Can you believe it’s summer already? Scottish and Northern Irish schools are on the verge of breaking up, and English schools will do the same in a matter of weeks. If your staff team includes parents with school-aged children, then the end of term will almost certainly impact on your practice in one way or…

There are many roles within general practice and whilst some people will stay in the same job for their entire working life, others often decide they want to do something different and change their job every few years; this is now considered the norm. However, something that perhaps requires more attention than it receives is…

Now that the British Medical Association (BMA) has opened its ballot for collective action among General Practitioners (GPs) in England, in protest at the imposition of the latest GP contract, Practice Index has asked a number of Practice Managers how they feel about any upcoming action. From now until midday on Monday 29th July, GP…

As we head towards the second half of the year, the Practice Index Ultimate Social Media Planner 2024 (July – December) has been updated for 2024 to help you plan your practice communications. We’ve tried to collate all the relevant dates for healthcare and related areas, to keep your social media relevant and engaging! Download…

  Policy Manager, in the HUB, helps you to quickly and easily keep policies up to date, share policies with staff members, and ensure staff have read and understood them. If you have Practice Index PLUS membership, you will have access to over 900 policies and procedures that you can use as a Template guide…

Positivity in general practice may seem like a big ask at the moment. With growing financial and time pressure, is there any way to lighten the load? We’ve collated some ideas from forum members, who have implemented new ideas that have made a difference in their practices. Reception base One manager spoke about locating their…

We had rain, a bit more rain, and then some more rain in May! As always, we tried to brighten things up for you with lots of new blogs, HUB updates and we shared our commitment to development. Best of our blogs Our commitment to development – Practice Index HUB – We don’t know what is…