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During COVID-19, general practice services rapidly adapted to new NHS England and Public Health England legislation to keep patients and employees safe, maintain infection control and allow general practice workers to continue delivering care (should they need to self-isolate). 

A reminder to GPs and GP practices that the temporary increase to the Annual Investment Allowance (AIA) comes to an end on 31 December 2020.

In response to COVID-19, new changes have been announced for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF). GPs across the UK must now implement these updates to reflect the impact of coronavirus on the health service.

As the main point of contact for general healthcare the role of GPs is more important than ever during the coronavirus pandemic.

Head of Healthcare, Kay Botley has analysed some of the most significant announcements on the day of Chancellor Rishi Sunak’s first budget to explain what it means for GP surgeries.

Should a locum doctor be taxed in the same way as an employee? This is the central question concerning locum urologist George Mantides, who worked at the Royal Berkshire Hospital and Medway Maritime Hospital, who’s just partially won an important tribunal ruling.

In a time of rising cost pressures and patient demands, it’s not surprising that the healthcare sector needs to find new ways to save on resources.