Primary Care Networks – same old, same old?

If you work in Primary Care you will no doubt have seen information about the Long Term Plan, and about Primary Care Networks, which are being touted as the “building blocks” of the NHS by NHS England. Inevitably, much of the comment online, including in GP Survival,...

NHS England should stop blaming GPs for its failings

[This is the unedited version of an article published by Pulse] The question on the lips of every GP this week must be: is there anything for which NHS England won’t try to blame someone else? To no one’s surprise, NHS England’s response to their...

12 laws of negotiation for GPs – Holden’s Laws

Holden’s Law No. 1 Look at the BOTTOM (profit) line not the top (turnover) line and LEARN TO SAY NO (and make your partners mean it!) Holden’s Law No. 2 Stop/Avoid being busy fools and avoid the herd mentality trap. Holden’s Law No. 3 Demonstrate why any action is of...

STPs – the end for general practice?

Posted by Anon. I went to a CCG meeting last night about new models of care, dictated from on high and it is clear that colleagues in the CCG are either delusional or disingenuous on pushing through Sustainability and Transformation Plans which are neither sustainable...