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A recent poll by mental health charity Mind found almost 90 per cent of primary care staff experience workplace stress, compared with 56 per cent of the general workforce. * When primary care professionals are well and supported, they can provide the best care for their patients. Too much pressure and other demands in the…

GPs should be allowed a standard consultation time with patients of 15 minutes – rather than ten minutes, campaigners said yesterday. The proposal is set to form the basis of talks between GP leaders and the government over the future of primary care. The British Medical Association’s GP committee also wants doctors to be able…

Dozens of practices are out of pocket because the money they need to pay GP trainees is in arrears, it has been revealed. The British Medical Association yesterday blamed contractors Capita, who are meant to reimburse practices for the salaries of trainees on behalf of NHS England. It said the problem has been reported by…

Earlier this week an article was published in Pulse that said CCGs faced with large deficits are looking to make cuts to GP enhanced services in order to find extra savings. Three CCGs – all recently rated ‘inadequate’ because of financial failings – are currently reviewing their GP enhanced service contracts, with a view to…

By Nicola Hayward  A million years ago, when I first started putting my thoughts down on paper, I wrote an article about all of the abbreviations we meet every single day which seem to be heightened in the NHS. See I’ve started already! It was actually a set of instructions I’d received that had set…

By Robert Campbell In academic fields, the role of research is essential, and believe me having spent years writing articles and preparing lectures I have done plenty. But surprisingly these research skills are transferable to the role of GP Practice Management. The ability to research important, up to date information on current issues, concerns and…