It is encouraging to note that there is much more activity now taking place with proposed development of new medical centres. This has come about with the implementation of the Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF) for which the new medical centres need to be up and running by 31 March 2019. With construction typically […]
I have written previous articles about the proposed leases for the practices who occupy all or part of health centres, now owned by NHS Property Services Limited. Such practices do not occupy health centres by way of formal lease agreements, although there have been various efforts made in times gone by for leases to be […]
The immense pressure on healthcare services has been highly publicised. One of many key statistics to indicate this, is that whereas the proportion of over 65s in the UK population rose only marginally between 2000 to 2010, from 23% to 24%, by 2035 it is expected to increase to 44%. This will bring about quite […]
Adam met with MP Alan Mak, to discuss plans for the relocation of Emsworth Surgery in Hampshire. Emsworth Practice has been a long-standing client of Primary Care Surveyors, with PCS providing valuation and rent review advice as well as ongoing advice on opportunities for a new medical centre.
There has been much speculation and discussion about the future structure of primary care, with a particular concern being recruitment of GPs and how this affects succession planning for practices. This may in turn affect the continuation of the GP practice as we know it. The challenge of recruiting partners to practices has been a […]
Adam Thompson writes for Management In Practice on the subject of primary care property, succession planning and the challenges of recruiting new GP partners.
It is generally acknowledged that there has been an underinvestment in primary care infrastructure for several years. The reasons for this are well established, with the focus in recent years having been to ensure continuity of service provision which has consumed an ever-increasing part of NHS budgets against lower tax yields during the austerity following […]
With many GP premises being owned within the partnership, there is frequent need for a valuation to be undertaken of the surgery premises, usually required when a partner is leaving or joining the practice. The first consideration is the Partnership Agreement, if one exists. The agreement should include details of how the property is to […]
The Primary Care Infrastructure Fund was launched in 2015, pledging £1billion investment in infrastructure improvements for primary care. In Adam Thompson’s recent article for Management in Practice magazine, he sheds light on the opportunities enabled by this funding, through the newly named ‘Estates & Technology Transformation Fund’.
Primary Care Surveyors’ Adam Thompson has contributed his thoughts to Jerrard Keats & Wolley’s article, on providing trusted resources for GPs facing challenges during times of partnership change.
Further to my previous article, many of you will have seen features in the media about the “standard GP lease” that has been agreed between NHS Property Services and the BMA. This is an encouraging step forward and has been much anticipated. I am always concerned about how standardised such agreements can be, when there […]
As premises continues to be a hot topic in the health care sector, Adam Thompson shares his thoughts on the changing composition of health care and property, and ensuring premises suit the needs of primary care in the 21st Century.
