NHS leaders hail rise in PCN staff but warn recruitment must go further
NHS leaders have hailed a ‘welcome increase’ in the primary care workforce recruited by PCNs but warned that the increase does not go far enough.
NHS leaders have hailed a ‘welcome increase’ in the primary care workforce recruited by PCNs but warned that the increase does not go far enough.
NHS leaders have hailed a ‘welcome increase’ in the primary care workforce recruited by PCNs but warned that the increase does not go far enough.
PCNs are struggling to produce workable enhanced access plans ahead of a 31 July deadline – with some GPs set to submit proposals testing the […]
PCNs are struggling to produce workable enhanced access plans ahead of a 31 July deadline – with some GPs set to submit proposals testing the […]
The BMA GP committee must not stall on withdrawal of practices from PCNs, senior doctors have said.
PCNs are facing major cashflow problems because late payments under the multi-billion pound additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) have left them out of pocket by […]
PCNs are facing major cashflow problems because late payments under the multi-billion pound additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) have left them out of pocket by […]
The BMA has been told to organise the withdrawal of GP practices from PCNs by 2023 in a landmark vote that drives a wedge between […]
The BMA could push for GP practices to withdraw en masse from PCNs by 2023 following a debate scheduled for its annual conference later this […]
The BMA could push for GP practices to withdraw en masse from PCNs by 2023 following a debate scheduled for its annual conference later this […]
PCNs across England should evolve into ‘integrated neighbourhood teams’ bringing community providers across local areas together and working closely with acute and mental health teams, […]
The BMA’s England GP committee has warned that PCNs pose an ‘existential threat’ to the independent contractor model of general practice – but rejected calls […]
At least 100 PCNs – and potentially double that figure – have become limited companies to separate staff and financial risk from member practices, data […]
Clinical cover during PCN enhanced access hours does not always need to be provided by a GP and can be provided remotely in some cases, […]
GP practices have been contacting LMCs for advice on withdrawal from the PCN DES – as the BMA warned of fears that expanded targets pose […]
GP practices have been contacting LMCs for advice on withdrawal from the PCN DES – as the BMA warned of fears that expanded targets pose […]
Services available in general practice under the PCN enhanced access scheme will be severely limited by a shortage of funding to pay for staff, an […]
Services available in general practice under the PCN enhanced access scheme will be severely limited by a shortage of funding to pay for staff, an […]
Management funding for PCNs is ‘completely inadequate’ to support GP clinical directors managing growing budgets and primary care teams, the NHS Confederation has warned.
Forcing PCNs to recruit from a ‘centrally prescribed’ list of roles rather than allowing them to bring in staff to meet the needs of their […]
Top-down management, endless meetings, and restrictive recruitment rules have led east London GP Dr Farzana Hussain to walk away from her PCN leadership role.
GPs leading PCNs are ‘feeling exhausted and apprehensive’ because of uncertainty around COVID-19 vaccine delivery and management funding, with some considering their positions.
GPs leading PCNs are ‘feeling exhausted and apprehensive’ because of uncertainty around COVID-19 vaccine delivery and management funding, with some considering their positions.
