Apart from wondering whether you should have taken on the job in the first place, what other factors should you consider on commencing your new role? This checklist is intended to help you through the quagmire of challenges you might face! Contract of employment: Have you received a formal, written job offer along with detailed…

There has been considerable press exposure surrounding the NHS pension in recent weeks, including the increase in the employer’s pension rate, the possible 50/50 partial scheme, the ongoing administration issues, and the ‘Separate Cash Payment’ scheme. Many of the potential changes in the pension scheme relate to, or are aimed at, alleviating the Annual Allowance…

Being a practice manager, and possibly a new one, you need to get into the world of usernames, passwords, code numbers, portals and logins. You can do very little without a whole series of passwords; but the danger is that you’ll use a standard or obvious password and just once in a while change the…

A single GP has earned more than £700,000 and four more have annual earnings from the NHS of at least £400,000, it was revealed today. The doctors are thought to be senior partners in large group practices or GP federations. The figures were obtained by The Times from the NHS Business Services Authority and represent…

Time for change Workload pressures in general practice are particularly pressing at the moment and the trend shows little sign of changing. The King’s Fund, for example, has highlighted that causes for the sector going through this turbulent period include patient dissatisfaction with appointment availability and volume and quantity of GP consultations increasing. These causes…

By Nicola Davies I’m working on a local project at the moment with some of my colleagues on workflow optimisation and care navigation – all fitting in with the ‘sustainability/resilience of Primary Care’ plan (you know, the one that was labelled ‘Sustainability and Transformation’ but it’s probably due for a name change soon).  There’s also a…

October was a busy month at Practice Index with so much happening! Catch up on anything you missed across our blogs, PLUS, the HUB and our latest new release. Best of our blogs The HR Package from Practice Index has arrived! – We are proud to launch our new HR Package, which works seamlessly with…