A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. DIABETES PREVENTION POLICY FAILS TO UNDERSTAND SOCIOCULTURAL INFLUENCES NHS England and Public Health England are currently working on evidence to implement the new national diabetes prevention programme, which will include classes in cooking and exercise. However, Professor Greenhalgh (professor of primary care health sciences…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. NEW NURSING MODEL BETTER FOR GPs? Community nursing leaders in Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS are working with local authorities and communities with a view to adopting the Buurtzorg Nederland (home care provider) model in the UK as part of the “redesign” of local…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. THINK BEFORE POSTING IMAGES ON WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA This week sees GPs and practice personnel cautioned to take greater care when posting on websites or social media. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted a photo of himself with brain surgeons at the UniversityCollegeLondonHospital to celebrate…

What is shared parental leave? Shared Parental Leave is a new way for parents to share statutory leave and pay following the birth of a child, Shared Parental Leave (SPL) was introduced by the Government for all babies born after 5th April 2015. At first glance the SPL scheme does look quite complicated, it would…

A team member becoming pregnant needn’t be the ‘HR nightmare’ you envisage it to be if you plan ahead and know what your responsibilities are as a manager and an employer. The National Childbirth Trust (NCT) recommends that you set an informal catch-up with your colleague and work through this tick list fairly soon after…

One of the questions Practice Index was asked by a practice manager recently related to staffing numbers and whether or not there was a formula for the correct number of staff to patients. The honest answer is that there isn’t one, although we can look at statistical data to find out what the average staff:patient…

Coming up with interview questions that will really tell you something about your candidates can be more difficult than it seems. Save precious time by avoiding going over all the standard data and information most receptionist CVs will include, and make sure these prompts are on your list: they all invite your candidates to give…