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Doctors and other NHS staff have taken to not wearing badges and uniforms in public to avoid systematic abuse from a “small but sinister” tide of the public, professional leaders say today. Several leading medical and health organisations joined in a plea to the public to support the profession – having clapped staff last year…
August 2, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
General practice in one rural county could be in major crisis by Christmas, local GP leaders have warned. Several practices in Devon are on the brink of closing or cutting services drastically, the county’s local medical committee has warned. The LMC said it had put general practice on “red alert” for the first time in…
August 1, 2021, by Practice Index in H&S Updates, Health & Safety, HR - Human Resources, HR Updates 0 Comments
A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in July 2021 HR Updates Amber alerts Woman with breast cancer wins claim for harassment related to disability
July 29, 2021, by PM Polly in Funny, General Practice 11 Comments
There’s much excitement in our practice this week. The buzz is reaching fever pitch. What are we going to spend our 3% increase on? That’s if we do get it, of course! On average, for reception staff across practices, this will equate to under £2.00 per day. The staff have been talking about what this…
July 29, 2021, by Ben Gowland in COVID-19, GP Practice Management, Podcasts 0 Comments
There’s no question that the last 17 months have been especially challenging for general practice. But could things be about to get worse? COVID-19 is refusing to fade into the background, and the length of the pandemic is in itself creating issues; there’s a huge backlog of built-up demand that’s now flooding general practice. At…
July 29, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
The UK needs to improve access to primary care for the homeless to reduce their high rate of hospital emergency admissions, according to a new study. Researchers at Manchester University found that homeless people experience twice the rate of emergency admissions of those with homes. Homeless people with preventable problems, caused by conditions such as asthma…
July 29, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
General practice needs an action plan for recovery, the new leaders of the NHS were told today. A five point plan includes a call to ensure practice premises are fit for purpose within three years. This would allow safe care to delivered in modern buildings with reliable technology, according to the Royal College of GPs.…
August 4, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments