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Patient contacts with GP practices have trebled in the last few years – with doctors now having to run unsafe levels of appointments, a major service provider has revealed. The Modality Partnership, which has 49 practice sites with 450,000 patents, said it now receives 4.8 million calls a year. Speaking to The Independent, its leaders…
September 8, 2022, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, Patients 1 Comment
“£110,000 a year… and they still won’t see you”. “Wages hit a difficult to justify £142,000”. “Patients turned away as GPs cream off record wages”. These are just three of the most recent newspaper headlines that have once again added fuel to the fire of negativity surrounding GP practices – despite GP partner income increasing…
September 8, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
The new Health Secretary may seek to use performance statistics to reduce waiting times in general practice, it has been reported. Dr Therese Coffey, a scientist with a reputation for data analysis, said she had been studying variations in general practice performance. The move could put her in conflict with GPs who last year threatened…
September 7, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GP appointment problems took centre stage for the new Government yesterday as the new Health Secretary placed them in her four priorities. New Prime Minister Liz Truss, speaking to the country, also named appointments as a key NHS issue for her, stating: “I will make sure that people can get doctors’ appointments and the NHS…
September 6, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Up to four million people will be seeking to book COVID bivalent booster injections this week, it has been announced. Thousands of practices are involved in the last COVID vaccination drive, launched after new vaccines were approved able to tackle the original COVID virus and this year’s omicron strain. The Government says it hopes to…
September 1, 2022, by Practice Index in Accounting, Pensions 1 Comment
Part Eight: Administration for eligible staff On top of the tasks involved in helping partners and salaried GPs meet the NHS Pension Scheme administration requirements, practice managers must also follow the procedures for practice staff who are eligible to be members of the pension scheme. All employers have general responsibilities to auto-enrol their employees into…
September 1, 2022, by Practice Index in H&S Updates, Health & Safety, HR - Human Resources, HR Updates 0 Comments
A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in August 2022 HR Updates Red alerts UPDATE – Holiday entitlement for part-year workers Amber alerts Can long Covid amount to disability under the Equality Act 2010? Pregnant employee discriminated against H&S Updates Amber alerts Working safely with display screen equipment Working safely in hot conditions…
September 12, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments