Our new Health and Safety Handbook is packed with 59 pages of essential information, containing everything you need to successfully manage health and safety in the workplace.This must-have handbook covers all of the following: Health and Safety legislation Health and safety regulation Health and safety guidance Premises guidance Risk management COSHH Dispensary risk management To…
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Think twice about health inequalities – By Phil Coates
July 7, 2022, by Phil - Practice Index in General Practice, Training
![Think twice about health inequalities – By Phil Coates Male hand with scissors cutting word Inequality, gray background, top view](https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/understanding-health-inequalities-75x75.jpeg)
The NHS “is there to improve our health and wellbeing, supporting us to keep mentally and physically well, to get better when we are ill and, when we cannot fully recover, to stay as well as we can to the end of our lives” (NHS Constitution for England). Such a powerful statement and coupled with…
Mandatory training – who decides what your team needs to do?
May 26, 2022, by Phil - Practice Index in GP Practice Management, Staff, Training
![Mandatory training – who decides what your team needs to do? Web](https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/training-75x75.jpeg)
There are always lots of questions asked about mandatory training. What does mandatory training cover? Who needs to do what particular training? When do you need to do refresher training? Where is the training to be done? Maybe you’ve also been asked, “Why do I need to do it?” If you’re left thinking, “I can’t…
The Care Certificate course
May 26, 2022, by Phil - Practice Index in GP Practice Management, HCAs, News
![The Care Certificate course Nurse sitting on a hospital bed next to an older woman helping hands, care for the elderly concept](https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/care-certificate-75x75.jpeg)
The Care Certificate isn’t a new concept, but what does it mean to you? Do you know how it applies to you and your practice? Have your Healthcare Assistants (HCAs) and Assistant Practitioners (APs) completed the Care Certificate? Did you know they had to (well, those employed since April 2015 have to)? Then there’s the…
Celebrating five years of the Practice Index HUB
May 12, 2022, by Practice Index in HUB, Practice Index News
![Celebrating five years of the Practice Index HUB Five years paper sign over confetti. Vector holiday illustration.](https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/5-years-of-the-hub-75x75.jpeg)
First launched in 2017 the HUB was home to just a handful eLearning courses. Five years on it now boasts 4,000 registered practices, half a million completed courses, 10,781 benchmarking searches and 5,527 PPA claims. Our eLearning has expanded to offer: Over 100 statutory and mandatory courses A series of in-depth Masterclasses on topics of…
The ever-growing medicine cabinet
May 5, 2022, by Mat Phillips in Clinics, GP Practice Management, Patients, Staff
![The ever-growing medicine cabinet Pulse Oximeter, finger digital device to measure oxygen saturation in blood. Reduced oxygenation is an emergency sign of pneumonia, for instance caused by coronavirus. Device on Caucasian female hand.](https://practiceindex.co.uk/gp/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/ever-growing-medicines-cabinet-75x75.jpeg)
It wasn’t too many years ago that the humble medicine cabinet simply contained some plasters and aspirin. Nowadays, it seems to be bulging at the seams with all kinds of tablets and a variety of home diagnostic equipment. During the pandemic, we all know it became harder to see a clinician. So, many a household…
The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) Handbook
April 21, 2022, by Practice Index in News
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Our new Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) Handbook [PLUS] is now available to download. The latest in our must-have series of guides for primary care, this 23-page handbook contains everything you need to support the annual DSPT return. The handbook covers all key areas including: Requirements Data security standards Mandatory assertion evidence requirements How…
July 28, 2022, by Practice Index in News
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