by Nick Grundy | Jul 19, 2016 | Press release
There has been an alarming trend over the last few years for the CPS to bring ‘gross negligence manslaughter’ prosecutions against doctors when patients die, even from natural causes. GP Survival’s 5800 members have debated this extensively, and are...
by Nick Grundy | Apr 21, 2016 | Press release
A Joint Response to the General Practice Forward View (21/04/2016) Urgent measures are needed immediately to prevent the collapse of general practiceLong overdue investment and a long term plan, but will practices last until 2020?With current pressures and strains,...
by Nick Grundy | Mar 31, 2016 | Press release
The CQC has announced the outcome of its ‘consultation exercise’ over practice inspection-fee increases. Far from consulting the profession though, they have unilaterally imposed a rapid escalation of fees that GPs have to pay in order to be...
by Nick Grundy | Mar 3, 2016 | Press release
PRESS RELEASE: Almost 300 GP practices facing closure with a half of GPs planning to leave the NHS GP Survival acknowledges the results of today’s BMA Survey with great alarm but absolutely no surprise. The data collated from over 2800 Practices unmistakably...
by Nick Grundy | Feb 21, 2016 | Press release
PRESS RELEASE:GPSurvival response to the 2016/17 GP ContractOn the 19th February the DoH and GPC released the outcome of negotiations for the 2016/17 GP contract. The 1% uplift in funding to General Practice will be trumpeted as ‘a good news’ story by the...