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Vulnerable General Practice?

‘General practice is experiencing unprecedented workload and workforce challenges. When general practice fails, the NHS fails’

I’m sure that you’ll agree with the above statement and we are aware that there are a number of practices within the Primary Care sector that are struggling with the demand from patients to deliver effectice and timely care whilst balancing the income streams required to earn an acceptable living for your services.

‘It is often very vulnerable. We know that practices can be excellent on CQC rating but lose a practice manager or a partner through sickness or ill health and you can end up suddenly losing a lot of organisational knowledge which can make the practice plunge into a difficult situation.’ – Dr D Geddes

Late last year Dr David Geddes (NHSE Head of Primary Care Commissioning) warned that problems for practices in this type of situation can often ‘spiral’, Dr Geddes warned, and become ‘self-fulfilling’ as local people, other practices and doctors begin to see them as ‘a practice to avoid’

What are the answers?
It was to be the release of funding to support vulnerable practices match funded with Practice funds to become more resilient. But little funding has been released and now practices are being asked to match fund with their own time to access additional funds. Surely this increases the workload on a GP’s time and adds additional stress to look for solutions to the unprecedented demands currently placed on general practice.

Often practices who are facing difficulties reach out to their LMC for support and guidance when facing such problems and in many cases rightly so. However there is an alternative to the LMC and that’s where we at EliteGP come in offering your practice a free in depth healthcheck and QOF Audit.

We can assist and help you make informed decisions that will help and support you through these times of uncertainty and enable you to realise the asset that you have worked for throughout your career is rewarded in real cash terms. We can demonstrate the true value of your business and have investors, whom all are successful in the healthcare industry willing to take on board the management of your practice and realising time to enable you to focus on being a great GP, whilst at the same time realising a premium for you and your practice.

Looking for an exit strategy?

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