are you trusting to receive the DES payments on… Read More

Record keeping – how to avoid criticism by a critical eye

Record keeping is a subject widely discussed, the subject of much advice and guidance, but regularly got wrong. It is important that records are accurate, not only to ensure safe and appropriate patient care, but also as a safeguard for you if things go wrong.  After all, your records are… Read More

The role of Federations and GP provider organisations going forward

It’s been reported in Pulse that GP federations will not count as primary care networks ‘in most cases’ and that “Practices will have just a couple of months to join new primary care networks if they are to qualify for a significant amount of funding being invested in the organisations… Read More

Intellectual Property and Health Tech – potential pitfalls

Technology and innovation is at the forefront of current medical practice, with new software, apps and websites being released regularly. Over the past few years there have been numerous stories about new health care apps and ideas which have appeared in both industry journals, and in the wider media. What… Read More

Terms and Conditions Apply – The Rolling Contract

Alchemists sought to turn base metal into gold, but their searches and efforts proved fruitless.  Physicists have studied the cosmos and determined that there can be no perpetual motion due to the laws of thermodynamics. Lawyers, however, have worked out how to turn base letters into gold, through the perpetual… Read More