After choosing not to join a primary care network back in 2019, a popular Northumberland surgery has no regrets. GPonline speaks to one of its […]
After choosing not to join a primary care network back in 2019, a popular Northumberland surgery has no regrets. GPonline speaks to one of its […]
NHS England has introduced new targets for the number of online consultations practices should conduct from October, as part of a significantly expanded incentive scheme […]
NHS England has introduced new targets for the number of online consultations practices should conduct from October and incentives for swtiching patients from MDI inhalers, […]
NHS England has announced that PCN service requirements will be gradually phased in over the next 18 months – with just two beginning from October […]
NHS England has announced that PCN service requirements will be gradually phased in over the next 18 months – with just two beginning from October […]
PCN clinical directors are facing burnout and struggling to develop their networks – with nine in 10 reporting higher-than-expected workload and concerns that ‘additional roles’ […]
PCN clinical directors are facing burnout and struggling to develop their networks – with nine in 10 reporting higher-than-expected workload and concerns that ‘additional roles’ […]
Primary care networks in London are being forced to recruit fewer staff or to ask member practices to top up funding because of a flawed […]
Primary care networks in London are being forced to recruit fewer staff or to ask member practices to top up funding because of a flawed […]
Primary care networks in London are being forced to recruit fewer staff or to ask member practices to top up funding because of a flawed […]
Doctors’ leaders have urged the government to exempt GP practices and PCNs from VAT – warning that under current rules funding is being stripped away […]
General practice in England could miss out on tens of millions of pounds in funding with some primary care networks (PCN) expecting to underspend on […]
GPs have voted for the BMA to continue to represent the profession in talks with NHS England over the future of the multi-billion pound primary […]
LMCs have demanded a ballot of GPs on the primary care network (PCN) DES before BMA leaders enter talks on the 2021/22 contract – and […]
Plans to ask primary care network (PCN) staff to work longer hours during the pandemic could put them at risk of burnout – and won’t […]
Plans to ask primary care network (PCN) staff to work longer hours during the pandemic could put them at risk of burnout – and won’t […]
Plans to ask primary care network (PCN) staff to work longer hours during the pandemic could put them at risk of burnout – and won’t […]
GPs in rural areas are struggling to deliver primary care network (PCN) targets because national policy is built around ‘leading light’ networks in urban areas, […]
GPs in rural areas are struggling to deliver primary care network (PCN) targets because national policy is built around ‘leading light’ networks in urban areas, […]
GPs in rural areas are struggling to deliver primary care network (PCN) targets because national policy is built around ‘leading light’ networks in urban areas, […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) should be allowed to hire GPs to prevent the loss of millions of pounds in funding for general practice and ease […]
Over half of GP partners believe primary care networks (PCNs) will have a positive impact on patient care in their area over the next year, […]
NHS chiefs have added ‘nurse associates’ to the list of roles PCNs can hire this year through the £430m additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) and […]
NHS chiefs have added ‘nurse associates’ to the list of roles PCNs can hire this year through the £430m additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) and […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) must not be forced to wait until 2021 to recruit mental health staff, GPs have warned, as practices face a surge […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) must not be forced to wait until 2021 to recruit mental health staff, GPs have warned, as practices face a surge […]
GPs fear millions of pounds in primary care funding could be lost because rising workload in general practice has left primary care networks (PCNs) struggling […]
GPs fear millions of pounds in primary care funding could be lost because rising workload in general practice has left primary care networks (PCNs) struggling […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) have been offered funding in a bid to accelerate the recruitment of social prescribers, but clinical directors have warned it could […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) have been offered funding in a bid to accelerate the recruitment of social prescribers, but clinical directors have warned it could […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) have been offered funding in a bid to accelerate the recruitment of social prescribers, but clinical directors have warned it could […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners next year because of competition from secondary care – affecting their ability to function, […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners next year because of competition from secondary care – affecting their ability to function, […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners next year because of competition from secondary care – affecting their ability to function, […]
Primary care networks (PCNs) could struggle to recruit mental health practitioners next year because of competition from secondary care – affecting their ability to function, […]
PCNs have been urged employ first contact physiotherapists (FCPs) to reduce pressure on GPs and combat a backlog of musculoskeletal appointments that have arisen as […]
PCNs have been urged employ first contact physiotherapists (FCPs) to reduce pressure on GPs and combat a backlog of musculoskeletal appointments that have arisen as […]
PCNs have been urged employ first contact physiotherapists (FCPs) to reduce pressure on GPs and combat a backlog of musculoskeletal appointments that have arisen as […]
Primary care network (PCN) development is being undermined because they lack the flexibility to tackle local health needs and inequalities, network leaders have warned.
Primary care network (PCN) development is being undermined because they lack the flexibility to tackle local health needs and inequalities, network leaders have warned.
Hundreds of millions of pounds could be lost to primary care if primary care networks (PCNs) fail to recruit ‘additional roles’ staff in 2020/21 despite […]
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