Exclusive NHS managers are blocking GP referrals that are not made on time-consuming pro forma, in a move GPs warn is driving up workload and risking patient safety.

Smaller but still note-worthy awards

Exclusive The GPC is collecting evidence of the growing volume of unfunded work that is being shifted from hospitals to GPs, in order to strengthen their hand in future contract negotiations.

Exclusive The abolition of practice boundaries is to form a key battleground between the Government and the GPC during this year’s contract negotiations, as talks begin over next year’s deal for 2012/13.

Exclusive The RCGP has defended its plans to align their practice accreditation scheme with CQC registration, after the GPC vowed to ‘strenuously oppose' any pressure for GPs to join the scheme.

Redundancies and cost-cutting by NHS managers are hitting GPs' ability to secure funding to upgrade their premises, experts have warned.

The GPC lead negotiator on premises has hit out at media accusations that GPs are pocketing millions of pounds of taxpayer’s money through the Notional Rent Scheme.