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A booster vaccine programme for the most vulnerable people is likely to begin in September, it has been announced. The move was proposed by the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation in advance of the findings of clinical trials of booster injections. The committee has proposed that the vulnerable get a double injection of a…
June 29, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
A new practice payments and pensions system is failing to give managers the detailed data they expect, raising concerns that key payments information is missing, it has been revealed. The problems with the system, developed by contractors Capita, go beyond “teething problems,” according to a joint letter to NHS England. The letter has been signed…
June 29, 2021, by Robert Campbell in GPs, Managing staff, Staff 0 Comments
Averages in general practice* GP list size is 2,087 patients. Practice list size is 8,757. Number of repeat prescription items issued per patient per annum is 13. Number of GP referrals made per month is 9 per GP. Number of consultations per patient per annum is about 3. As a practice manager and AMSPAR tutor,…
June 24, 2021, by Ben Gowland in (IGPM) Institute of General Practice Management, GP Practice Management, Podcasts 11 Comments
There has been a call in recent times – both from practice managers themselves and from those outside the profession – for practice managers to receive a professional accreditation. But what does professional accreditation actually mean, and is it something PMs should aspire to? Professional accreditation is the formal recognition of an individual’s competence to…
June 24, 2021, by Practice Index in DNAs, GP Practice Management 1 Comment
A perennial problem for general practice is the issue of missed appointments or ‘did not attends’ (DNAs) – and it’s not getting any better. A recent study published in the British Journal of General Practice found that rates of missed GP appointments have not changed much at all over the past 20 years. According to…
June 23, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
The government is assuming a COVID vaccine booster programme will be needed this autumn – although one expert has raised doubts about its necessity, it has been reported. Health secretary Matt Hancock spoke on Monday of “plans for the booster programme”, leading GP leaders to warn they do not have the resources to administer another…
June 21, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Total practice appointments in England dropped in April amid unprecedented demand as the country emerged from the worst of the pandemic, according to new data. Appointment numbers slumped in April following a record March – leading to GP leaders to raise concerns about a new responsibility, for weight management, to be imposed on practices. The…
July 1, 2021, by GP Practice News in COVID-19, GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments