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...
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...
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...
GP practices denied millions of pounds in premises funding
Millions of pounds collected by councils to support GP premises funding could be lost because of the fragmentation of health, care and planning, GPonl...
GP premises planning system ordered by NHS bosses
Ministers and NHS bosses have ordered a new strategic GP premises planning system to help local commissioners make better use of NHS premises…
£10m fund to enhance GP surgeries in Northern Ireland
GP surgeries in Northern Ireland will share a £10m moneypot to upgrade and expand buildings. Health Minister, Jim Wells, has announced a total funding...
Over 1,000 GP practices awarded up to £5million
More than 1,000 GP practices across England have been awarded up to £5m to improve premises in the first wave of schemes to win support from the £250m...
NHS England announces £1bn primary care investment
Patients across England are set to benefit from a £250m investment in GP premises every year for the next four years. NHS England Funding will delive...
Osborne’s £1.2bn GP fund must be spent on premises
Chancellor George Osborne’s final autumn statement before the 2015 general election pledged a GP fund of £1.2bn for primary care infrastructure. GPC p...
Four in 10 GP practices need modernisation
More than 40 per cent of GP practices are unlikely to be capable of providing modern primary care services, according to analysis by construction cons...