Cast your mind back to July of this year, when the Health and Care Act 2022 introduced the need for all CQC-registered service providers to ensure that their teams received training on learning disability and autism. There was much hype and lots of questions at the time. Fast forward to today, and there are still…

It’s frightening to learn that one in four of England’s population is classed as inactive, meaning they do less than 30 minutes of moderate physical activity each week – that’s under five minutes a day! Inactivity is one of the leading causes of preventable early death, and the IGPM team regularly see the negative impact of…

The Clinical Guidance Document – Patient Immunisation has just been updated and there’s a question that often gets asked as there’s so much conflicting information in it – that is, what vaccines can an HCA or HCSW (Healthcare Support Worker) actually undertake? Background Firstly, I must point out that there’s little guidance on this from the…

 “£110,000 a year… and they still won’t see you”. “Wages hit a difficult to justify £142,000”. “Patients turned away as GPs cream off record wages”. These are just three of the most recent newspaper headlines that have once again added fuel to the fire of negativity surrounding GP practices – despite GP partner income increasing…

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…

Recent political turmoil has led to the appointment of a new health and social care secretary in the form of Steve Barclay and a new Prime Minister is due to be selected by early September. When new people come into such influential posts, there is a brief chance to seek their attention and enlist their…

I’ve often thought that instead of all the ridiculous standards imposed on us, we’d be better off with a version of the Friends and Family test to check our performance. However, this week has killed that particular thought. Staff have been shouted at and I’ve been sworn at. Usually, it’s water off a duck’s back,…