Mark<p>England GPs will be able to claim £20 per patient for seeking specialist advice</p><p>GPs will be paid £20 each time they decide not to send a patient to hospital under a government scheme</p><p>GPs will be able to claim money if they instead seek advice from a <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/hospital" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>hospital</span></a> doctor or specialist before a decision is taken about referring <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/patients" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>patients</span></a> for tests & treatment in out-of-hospital setting</p><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/society/2025/apr/17/gps-in-england-will-be-able-to-claim-20-for-every-time-patient-is-not-sent-to-hospital" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/society/2025/a</span><span class="invisible">pr/17/gps-in-england-will-be-able-to-claim-20-for-every-time-patient-is-not-sent-to-hospital</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/SaveOurNHS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>SaveOurNHS</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/PeopleNotProfits" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>PeopleNotProfits</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a></p>