It has been a busy week for the General Practitioners Committee, due to the annual LMC Conference held in York on the 22nd and 23rd of May. Here are some of the key news stories to come out of the LMC Conference this week; including the vote against charging patients and the cry for more…

Amidst the hard work, tough deadlines and serious matters of working in a GP Practice there can be days when it’s impossible to stop laughing. Whether it’s a patient that’s done something hilarious or a doctor with a “you won’t believe what just happened…” anecdote to tell, we all have those funny 5 minutes. Here…

They say working for the NHS is a bit like Marmite; you either love it, or you hate it. Whichever part of the NHS you work for there will always be pros and cons, just like with any job role or career path. We took a look at what some people had said about their…

Technology is moving quickly and every single business and organisation in the world is having to catch up. If you are the manager of a GP practice then you’ll know that your patients are expecting you to keep up with the times as well. If you’re wondering whether your GP practice is 21st century enough…

It was with trepidation and excitement that we awaited the first episode of GPs: Behind Closed Doors on Channel 5. Would it be a highly edited version that showed a Practice Managers slight annoyance at the umpteenth cancelled appointment at the end of a long day? Would it show us as we generally are, low…