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...
General Practice Forward View - an accountant's perspective The much anticipated "rescue package" for general practice has now been published and sets out plans to tackle historic underfunding, the recruitment crisis, red tape and unnecessary GP workloads, in a...
As you are probably already aware (and may have already started doing so), following changes that were announced in the 2015/16 GP contract last year, GP practices will now have to publish the average earnings of all full-time, part-time and locum GPs as part of the...
Pharmacy global sum funding 2016/17 set to fall considerably The government has announced plans to reduce the amount of funding for community pharmacies for 2016/17. In an open letter last month the Department of Health (DH) told the Pharmaceutical Services...
GPs face significant increase in CQC fees GPs could face substantial increases in CQC fees following proposals released by the regulator in November. A rise in fees was inevitable - the last two years have also seen a rise in CQC fees - but CQC’s proposed increases...
What the PMS funding changes mean for your practice The PMS funding changes – part of the national drive for equitable funding – may see a large number of redundancies, reduced service offerings and even practice closures over the next few years. Reviews in one CCG...
Will the publication of GP net earnings really improve transparency? The NHS Employers and the General Practitioners Committee of the BMA have announced changes to the GMS contract in England for 2015/16. In unprecedented plans to increase the transparency of...
Tax Rates and Allowances 2015/16 Many of the tax rates and allowances are fundamental to our business and personal lives and the main ones for the 2015/16 tax year are summarised here. We are sure that you will find it a useful point of reference throughout the coming...