Prepare your practice and PCN for the future
Context The NHS is undergoing one of its most significant structural transformations in recent years. The recently published Neighbourhood Framework builds on the NHS 10 Year…
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Partnership under the new Contract: What’s changing and what you can do
By Alec Collie, Head of Medical at Wesleyan Financial Services In the light of the new GP contract, partnership remains attractive to most GPs. But…
Pennine GP Alliance diabetes service already supporting practices ahead of new QOF changes
Pennine GP Alliance is highlighting how its diabetes support service has already been helping GP practices meet new national diabetes care requirements introduced in February…
New NHS Contract Could Drive More GPs Into Private Healthcare
Almost two-thirds (62%) of GPs say they are likely to increase private work following the introduction of the new GP contract, according to new research…
Getting ready for NHS capital funding: key considerations for GP premises improvements
2025/26 saw a welcome boost to the capital funding available for GP premises with £102million for premises improvements through the Utilisation and Modernisation Fund. Reflecting…
Commissioning at the crossroads
I am a long-time critic of NHS commissioning, having little advanced from its purchaser origins- with the perennial caveat, there are honourable exceptions. A potted…
Over 300,000 NHS staff still waiting for McCloud pension recalculations amid ongoing delays
Madeleine Dowling, Technical Team Lead at Wesleyan As the McCloud backlog continues to grow, over 300,000 NHS staff are collecting pensions they can’t verify. Others…
Strategic commissioning for populations: contracts, or facilitative system leadership?
By Peter Bullivant, PCC associate The meeting feels different now, but the pattern is familiar. The language has moved on. People talk about neighbourhoods, defined…
Work differently to truly collaborate
If we’re not at the table, we’re on the menu – it’s time to work differently to truly collaborate Mark Carney’s recent speech at Davos…
Commissioner credibility: influence, not control — what value do you add now?
The meeting starts in a familiar way. Performance has slipped. Tension is rising. Eyes turn to the commissioner, as if the next move should come…