GP funding changes 'destabilising'

%VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%GP surgeries are being put under severe financial pressure because of changes to the way some practices receive funding, leading doctors have said.

The British Medical Association (BMA) said that last year, health officials began to phase out the Minimum Practice Income Guarantee, which the union said was an "important financial lifeline to many GP practices by guaranteeing a minimum level of funding".