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Archive | December, 2015

New Year’s Resolutions for the NHS – Nicola Hayward

New Year’s Resolutions for the NHS

It wasn’t 5 minutes ago that I was writing just before Christmas – that’s been ‘n’ gone in the blink of an eye and here we are now on the verge of a brand new year.  There was a lot on the news this morning about New Year’s Resolutions… the only resolution I ever made…

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Christmas already! Where did that year go? Nicola Hayward

December 24, 2015, by in Practice Life 0 Comments

2016 desktop calendar

Well, here we are, Christmas already! Where did that year go? When my kids were little, the year went in batches of six to eight week terms – no sooner had the little buggers gone back to school, than it seemed I was sorting out childcare for holidays again and yet now, the weeks are…

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HR / Employment Law – Updates and News – Week 52 – 2015

HR / Employment Law – Updates and News

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. REASONABLE ADJUSTMENTS FOR DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION Disability issues continue to dominate employment law cases with the recent case of Griffiths v The Secretary of State for Work & Pensions [2015] EWCA Civ 1265 which related to the Equality Act 2010, particularly: Section…

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Meet the 2015 Practice Manager of the Year…

December 22, 2015, by in Awards 0 Comments

Meet the 2015 Practice Manager of the Year…

By Andrew Jenkins, Williams Medical Supplies It gives us enormous pleasure to congratulate Claire Shea from Longford Surgery on winning the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) Practice Manager of the Year Award, proudly sponsored by Williams Medical. With GP surgeries facing ever-increasing demands, the exceptional work undertaken by Practice Managers is more important than ever…

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Just For Fun – Some Christmas Cheer for the Surgery

December 22, 2015, by in Christmas, Funny 0 Comments

Christmas Cheer

Share by email or pin (discreetly) on the office noticeboard if your team need a little pick me up. Go on – it’s Christmas! ‘Doctor, doctor, can I have second opinion?’ ‘Certainly. Come back tomorrow!’ ‘Doctor, doctor, I keep seeing images of Mickey Mouse and Donald Duck!’ ‘I see, and how long have you been…

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Finding balance when it comes to appointments

December 17, 2015, by in Appointments 8 Comments

Appointments

Access to appointments tends to go hand-in-hand with patient satisfaction. At a time when patient demand is higher than ever before and many practices are struggling to fill GP vacancies, is there such a thing as the perfect balance of same day and future appointment booking? The answer is, of course, no as too many…

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HR / Employment Law – Updates and News – Week 51 – 2015

HR / Employment Law – Updates and News

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates and related stories. CONTINUOUS DISABILITY DISCRIMINATION AND TIME LIMITS FOR CLAIMS There are clear limitation periods for bringing employment law claims with most needing to be lodged before the Employment Tribunal within 3 months minus 1 day from the date of the first act…

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