GPs’ premises plans under £1bn scheme will need CCG sign-off
GPs will now require CCG sign off on plans to improve their premises after NHS England overhauled the terms of its £1bn scheme to improve primary care...
Legal ruling forces NHS England U-turn over GP rent appeals
NHS England has been forced to back down over practices' right to appeal changes to notional rent after 'landmark' rulings by the NHS Litigation Autho...
Investment in primary care estate ‘vital’ to future of NHS
Increased investment in primary care facilities is vital if the NHS is to cut back on the use of expensive walk-in centres and reduce pressure on hosp...
Notional Rent reimbursement time limit confirmed
NHS Litigation Authority (NHSLA) has confirmed that GP practices have three years to challenge their notional rent reimbursement.
Although it is wr...
GPs lose out as NHS local managers fail to claim money from developers
GPs are missing out on funding to improve their buildings because an NHS England local area team is failing to collect money owed from property develo...
Hunt: Government ‘recognises a problem’ with GP premises
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has indicated that the government will invest more in GP premises following three consecutive years of funding pressures....
Jeremy Hunt will set out GP funding plans in letter to practices
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt will outline GP funding plans for the coming years in a letter to all practices after the spending review concludes in No...
One in ten practices say premises could be ‘hazardous to health’
One in ten GP practices have hazards that could affect the health of patients and staff, according to a survey of GPs and practice managers.
The su...
GP premises fund raided to boost seven-day access pilots
Exclusive NHS England has raided the GP premises development fund in order to prop up the Prime Minister’s seven-day access pilots, Pulse can reveal.
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Avoid costly claw-backs on income from premises
All practices should be aware of the steady increase in claw-backs by NHS England that has taken place since the re-drafting of the rules on premises ...
NHS property organisations reveal new premises planning service
NHS property management organisations have revealed details of a new estates planning service that could help commissioners develop premises for new i...
GPs urged to review rents for pharmacy tenants
GP practices letting space to pharmacies should remember to review their rental income amid rising market values, surveyors have said.
The advice c...