In a reaction to the increasingly poor work-life balance that many are experiencing, there has been a growing movement across the globe known on social media as “quiet quitting”. Is this phenomenon about to hit the NHS, and what can managers do about it? Quiet quitting is where employees decide not to go above and…

There’s a dichotomy between the resources that are being put into general practice and the national messages that are being given about the service. Is this deliberate, and is general practice the victim of some elaborate plot against it? Or is it simply the ineptitude and lack of understanding of those making the decisions? The…

With inflation hovering around 10% and the increase in the GP contract locked at 2.1% (agreed back in 2019) the cost of living increase is disproportionately impacting GP practices.  Could this be the straw that breaks the camel’s back for independent general practice? The impact of the huge cost of living rises is not simply…

There are 2.4 million military veterans in Great Britain, constituting 5% of the population aged 16 or over.  Despite the common perception that veterans are elderly, 40% of veterans are aged between 16 and 64 years.  Although many veterans make the transition from military to civilian life without difficulty, a small proportion struggle due to…

The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) has recently launched formal accreditation for Practice Managers. Three of their directors recently joined me to talk about the accreditation process, and you can listen to our conversation here. I think this is a really important initiative, both for individual Practice Managers and the profession as a whole…

When a story emerged recently of a single-handed GP who’d had to cancel pre-booked leave with her family because she wasn’t able to secure cover from a locum, it was a striking example of the impact of the lack of available GPs. It made it abundantly clear that the consequences of the current shortage extend…

Much of the reaction so far to the Fuller Report has been that it’s pretty anodyne and that the implications for general practice are relatively limited. My sense, however, is different; the report could end up being one of the most significant ever for general practice and how it operates. This is because of the…