Please note this page was last updated on 15-11-2022. For the latest pricing and details on Practice Index PLUS please click here.  Practice Index, the UK’s leading resource for practice managers, is pleased to announce the launch of Practice Index PLUS. PLUS is a membership option that allows you unlimited access to new features and…

Much has been made – both within the primary care sector and by the media – about general practice. Extended opening times, the changing practice workforce, levels of care… but what do patients, arguably the people that matter the most, think about general practice? Practice Index interviewed a trio of patients of different ages and…

The growing age of Britain’s GPs is a major risk to primary care, a senior doctor has warned. The Royal College of GPs has called for new measures to persuade doctors to stay in general practice. Its latest analysis suggests that 467 practices in England have GPs who are mostly over the age of 55.…

Firstly, I must begin with the main factor driving locum rates provided to us (this may be an obvious one!) being the time of year in which sessions are booked. This may not always be the case, but is the main contributing factor – after all, this is a seasonal market! Holiday periods during which…

Practices in Wales have won backing from inspectors for their treatment of patients. The Welsh health inspectorate says that every practice it visited treated patients with “dignity, respect, compassion and kindness.” The findings come from a report on visits to 27 practices in the last financial year. The inspectors say many practices now offer access…

An employee who is consistently late for work affects the level of patient care/service and the practice generally.  Here are our tips to help you deal with persistent employee tardiness. (1) Clarity   Make sure that your employees are clear about when they have to arrive and be ready to work. Even if an employee…

Extra funding for general practice will be restricted next year to limited areas of the country, including London, it has been announced. During that period the cash will only be available for “improving access” schemes, NHS England said. Only in 2018 will the increased funding be extended to the whole country, offering £6 per patient…