Analysis by the Liberal Democrats suggests the rise could cost GP surgeries the equivalent of over two million appointments a year
will leave GP surgeries with “no choice but to cut appointments and staff”, according to analysis from the Liberal Democrats.and it is calling on the government to exempt GPs and other health and care providers from the increase, which is due to come into force next April.
The Institute of General Practice Management has estimated that the rise will mean the average GP surgery’s tax bill will go up by around £20,000 a year. The 6,275 GP practices in England could end up facing a total of £125.5m a year in additional costs. The Royal College of GPs has written to Health Secretary Wes Streeting, calling for GP surgeries to be protected from the rise by receiving the “necessary funding to cover these additional costs”.
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