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GPs face ‘biggest pay cut yet’ under DH contract plans

GP practices face the biggest cut to their income in almost a decade under reforms the government is threatening to impose, GP leaders have warned. In a 25 October letter to all GPs in England, GPC chairman Dr Laurence Buckman said the government’s plan to impose a 1.5% GMS uplift in return for more work

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Realrider

Angel investment helps REALRIDER rev up for launch

AN online forum for the UK’s motorcyclists is revved up and ready to go after netting a £285,000 investment. Realrider has been launched by Newcastle-based management team Andrew Richardson and Zoe Farrington and aims to attract 500,000 bikers over the next three years. Both Richardson and Farrington are currently taking their motorbike tests so they

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Sage Software

RMT Technology has a wealth of experience with Sage software, having been a business partner for over 10 years. Here is how we can help you get the most from your software:- Installations Single user or across a network, sometimes you might need our expertise installing it properly and setting up user access. Implementing Sage We

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In House Data Networks

Low Disk Space. This problem has the potential to bring down a corporate network and must be acted on immediately. DeepSpace® can be used for investigating the causes of low disk space incidences and help identify remedies and prevention. With DeepSpace®, a network administrator can quickly identify and remove large and unnecessary files and prevent

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Stephen Slater – Planting the seed of recovery

ANYONE looking for positive financial news over the last few months would know how needle owners must feel when confronted by the proverbial haystack. But in among reports of the eurozone’s continuing travails, the UK’s lacklustre GDP figures and persistent jitters on the world’s stock markets, a small domestic bright spot could clearly be discerned

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Healthy rise for GP Notional rent

Average notional rent increases of 9.68 per cent are being reported for doctors’ surgeries in the first two quarters of 2012. But a firm of surveyors claims some practices are reluctant to pursue their rent reviews in 2012 because they are concerned that their level of rent reimbursement would be cut and leave them out

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GPC pushes for pay uplift of “several percent”

GPC negotiators have confirmed they will be pushing for a pay rise for GPs of ‘several per cent’ in this year’s contract talks in order to cover rising practice expenses. The move comes despite the Treasury imposing a 1% cap on public sector pay rises, and the Department of Health scrapping the independent pay review

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Government U-Turn excludes GPs from DDRB pay review

Pulse can reveal health secretary Andrew Lansley sent a letter to the Doctors and Dentists’ Review Body (DDRB) in July saying there would be ‘no need’ for it to make any recommendations this year for GP and dentist pay from 2013/14. He said there was a ‘well-established basis’ for allocating the 1% public sector pay

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Investment tax breaks on agenda at event

Entrepreneurs looking for capital to boost their start-up firms, and investors who might be able to provide that boost, will be attending a special event next week which will examine the latest developments in the business investment tax regime. Hosted by Rivers Capital Partners in partnership with RMT Accountants & Business Advisors, the 12 June

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