Just a couple of weeks in to 2025 and we can all be forgiven to thinking it’s going to be another roller-coaster year spent firefighting on all fronts.

As we reach the end of the year, it’s a good time for the NHS to reflect, and see where we might be heading in the New Year.

The new government is continuing to make noises about the NHS moving forward…

I am sure we are all evaluating the effect of the recent Budget, and trying to work out the financial impact on our practices. This is a triple whammy, and we should not ignore the financial implications that it will cause.

FPM's anonymous blogger shares their secret diary with thoughts on the Physician Associate consultation and where that could leave PA's, their Practices and their Patients. 

FPM's secret diarist and practice manager updates us on the new government's views on the partnership model, plus funding, wastage and a glut of doctors.

Well, no one can accuse the new Government of dragging their feet. They seem to have hit the ground running with announcements and action to address the long-term issues across the NHS.

The dust has now settled on the general election and whatever our political views are, we now have a new administration in charge. Naturally, it will take time and patience to see any material change in many things, but the soundbites coming out from the new government are encouraging.

As we recover from the last-minute QOF work to maximise income, we now move on to the new QOF year, and the challenges are just as intense, says FPM's secret diarist and practice manager. 

The new contract for 2024/5 has just been announced for the NHS and General Practice. The view on different platforms is… that it will make only a tiny difference to practices. I can't agree with that, though. In my view, it is going to make a huge difference to practices and patients, and we cannot ignore it.