General practice leadership was in disarray last night after GPs in England ousted their leader, who is on maternity leave, in a vote of no confidence. The vote sparked a backlash – with public declarations of support for the ousted leader Dr Farah Jameel, however, the BMA committee members are hoping to elect a new…

With the announcement of pay rises for doctors this year, what does this mean for our practices? Well, that very much depends on where you’re sitting. The DDRB recommendations vary according to type of doctor and where in the country your practice sits. What the DDRB said was: Contractor GMPs in Scotland, Wales and Northern…

Following the publication of the NHS Long Term Workforce Plan at the end of June, it was revealed that there are currently over 112,000 vacancies across the NHS workforce. If you’re looking to fill a vacancy within your practice, or recruit for a new role, what can you do to try to make your practice…

Practices in London are to step up efforts to improve child vaccination rates amid threats of a major measles outbreak. An outbreak could affect tens of thousands of people because of low vaccination rates, the UK Health Security Agency has warned. It warned that an outbreak could see between 40,000 and 160,000 people affected. In…

Wellbeing, Pride and lots more! Catch up now on anything you missed out on during June. Happy Pride Month – By Aimee Linfield from LGBT Foundation Pride in Practice – As professionals working in healthcare, we all have a role in making sure our LGBTQ+ patients know that they are accepted and supported by ourselves…

Patient aggression towards receptionists in GP surgeries is a “serious workplace safety concern,” researchers warn today. A review, published in Family Medicine and Community Health, warns that such behaviour affects the wellbeing of the individuals concerned, increases levels of workplace absenteeism and has an impact on staff retention. Although there have been studies into behaviour…

This year’s Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) from NHS England includes quality improvement requirements relating to ‘workplace and wellbeing’. What do these terms mean? OK, I think we all know what a workplace is, but the ‘wellbeing’ part is less easy to define. It might sound a bit touchy-feely to some. Does it refer to…