ss@hawsons.co.uk Recruitment gaps, rising costs and difficult choices Across primary care, workforce pressures remain high. Recruitment challenges are nothing new, but for many GP practices, the strain has become more than just operational. It’s financial. With gaps...
ss@hawsons.co.uk If you're a GP partner or practice manager, you are probably wondering, what does the new GP contract mean for us? Hawsons Healthcare Partner, Scott Sanderson says: ‘The 2025/26 GP contract is not just another policy shift, it will directly affect how...
On 11 June 2025, Chancellor Rachel Reeves delivered a landmark Spending Review, where she pledged to increase departmental spending by 2.3% per year in real terms. An additional £190 billion is to be allocated to public services, sectors such as healthcare, transport...
The government announced that GP’s and all other practice staff will receive a 6% pay rise as recommended by the independent pay review body. The pay rise aims to address the recruitment and retention issues in the NHS. Recently, the NHS has struggled with recruitment...
GPs and practices are likely to face higher tax bills in 2023/24 In the 2023/24 tax year, HMRC is reforming how they calculate taxes from profits that will affect businesses and self-employed individuals from April 2024. This reform will change the time period of when...
The voluntary ‘scheme pays’ deadline for GPs to claim the NHS pension scheme support with their pension taxes has been extended until March 2023. The original deadline to claim for the 2020/21 tax year was 31 July 2022. Under the current NHS pension scheme, the...
Health leaders have been criticised by GP’s for pushing through contract changes without the backing from the profession. What are these changes? On 1st March, NHS England published a letter highlighting changes to the 2022/23 GP contract. There are two main...
The government has announced that planned changes to NHS Pension Scheme contributions will be delayed until October after originally expected to be implemented from April. What are the proposed changes to the NHS pension scheme? From October members of the NHS...
Bank of England Update for Businesses and Households During this difficult time for businesses and households, the Bank of England has put together a list of sites where you can find the latest updates from the Government. The following has been circulated by the bank...
Boris’ plan for the NHS After winning the general election last month Conservative leader Boris Johnson has confirmed that the NHS would be a top priority for the government. The Conservative manifesto stated that the NHS budget will increase by £33.9 billion by...
Hawsons Chartered Accountants turned 165 years old in 2019 Hawsons Chartered Accountants was founded in the city of Sheffield in 1854 – more than 25 years before the creation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales – by Alfred Allott and John...
Tax implications of the Election Result The general election has ended and the Conservatives have secured a large majority winning 365 seats. What does this mean for tax? How will the election result affect you or your business? Tax expert Craig Walker provides a...