As we reported last week, the issue of some tenants of GP practices either decreasing, or threatening to decrease their rents, was recently raised with GPC. Tenants cannot unilaterally change the existing arrangements without due process and discussions, and to…
As many of you will know, the BMA is supporting five GP practices who have started court proceedings against NHS Property Services (NHSPS) to clarify the basis on which NHSPS calculates service charges. Since 2016, many practices have received increasingly…
We have received several queries in relation to the e-mail below concerning the rateable value reduction that may apply to some (not all) practices. We have been assured that this program has been in place for a number of years. …
Attached is a letter from Gaurav Gupta, GPC Premises and Practice Finance Policy Lead with an update regarding the BMA’s legal action against NHS Property Services.
It was announced today that the BMA is launching legal action against NHS Property Services (NHSPS) over “unjustifiable” rises in service charges faced by GP practices. Practices leasing their buildings from NHSPS have seen their charges rise over the last…
GPC legal guidance on CHP’s proposals as summarised below: CHP are asking that certain GP practices enter into a tenancy or lease, despite them already having a right of occupation. The general premise that GP practices enter into a documented…
We understand that NHS Property Services issued their lease heads of terms to practices on 31 March 2017. Please be advised that these terms are negotiable by practices on an individual basis. The terms sent out are not enforceable, but…
Update 27th November 2014 As you are hopefully aware we recently held a meeting on the 3rd November with NHS Property Services (NHS PS) and Community Health Partnerships (CHP). All LMCs were invited across the Birmingham, Solihull and Black Country…
Last Thursday we launched the results of our premises survey. We received a tremendous response from over 4,720 practices across the UK. That’s around 50 per cent of all practices – higher than any other recent survey – which highlights…