Patient Update April 2024 Posted or Updated on 30 Apr 2024

Reflections from Dr Anil Shah - GP Principal | Clinical Director

We are now at the start of the NHS contract year and once again the media has been dominated by articles relating to the NHS and the continuous scrutiny of Primary Care.

Funding to Primary Care for 2024-25 has been increased by 2% which in itself presents a challenge with many other costs rising significantly. The National Living wage increase alone has seen a 10% hike and we are proud to be paying a minimum circa 5% above this for our Admin roles but of course this comes at a cost.

There is a continued focus on Patient Access and I am really pleased to share some encouraging feedback in the Newsletter about our service.

There has been a great deal of press also about the Physician Associate role (PA’s) and I wanted to reassure you of their key role within our Practices and they are very much part of clinical team.