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Summer 2012
It's 1:18pm on Sunday 20th May, 2012
Dispensing doctors see income decline
Dispensing practices in England and Wales believe they have been underpaid in 2010/11. It is because of prescribing efficiency during 2010-11 that dispensing doctors now find themselves £8.6 million out of pocket, thanks to a fee scale envelope underpayment. The dispensing fee can go up as well as down. If too many items are issued, [...]
Posted by
Susan Charnock
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Advice for Healthcare businesses
On October 19 2011
Free home care – a double-edged sword
The plan for 250,000 elderly people to get free home care is outlined in the Government’s Social Care Bill which survived a recent challenge in the House of Lords. The cost at the moment is expected to come from the Department of Health which plans to pay £420 million, and councils are being asked to [...]
Posted by
Susan Charnock
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Advice for Businesses, Advice for Healthcare businesses
On February 11 2010
