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You need to know the PGM 2024
NHS England released its updated Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual (PGM) this week. The PGM is used by the Integrated Care Boards to manage all aspects of general practice and helps to interpret and implement the various legislative regulations and directions which govern the sector.
Podcast: What does the Provider Selection Regime mean for primary healthcare providers?
Primary healthcare law experts Justin Cumberlege and Robert McCartney host our first podcast of the year, discussing what the new Provider Selection Regime means for primary healthcare providers.
Podcast: Social media uses and abuses in primary care
Social media is a complex issue in employment law. What are the rules for doctors and other professionals? Find out in our latest podcast, hosted by Robert McCartney and Rachel Levine.
Opportunity knocks for GP provider organisations
The new Health and Care Bill published in the summer sets out how the government plans to reform health services and achieve better integration between health and care in England. Ross Clark and Alison Oliver explore some of its key elements and its implications for general practice.
Social Care Newsbrief autumn 2021
Read the autumn 2021 Social Care Newsbrief.
New Hempsons Southampton office
Announcing the opening of our fifth UK office.
Primary Care – the impact of the White Paper
The main thrust of the paper is to put ICS (integrated Care Systems) onto a statutory footing, and provide the statutory foundation for the reforms which are a progression of the Five Year Forward View (which was published 7 years ago now) and the NHS Long Term Plan published in 2019.
New Year partner and associate promotions
We are delighted to announce a new partner and several associate promotions, providing a major boost to our healthcare advisory, healthcare litigation, commercial and real estate teams.
Hempsons celebrate another great year in The Legal 500
We are delighted to announce another outstanding year for Hempsons in The Legal 500. Our team has been praised for its exceptional reputation and high quality of work over the past year.
Network Contract DES Specification 2020 / 2021 – key dates for CCGs
The new Network Contract DES Contract Specification contains important key dates for practices, PCNs and commissioners. Those of particular relevance for CCGs are:
What exactly is the Court of Protection? Philippa Doyle appears in Care Home Management
Philippa Doyle appears in Care Home Management's March/April issue to discuss Court of Protection.
Newsflash: Private GP Services – not under my roof!
Recently published NHS England guidance on the new GMS contract (Click here to read guidance), outlines a new blanket ban on GPs advertising and hosting private GP services from within their surgery premises. The changes mark a sea change and are potentially a major threat to a number of existing practice business models.
New partner Justin Cumberlege further strengthens Hempsons’ primary care team
Hempsons’ successful primary care team has been further strengthened by the arrival of another nationally-renowned sector leader, as GP specialist Justin Cumberlege joins our London office as a partner.