Exclusive GP negotiators have begun talks with ministers about the most fundamental review of GP premises funding since the introduction of the nGMS contract, amid concerns that without urgent action surgeries will be ill equipped for the new world of general practice.

GP commissioners face an ‘overwhelming bureaucratic burden’ from the Government’s proposed outcomes framework, the BMA has warned.

Exclusive The NHS Litigation Authority has ruled GPs are entitled to subcontract out-of-hours providers to routinely cover core opening hours, in a key test case.

Exclusive GPs across the country are already being asked to provide multisource feedback and patient surveys as part of their appraisals as PCTs look to bring in some revalidation requirements ahead of schedule, the GPC has warned.

Exclusive Four in ten clinical commissioning groups across England have begun to enlist commissioning support from the private sector and have already signed a series of deals with external firms, a Pulse investigation has found.