A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK  

April is Stress Awareness Month, a month dedicated to the causes and cures of stress. This year’s theme is #LeadWithLove, encouraging an approach to treat ourselves and others with kindness, compassion, and acceptance.

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK  

Spring is just around the corner - and so is the new financial year and the new GP Contract... Join us on Wednesday 30th April at 1230 for our new FREE Thornfields expert-led webinar: 2025/26 GP Finance Update.

Another month has begun which means even more Awareness Days are on the horizon. Take a look at what is coming up this month.

FPM's Secret Diarist (and recently retired practice manager) gives their thoughts on a possible end to the 8am scramble, and recent votes in Parliament on NI changes (written prior to announced abolition of NHSE). 

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK  

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK  

Sir Keir Starmer announced a radical and highly significant move this week when he scrapped NHS England, the body which has been responsible for the daily running of the NHS in England since 2012. But what does this mean for primary care, and what might the effect be - if any - on patients?

A recent report from the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) has offered a new solution to the GP access and funding crisis. It says that the key to reducing demand for GP appointments and solving primary care’s chronic underfunding lies in ‘segmenting’ the population into groups with similar needs – creating Integrated Neighbourhood Teams (INTs).