by IanL | Jun 11, 2025 | QOF
Many practices have asked us why their monthly QOF aspiration payments have gone down. 71 points have been taken out of QOF year this compared to last year – aspiration payments are made based on previous achievement. This is the same this year but for a reduced...
by IanL | Jun 2, 2025 | QOF
These figures are based on the average sized practice of 10184 patients – if you have more patients than average these figures will be increased, if you have less than average patients these figures will be decreased (depending on prevalence). If you don’t...
by IanL | May 29, 2025 | General Practice
Do you want to find out more about apprenticeships as an employer? Whether this is something you are thinking about doing imminently or it is just on your to-do list to find out more information for future workforce/succession planning, to find out more contact us...
by IanL | May 14, 2025 | Hints & Tips
The NHS is undergoing significant structural reforms, including plans to reduce the number of ICBs from 42 to between 23 and 28, alongside a 50% cut in their running costs. These changes are part of a broader initiative to streamline operations and address financial...
by IanL | May 8, 2025 | QOF
71 less points to achieve for QOF this year – Does that make life easier in that this could mean less work? How much income is that for your practice? For the average practice, based on the non-weighted point value for 2025/26, this is just over £16,000....
by IanL | May 1, 2025 | Enhanced Services
This ES is designed to foster greater working relationships between secondary and primary care, whereby a GP can seek pre-referral advice from a specialist. This may result in a referral not being required, however, where it is still required, it will ensure referrals...
by IanL | Apr 23, 2025 | General Practice
There has been one change to the advice for adult flu vaccines for 2025/26 recommended by JCVI as the adjuvanted influenza vaccine (aTIV) is now licensed from age 50 years and over. There are no changes to eligible cohorts. Vaccination should commence from...
by IanL | Apr 16, 2025 | Hints & Tips
Have you considered outsourcing any of your IT tasks? We work with many practices who need our services due to workforce shortages and skills gaps. How beneficial can this be to your business? Lower labour costs – you don’t pay employer NI, pension...
by IanL | Apr 16, 2025 | General Practice
An independent review, published by Professor Alice Sullivan, looking at data, statistics and research on sex and gender has identified a serious safeguarding risk in the current process of re-assigning gender and sex identity in medical records for children and young...
by IanL | Apr 8, 2025 | General Practice
The Boiler Upgrade Scheme is a government initiative aimed at supporting the decarbonisation of heating systems in buildings, including GP practices in England and Wales. Through this scheme, GP practices can receive grants to replace fossil fuel heating systems, such...