Lansley freezes GPC out of pay review
08 Sep 10
Exclusive: GPs are to be denied any formal mechanism for influencing their pay until at least 2013 after the Government dramatically suspended the pay-review process.
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GPs left facing funding shortfall as extra investment in enhanced services fails to materialise
02 Sep 10
Exclusive: Fewer than half of PCTs have increased their investment in enhanced services this year, despite repeated Government assurances that GPs would be able to offset successive pay freezes with extra investment.
HMRC tax clampdown leaves GPs facing £250,000 tax bills
19 Aug 10
Scores of GPs with unpaid tax who refused an amnesty offered as part of the HM Revenue and Customs clampdown on the medical profession have been left facing bills of up to £250,000, accountants say.
BMA issues tough defence of GP pensions
30 Jul 10
The BMA has launched a robust defence of GPs' pensions, insisting they are sustainable and represent value for money for the public.
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Incentives promised for GPs as Government sets out funding plan
12 Jul 10
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GP pay to drop by a quarter following budget clampdown
01 Jul 10
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BMA chair: Don't touch our pensions
28 Jun 10
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Hundreds of GPs declare tax irregularities under tax amnesty
24 Jun 10
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GPs set for pay freeze
23 Jun 10
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GPC agrees final distribution of GP pay award
08 Jun 10
Articles
Do GPs just have to accept reduced income?
28 Jul 10
GPs have become used to year-on-year pay freezes and ballooning practice expenses, but does it have to be that way? Share your stories, ask questions and get tips from others.
What the tax amnesty means for you
12 Mar 10
The national tax amnesty for doctors will end this month, but who is being targeted and what might happen if you don’t declare any untaxed income? Auditor and former tax inspector Julie Cameron answers your questions.
How to mitigate the income tax hike
09 Feb 10
Sean McLernon of RSM Tenon explains how GPs can plan for the forthcoming double whammy of the 50% tax rate and a reduction in personal allowances.
How the NHS pension is changing
25 Jan 10
Practices will soon receive packs encouraging staff to switch to a new NHS pension. Dr Andrew Dearden answers some common questions on the move and advises GPs on their options
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Getting more from your practice manager
09 Dec 09
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Limiting the impact of tax increases
11 Nov 09
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Can you force staff to change their terms and conditions?
28 Oct 09
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Managing partnership disputes
14 Oct 09
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How to become a training practice
07 Oct 09
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How to pay less tax
03 Jun 09
Comment and Analysis
GPC is fighting the unwinnable war over the UK-wide contract
08 Sep 10
Negotiators are contorting themselves into some awkward positions over their desire to keep commisioning out of the contract for English GPs, and risk making some damaging concessions elsewhere, says Pulse editor Richard Hoey
Pain ahead on pay raises stakes for GPC
08 Sep 10
It is tempting to wonder if GPs will ever see a pay rise again.
Interview: Health secretary Andy Burnham
08 Mar 10
With the general election fast approaching, Pulse reporter Gareth Iacobucci sat down with health secretary Andy Burnham to quiz him on scrapping practice boundaries, NHS cuts and whether GPs can expect a pay rise.
Could GPs really be more despised than bankers?
29 Jan 10
Another day, another headline-grabbing article about ‘quids-in’ GPs. But this time grassroots GPs have hit back
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Why politicians don't think we're worth the money we earn
12 Oct 09
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Show salaried GPs a bit more respect
30 Sep 09
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It might be GP-bashing, but the Mail's story matters
04 Aug 09
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MPs' expense fiddles are all GPs' fault (for making them jealous!)
29 May 09
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Stock market offers value in the long term
06 May 09
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How the 2009 budget will affect GPs' personal finances
27 Apr 09
Letters
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Clarifying points on NHS pensions at private firms
21 Apr 10
I write in response to your recent article ‘Private firms push for NHS pensions’ to clarify three important facts.
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Patient survey scores based on unreliable responses
Patient survey scores based on unreliable responses
07 Apr 10
So access scores in the patient survey have dropped again.
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Why the GP patient survey is unfair
Why the GP patient survey is unfair
07 Apr 10
Let’s not forget other reasons why this survey is unfair.
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Open £110bn NHS budget to public scrutiny
Open £110bn NHS budget to public scrutiny
03 Feb 10
GP services are set for major negative changes after the next general election, irrespective of which party wins.
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We will all be losers if seniority pay is scrapped
08 Dec 09
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Stop ranting, Phil – you've got it pretty good
25 Nov 09
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Partnerships scarce because of Government
10 Nov 09
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It's unrealistic to expect a pay rise
04 Feb 09
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Square root reform won't make QOF fair
13 Jan 09
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Pensions changes are not automatic
24 Jun 08
Downloads
In full: Enhanced services investment shortfall
03 Sep 10
View the full results of Pulse's investigation showing how extra investment in enhanced services has failed to materialise, leaving GPs facing a funding shortfall.
BMA submission to the independent commission into public sector pensions
30 Jul 10
Read the BMA defence of NHS pensions for doctors.
