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What is the most efficient way to pull together all the information that your accountant needs to prepare the year-end accounts? Do you take the ‘tidy as you go’ approach and record the information regularly through the year? With a busy surgery to run, the best intentions of keeping on top of the financial records…
July 15, 2021, by Practice Index in COVID-19, HR - Human Resources, HR Updates 0 Comments
According to the Office for National Statistics*, over one million people have reported experiencing long COVID – i.e., symptoms caused by COVID-19 infection which can last for weeks or months. The NHS lists common symptoms as extreme tiredness, shortness of breath, problems with memory and concentration, difficulty sleeping, and depression and anxiety, to name but…
July 15, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GP leaders have reacted angrily to a decision to remove the vaccine booster campaign from practices this autumn. The government wants a “double jab” with vulnerable patients receiving their annual flu vaccine at the same time as a booster dose. Practices would normally lead on giving flu vaccines but a letter issued last night by…
July 15, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Mixed messages from the government are set to expose practice staff to increased levels of abuse, primary care leaders have warned. According to one GP leader, staff have already faced significant abuse as they seek to encourage patients to undergo COVID vaccination. The Londonwide local medical committees is now gathering evidence of the extent of…
July 12, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices should continue to require use of masks from next week to protect safety of patients and staff, the Royal College of GPs has stated. It issued its advice as government ministers appeared to be backtracking on declaring 19 July to be “freedom day.” Under current legislation, there will be no requirement to wear masks…
July 9, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Patient satisfaction with GP services improved over the last year in spite of the restrictions imposed by the pandemic, according to the latest findings of a major annual survey. The proportion of patients saying they had a good experience of making an appointment increased from 65% to 71%, according to the NHS GP Patient survey.…
July 8, 2021, by PM Polly in GP Practice Management, Opinion 29 Comments
I had a conversation the other day that led me, emphatically, to realise why the ‘powers that be’ don’t understand what actually happens in general practice. Like most practices, we’ve been inundated with patients not being able to get a COVID Passport. One patient in particular was having terrible problems not being able to get…
July 15, 2021, by AISMA in Accounting, AISMA 0 Comments