BMA threatens legal action over ‘astronomical’ GP service charges
BMA leaders have threatened legal action over GP service charges that have left GP practices in NHS-owned premises facing debts of almost £180m.
Do your PCN members have a lease in place where one is needed?
Capsticks GP property specialist solicitors take you through the when and whys of GP lease arrangements and how they can help both your practice and P...
Scottish GPs could face major property pain
A key concern of GPs is the cost of maintaining surgery property, for Scottish GPs, a raft of new measures is beginning to address this. Such costs pu...
The BMA GP Premises Survey results are in
The BMA GP Committee is currently participating in the GP premises review, led by NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care. To inform ...
‘No easy solution’ to GP premises crisis, says GPC
There is 'no easy solution' to the GP premises crisis facing general practice, GP leaders have warned, amid concerns that practices will be unable to ...
GP premises review ‘critical’ to the success of networks, say GP leaders
NHS England's GP premises review will be vital to the success of primary care networks, GPs leaders have said, warning that unless the current system ...
UK to reap rewards from future healthcare investment
The UK's healthcare sector is predicted to benefit from £157bn in investment, with 44% of the institutes surveyed considering investing in GP Surgerie...
Scottish GP Sustainability Loan Scheme
Hundreds of GP partners in Scotland who own their practice premises can now apply for interest-free loans worth up to 20% of their value under a schem...
Can NHS England’s review solve the GP premises crisis?
As part of the GP contract negotiations for 2018/19 NHS England and the GPC agreed to launch a GP premises review. GPonline looks at what the review w...
Sale and leaseback of GP premises: The pros and cons
With countless GP practices struggling to recruit new partners and many GPs taking early retirement or emigrating, sale and leaseback is fast becoming...
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...