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Making Sense of the 2025/26 GP Contract
Making Sense of the 2025/26 GP Contract

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...

Succession Planning for Care Homes
Succession Planning for Care Homes

ss@hawsons.co.uk As you know, operating a care home comes with responsibilities that go beyond those in other sectors. You need to deliver care to vulnerable residents, manage the wellbeing of staff (who do an incredibly difficult job), in addition to working within...

Effective GP Management Strategies
Effective GP Management Strategies

When it comes to running a GP surgery, effective management is paramount. In this article, we discuss how GP practices can optimise their financial sustainability, operational efficiency, regulatory compliance and HR management in the long term.   GP Finance: focus on...

Care Home Budget Update
Care Home Budget Update

The Autumn Budget unveiled some key changes to tax policy as the Chancellor looks to raise £40bn of additional funding. In this article, we look at how these changes will affect the care home sector.   Staff costs From April 2025, the care home sector among many...

GP contract referendum
GP contract referendum

All members of the General Practitioners' profession affiliated with the British Medical Association (BMA) have been asked to participate in a pivotal single-question referendum. The referendum seeks to gauge their acceptance of the General Medical Services (GMS)...

RCVS sustainability guidance
RCVS sustainability guidance

On 1st June new environmental rule changes were implemented by The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS). The new PSS Environment Sustainability Standards were approved by the RCVS last summer (2022) as concerns were raised regarding the impact on the...

Care Home Covid Funding Ended too Soon
Care Home Covid Funding Ended too Soon

A recent study called ‘Bailed out and Burned out’ has examined the financial impact of the pandemic on care homes and their staff. The study found that the Covid government funding ended to early with care homes and staff struggling with the aftermath of the pandemic....