The newly updated handbook contains 45 pages filled with everything you need to ensure compliance with mandatory and role-essential training requirements. This must-have handbook covers all of the following: Training requirements Assessing learning needs Continued professional development Revalidation requirements Clinical supervision Competency frameworks Appraisals Organisation-facilitated training Leave for training Funding for training Records for training…

Hi from a very tired PM Polly! Sorry it’s been a long time since I put pen to paper – or should that be fingers to keyboard? I felt compelled to do so when I read something that made me laugh out loud yesterday; I just had to share it with you! One of the…

It was a busy month with incoming changes in employment law, the National Living Wage on the horizon, and a controversial contract proposition. Catch up here… Best of our blogs I predict a riot… who’s with me? – By Paula the PM – The long-awaited GP Contract letter 2024/25 has been published. I’d like to say…

Fully revised throughout, the updated Practice Manager’s Handbook 2024 [PLUS] is now available to download. Packed with over 300 informative pages, this is the definitive guide to practice management. This essential document has been updated in line with the introduction of the CQC single assessment framework. It also includes a new section on Health, Safety…

It’s been another busy February at Practice Index. Catch up on anything you missed here… Best of our blogs I predict a riot… who’s with me? – By Paula the PM – The long-awaited GP Contract letter 2024/25 has been published. I’d like to say that I was shocked, except I’m not. What wonderful suggestions do…

In our latest HR clinic, Susi O’Brien (HR Help advisor) and Claire Houston (Practice Manager Support Manager) explored recruitment, appraisals and workforce planning Here is a summary of the questions we received, and the answers given. As a Practice Manager, the senior partner does my appraisal, but I really don’t think they understand my role…

The longest month of the year is over! During January, Practice Index brought you lots of content, updates and news, if you missed anything, read more below… Best of our blogs National Dog Walking Month – The benefits to your pooch and your mental health – By Ceri Gardener – Most dog owners would probably agree that during these dank, dark and dreary days of January, it’s hard to…