From April 2017, all employers, employees, and self-employed workers in the public sector will be expected to pay the appropriate amount of tax respective of their position within an organisation.… Read more…

An increasing number of GPs are now working as part of a federation, a new study has found. The research, conducted by the British Medical Association (BMA), revealed a significant… Read more…

GP practices have been asked to retain normal opening hours throughout the Christmas holidays as commissioners decide that out-of-hours services are unable to cope with the added demand. Official guidance,… Read more…

Contractor GP salaries increased by almost 2 per cent in 2014/15, according to official figures released today, but industry experts warn that the numbers reflect an underlying issue. Statistics from… Read more…

Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) have asked GPs to refer patients to private practices if they have private health insurance, a report reveals. NHS Mid Essex CCG told Pulse that it… Read more…

GPs are forced to hold around 600,000 dental consultations a year due to overwhelming NHS charges for dentists. In May, an analysis from the British Dental Association (BDA) found that… Read more…

Practices that have latched on to a new voluntary GP contract may find themselves financially out of pocket if patients are unhappy, a report says. Six areas of England are… Read more…

NHS England has confirmed a bursary worth up to £4,000 a year for doctors intending to take a temporary break from work. Doctors will only be eligible if they can… Read more…

The NHS will introduce a £60 million Indemnity Support Scheme for GPs to compensate for ballooning insurance costs, reports Pulse. With a 26 per cent increase last year, the cost… Read more…

General practitioners have been ordered to tighten up procedures in an attempt to cull fraudulent claims of free prescriptions. Only patients with long-term medical conditions, pregnant women and those who… Read more…