Another stealthy letter has passed across my desk. I’d missed it among the never-ending torrent of paperwork and guidance. Somehow it only slipped into my consciousness today; clearly, I must have been asleep at the end of last week. Last day of the month and last thing on a Friday – really? I must start…

More than ten thousand teenagers have signed up for virtual work experience as GPs in a pioneering project to encourage strong applications for medical courses. The Royal College of GPs launched its virtual work experience project three months ago – and it has been overwhelmed by interest. The project was established because practices were finding…

About a third of England’s lone GPs are at very high risk if they contract the COVID-19 virus, putting services at risk in many urban areas, according to an analysis published today. The risk means that these GPs may need to avoid face to face consultations – despite recent advice from NHS England that they…

Practices have been ordered to ensure they offer face to face appointments in new guidance for the NHS on the next stage of reopening services following the pandemic. NHS England instructions encourage practices to continue to use remote triage, video, on-line and phone consultation – but says they must consider those unable to access digital…

As if practice managers didn’t have enough on their plates dealing with the coronavirus fallout, the deadline for meeting website accessibility requirements looms on the horizon. Tim Green, of specialist web developer GPsurgery.net, explains more. By 23rd September 2020 – just weeks away – all public sector organisations, including GP practices, need to meet new…

Because of the COVID pandemic, and generally being busier than ever trying to weave my way through the myriad of directives from NHS England, our local CCG and the council, I’ve not really had time to lose my rag, which is quite something. However, in the last 48 hours or so, I have literally boiled…

And the answer is a resounding YES! ePACT2! If you’re wondering what on earth we’re talking about, you’re definitely not the only one. Practice managers have signed up to our toolkit in droves. But there are still a significant number of PMs who are scratching their heads, wondering why we keep asking if they have…