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News

GPs protest as out-of-hours contract transferred to private company

06 Sep 10

More than 200 doctors have delivered a petition to health secretary Andrew Lansley in protest at NHS managers’ decision to transfer out-of-hours care in their area to a private firm.

GPs may have to inherit some PCT debts, Buckman warns

01 Sep 10

Exclusive: GP consortia may have to accept taking on some PCT debts when they assume full commissioning power, but they should not be forced to prop up expensive Darzi centre and PFI contracts, GPC chair Dr Laurence Buckman said this week.

NHS managers to go head-to-head with private sector to provide GP commissioning support

27 Aug 10

NHS bosses are preparing to pitch themselves into competition with the private sector to offer support to GP commissioning consortia by re-inventing themselves as social enterprises, in moves backed by GP leaders.

GPC to push for optional commissioning DES to avoid GP contract rewrite

25 Aug 10

Exclusive: GP negotiators will resist the Government's attempts to make commissioning responsibility part of the core GP contract, and will instead push for it to be offered as an optional enhanced service, Pulse has learned.

Union launches High Court challenge against 'unlawful' NHS reforms

25 Aug 10
New dawn for commissioning as GPs start taking hold of budgets

23 Aug 10
GPC reveals 'fundamental principles' for GP commissioning

23 Aug 10
White paper reforms being sabotaged by managers, says NAPC

23 Aug 10
Department of Health warns GPs could inherit PCT debts

20 Aug 10
Commissioning shake-up could be extended across UK

18 Aug 10

more finance and practice news

Articles

Google map of commissioning talks

23 Aug 10

Is your area leading edge or Luddite? Find out how meetings on GPs taking on commissioning are progressing across the country.

Google map of the cost of practice-based commissioning

11 Aug 10

Find out the cost and the money saved in your area by practice-based commissioning schemes.

How we saved £1m with an integrated care pilot

15 Jul 10

Dr Oliver Bernath describes how a group of six practices managed to save a million pounds over a year through working more closely together.

How our federation is turning GPs into leaders

04 May 10

Dr Ethie Kong explains how 69 practices in her area set up a federation and are now driving forward a revamp of patient services

Safety in numbers: the rise of the GP federation

17 Nov 09
A winning formula for practice-based commissioning

20 Nov 08
How to...promote your practice

20 Dec 07
How to...write a business plan

23 Aug 07
Why it always pays to invest in your practice

12 Jul 07
How to... boost income from GMS and PMS

05 Jul 07

Comment and Analysis

The biggest challenge in the white paper

24 Aug 10

In his latest note from the dark side, Dr Paul Zollinger-Read explores the minefield of GP relationships with local authorities – can these ever be navigated safely?

Pain, but no gain?

17 Aug 10

In another note from the dark side, Dr Paul Zollinger-Read looks at PCT methods to reduce GP referrals.

Make-your-mind-up time on GP commissioning

13 Aug 10

Wrangling among GP groups reflects the wider uncertainty in the profession. But it is the GPC’s response which will be critical, writes PulseToday editor Steve Nowottny

Should GPs have contractual responsibility for commissioning?

11 Aug 10

The huge changes ahead will only be effective with a GP contract that includes commissioning responsibility, says Dr Jonny Marshall. But Dr Brian Balmer argues that coercion might well threaten the innovation that GP commissioning could...

The invisible man returns

29 Jul 10
The consequences of absolute power

21 Jul 10
Why I am glad to be made redundant

19 Jul 10
A bat out of hell

14 Jul 10
Spiderman’s warning for GPs as they take political centre stage

09 Jul 10
Listen up, Mr Lansley. Most GPs don't give a fig about commissioning

08 Jul 10

Letters

GP commissioners are the NHS's 'best hope'

05 Aug 10

Since the inception of the NHS, with a few brief exceptions such as fundholding, NHS commissioning has been either absent, passive or minimally effective.

Box-ticking bureaucrats killed off World Class Commissioning

05 Aug 10

World Class Commissioners failed because of their obsessively careful, bureaucratic, box-ticking approach.

The NAPC is still squarely behind GP commissioning

07 Jul 10

It was with some concern that I read your recent article about the fact the NHS Alliance had retracted from an earlier position on GP commissioning (‘Leading GPs get cold feet on DH commissioning plans’, pulsetoday.co.uk/news).

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Videos

GP commissioning

GPs protest as out-of-hours contract transferred to private company

GPs may have to inherit some PCT debts, Buckman warns

NHS managers to go head-to-head with private sector to provide GP commissioning support

GPC to push for optional commissioning DES to avoid GP contract rewrite

Union launches High Court challenge against 'unlawful' NHS reforms

New dawn for commissioning as GPs start taking hold of budgets

GPC reveals 'fundamental principles' for GP commissioning

White paper reforms being sabotaged by managers, says NAPC

Department of Health warns GPs could inherit PCT debts

Commissioning shake-up could be extended across UK

Google map of commissioning talks

Google map of the cost of practice-based commissioning

How we saved £1m with an integrated care pilot

How our federation is turning GPs into leaders

Safety in numbers: the rise of the GP federation

A winning formula for practice-based commissioning

How to...promote your practice

How to...write a business plan

Why it always pays to invest in your practice

How to... boost income from GMS and PMS

The biggest challenge in the white paper

Pain, but no gain?

Make-your-mind-up time on GP commissioning

Should GPs have contractual responsibility for commissioning?

The invisible man returns

The consequences of absolute power

Why I am glad to be made redundant

A bat out of hell

Spiderman’s warning for GPs as they take political centre stage

Listen up, Mr Lansley. Most GPs don't give a fig about commissioning

GP commissioners are the NHS's 'best hope'

Box-ticking bureaucrats killed off World Class Commissioning

The NAPC is still squarely behind GP commissioning

Dr Michael Dixon: 'I don't think this is something we can turn our back on'

Dr David Jenner: ‘PCTs are like a central heating system in winter - you don’t miss them until they break down...’

Dr David Colin-Thome: 'The range of options for GPs has just been broadened'

Video: Dr Jonny Marshall at the NAPC conference