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Practices have successfully managed pressure from high risk patients by using nurse led telephone intervention service, it has been revealed. A study in Yorkshire has found that regular phone contact from nurses significantly cut visits to emergency departments among these patients. The analysis set out to establish whether the nurse interventions diverted the pressure from…
May 12, 2022, by Practice Index in HUB, Practice Index News 0 Comments
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…
May 12, 2022, by PM Polly in Funny 3 Comments
I do love a list, don’t you? Especially as I get older, I find lists are even more important. Half the time I forget my children’s and dogs’ names and find myself mixing them up; my son responds to Bailey these days! Anyway, I’m pleased to announce I’m lucky enough to be going on my…
May 12, 2022, by Practice Index in Training 0 Comments
Practices have been obliged to offer online access to their future, or prospective, GP health records since 2019. With a move more towards NHS apps, digital platforms and patient-facing systems, from 2022, patients will now have access to new entries in their health records. But what does this mean for your practice, how do you…
May 12, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GP representation is set for a major shake-up reflecting the three kinds of doctor working in the profession, a conference has heard. The British Medical Association’s GP committee may cease to be the only negotiating body representing GPs because of its growing conflicts of interest in representing both employers and employees, the conference of local…
May 11, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
General practice in Scotland has suffered a decline in public support in spite of continuing high levels of satisfaction, according to a new survey. Some 67% of patients reported a positive experience of care in the Scottish government survey of 130,000 patients, reported by the Daily Telegraph. This represented a decline of 12 percentage points…
May 11, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GPs have voted against implementing nine to five working hours – although they have demanded limits on practice workloads. The conference of local medical committees, meeting yesterday, was asked to vote on whether to demand that GP core hours be restricted to 40 hours a week. After a stormy debate, it voted to reject the…
May 18, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments