Gordon Brown

PM welcomes half of practices extending hours

Prime minister Gordon Brown has welcomed news that more than half of practices in England are now opening their surgeries for evening or weekend sessions.

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NHS Employers argues for 2% pay rise for doctors and dentists

NHS Employers today called for pay rises for doctors and dentists in 2009/10 to be limited to 2 per cent.

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Contract deal reallocates 72 QOF points and cuts MPIG reliance

GP leaders have agreed a funding package for 2009/10 that will cut practices' reliance on MPIG, and which could guarantee a pay rise for every practice in the UK.

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Enterprise Awards 2009

GP and the RCGP are launching the Enterprise Awards 2009 to showcase new ways of working in primary care. Share your ideas and get a chance to win £4,000 in prize money. Read more


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Liam Farrell

Liam Farrell: The merry-go-round of nuns and ear wax

by Liam Farrell

08-Oct-08

When I was a young lad in Ireland, our patient list included an enclosed convent - they were good pa... Read more

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Mary Selby

Mary Selby: White elephants overrun Hundred Acre wood

by Mary Selby

08-Oct-08

Pooh and Eeyore were worried. Kanga had been given an elephant by someone called Gordon and she had ... Read more

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Why practices deserve a pay increase

by GP Newspaper editorial

08-Oct-08

A team from GP spent three days last week producing daily editions for delegates at the RCGP's annua... Read more

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