It’s all too easy to take what we do every day for granted; we’re so bogged down in the politics, the contracts, and the day-to-day business of running a practice. However, I’m not one to take things for granted, and I often like to reflect on how I got to be sitting in my office…

When you think back to the reason why you started working in general practice, was it because it was well paid? You loved the hours? Was it convenient geographically? Perhaps those suggestions are part of the answer, but I bet most of you wanted to make a difference. It’s what drives so many of us – having an impact…

parkrun is a global organisation whose mission is to create a healthier and happier planet. It seeks to unite people across the world under the shared banner of free community-led, socially-focused, physical activity. There are more than 750 parkrun events all over the UK. Participation is through volunteering, walking or running (or a combination of all three) and…

You will have seen previous blogs and posts in the forum advising that the CQC are exchanging 150 key lines of enquiry (KLOEs) for 34 Quality Statements (QSs). This is obviously frustrating for all those Practice Managers who have just finished memorising the 150 KLOEs and aligning evidence to them all! But what does this actually…

The IGPM presented a webinar yesterday (29th June) on Veteran-Friendly Surgeries. Are you one? Should you be? Why would you be? And what do you need to do to get that accreditation? We were accompanied by two ‘expert’ guests – Brigadier Robin Simpson (retired) FRCGP, and Darren Davies, Staff Sergeant, Royal Military Police (also retired).…

The recent annual public satisfaction ratings for the NHS were probably the last thing GP practices needed to hear after such a tough two years – especially coming, as they did, just as practices were going back into QOF, enhanced services and dealing with rising numbers of Covid cases. The document from the latest British…

While no one really knows what the future will hold for patients with Long Covid, it does appear that the Government is prepared to support sufferers, especially in the short term. The specification for the Long Covid Enhanced Service has a few points that are noteworthy, not least of which is the need to complete…