This isn’t a new problem, but I think it’s time we launched a challenge relating to Vaccination and Immunisation payments, CQRS and the ‘business rules’… We recently had to update a CQRS submission as the data extraction had picked up one fewer vaccination than we had on our records. It turns out that the patient…

Practice managers have joined doctors in expressing alarm at the Labour party’s proposals for general practice. The Institute of General Practice Management wrote this week to Labour leader Keir Starmer and his health spokesman Wes Street after Starmer spoke at the weekend about abolish GP partnerships and enabling patient self-referral to patients. Starmer’s account of…

We all know that historically practice managers have failed to be recognised for the incredible job they do. Two years ago today four practice managers decided enough was enough and came together to form the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM). One of the main objectives of The IGPM has been to create a formal…

I’m sure we’ve all heard things in our day-to-day lives that have shocked us, angered us, filled us with passion or other emotions. One line that sticks with me was uttered by my fellow IGPM Director, Jo Wadey. When she asked why practice managers were not included in the English Government’s New to Partnership Scheme,…

Over 250 people joined us this week for the Gender Identity Toolkit Launch Webinar. The toolkit is a project the IGPM have been working on with Indigo, the LGBT Foundation Pride in Practice, and Practice Index for some time. This work has resulted in a document that we think is highly relevant to practices, and…

Following the publication of NHS England & Improvement’s letter titled “General Practice Contract Arrangements in 2022/23”, the IGPM received a large number of contacts from members highlighting their concerns over proposed changes. We canvassed remaining members for their opinions and have produced this document to highlight to NHS England & Improvement (NHSE&I) and other relevant…

Following on from a difficult 2020 and the start of the pandemic, 2021 has been a highly pressured and volatile year in primary care. With PMs at the forefront of the ever changing general practice landscape, and with increasing demands on time, resources and sanity, the Institute of General Practice Management felt it was important…