Pressures on GP practices hit the headlines again this week when a new Minor Ailments Scheme was rolled out in North East Lincolnshire. The scheme has been designed to provide locals with easy access to advice and medicine, encourage self-care for long term and minor conditions and enable people to avoid waiting to see a GP,…

Earlier this year the NHS announced it GP Forward View, a series of measures aimed at relieving the workload pressures on GP practices and primary care. Fast forward a few months and we are now seeing a number of the promised measures being turned into reality. One of those realities is the roll-out of the…

Managing repeated absence causes issues for most managers. Your working environment depends on having all of your employees working at their expected capacity and when one person is repeatedly missing it not only affects productivity and efficiency, it also builds up resentment in the remaining employees. (1) Triggers ACAS recommends setting up trigger points to…

A round up of the latest HR and Employment Law updates. THINK BEFORE POSTING IMAGES ON WEBSITES AND SOCIAL MEDIA This week sees GPs and practice personnel cautioned to take greater care when posting on websites or social media. Health secretary Jeremy Hunt tweeted a photo of himself with brain surgeons at the UniversityCollegeLondonHospital to celebrate…