Success Stories Showcase: New consultation types
One thing the health sector in the UK loves is a good survey and project pilot. There seems to be an endless stream of studies highlighting the good and bad of the NHS and healthcare delivery – and one common topic for these is the use of telephone consultations. It’s also a topic being discussed
January 21, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: Where the GP shortages are
The number of patients per GP now varies by as much as three times across England, according to a new analysis. The differences reflect shortages of doctors rather than differences in funding allocations, senior doctors say. The investigation by the BBC found 3,300 patients for every GP in Swale, Kent. This compared with 1,200 patients
January 21, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: Patient GP ratios rising – study
The ratio of GPs to patients is at its lowest since 2004, according to a new analysis. The data shows that in 2017 there were 6.19 FTE GPs per 10,000 population, compared with 6.56 per 10,000 population in 2007, according to a Royal College of GPs analysis. The figures also reveal that there are fewer
January 17, 2019, by Dottie Trufflebottom in Funny, GP Practice Management, Practice Manager
Diary of a Practice Manager – Dottie Trufflebottom
By Dottie Trufflebottom Monday – why does Monday come round so quickly? Arrived in office to find a complaint that our website has got too much information on it. How am I supposed to respond to that? Lunchtime meeting with the partners – for once, we stick to the agenda, start and finish on time and
January 17, 2019, by Phil - Practice Index in GP Practice Management, News, Vaccinations
Never mind Brexit, what about FMD?
Introduction Once again I find myself writing about a subject that is new to all of us. Now James at Practice Index does like to challenge me, so not content with the 2017-18 challenge of GDPR, he has given me the 2018-19 challenge of FMD… and I thought we were friends! The last thing we
January 16, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: GP partners worth saving – inquiry
Senior GPs have welcomed the findings of a long-awaited report into the future of partnerships in primary care. The report was published yesterday (15 January) by Dr Nigel Watson and colleagues at the Department of Health and Social Care. It is based on written feedback from over 120 individuals and organisations, and visits to 25
January 16, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: Negative stereotypes pose practice problem
General practice is attracting negative media stereotypes, discouraging recruitment, according to a new analysis. Senior GPs are depicted as defensive – in contrast with hospital doctors, who tend to be quoted as experts, according to the report in the British Journal of General Practice. Primary care is usually reported as being in crisis – with
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January 21, 2019, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, Patients, Staff