The Employee Handbook: A good-news story
Mat Phillips As a practice manager, for many years I’ve longed to compile an all-encompassing Employee Handbook, one that staff can have confidence in and one that backs up the credibility of the practice… and of course me! The reality is that the day job simply gets in the way and the existing handbook, which
April 23, 2019, by Robert Campbell in CQC, GP Practice Management, Staff
I, Practice Manager
Recruiting new practice managers and keeping the good ones is a major problem for GP practices as the demands of the job continue to develop and change, and the attraction of better-paid jobs looms. I attribute my survival in the post from 1992 to 2010 to an ability to smile in adversity, a positive attitude,
April 18, 2019, by Practice Index in Compliance, Policies
Policy Review – A sprint or a marathon? Blog 3 of 3
You should now be well on your way to implementing a structured policy review process within your practice. And you know it’s a whole-team effort and not solely your responsibility (an added bonus). If you decide to opt for the marathon approach, you’ll realise it enables you to review your policies much more thoroughly than
April 18, 2019, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, Patients
Neonatal mental health awareness week
Every day 300 babies are admitted to neonatal care – that’s roughly one in seven babies born in the UK. These babies can be born prematurely (born before 37 weeks) or can be born at term but unwell. The duration of a baby’s stay in the Newborn Intensive Care Unit (NICU) varies greatly and is
April 18, 2019, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: England will fill GP training posts – HEE
England is “on course” to fill all its GP training places this year, Health Education England said yesterday. The latest specialty fill rates showed improvements in almost all specialties except paediatrics – which has seen a reduction in appointments for specialist training. There was a small improvement in general practice recruitment with 65 more applicants
April 18, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: GP super-partnership aims for network back-office role
A GP super-partnership has set out its hopes of becoming the main back office administrator for primary care networks across the country. Vincent Sai, chief executive of Modality Partnership, told the Health Service Journal that the organisation’s experience meant it could lead the development of some PCNs and act as “custodian of funds”. He said
April 15, 2019, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News
NEWS: Success for practice time management scheme
An NHS pilot scheme that aims to help GP practices manage their time more effectively has freed up more than half a million hours for patient care in just 12 months, it has been claimed. The Time for Care programme sees practices adopt new ways of working, including allowing patients book appointments more quickly, cutting
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April 11, 2019, by Mat Phillips in Employment Law, Handbook, HR - Human Resources