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A role in primary care management is varied, exciting and demanding. Practice management requires a wealth of skills and knowledge unique to the position. Training and development at a national level would help and support practice managers to excel as leaders. If you had the opportunity to have some input into the future of national…
February 10, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News, Scotland 0 Comments
Scottish practices are to get funding to modernise phone systems alongside new support to bring in a range of healthcare professionals, it has been announced. The Scottish government announced a total of £82.6 million to expand teams within practices and “modernise systems.” It says that new clinicians will include pharmacists and nurses to assist with…
February 7, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Patients in rural areas are generally happier with their GP and local practice than those in suburban districts, according to a new analysis. Researchers at the University of Aberdeen said the findings might help recruitment to work in remote parts of the countryside. They report that patients were “significantly more satisfied” in all questions about…
February 3, 2022, by Paula the PM in GP Practice Management 9 Comments
I have had it! I’m more fed up than I’ve felt in a long time. I have spent long months and many sleepless nights worrying about my unvaccinated staff. The thought that I’d have to fight to recruit new staff amongst a smaller pool of candidates, while every other practice was doing the same thing,…
February 3, 2022, by Practice Index in Communications, GP Practice Management, Websites 0 Comments
Since April 2020 there has been a sharp increase in the number of visitors to GP practice websites. With patients relying more and more on practice websites to access services, there is a clear need to ensure their digital experience is as straightforward as visiting the surgery in person. Every patient who fails to find…
February 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 January 2022 HR Updates Red alerts Three-day wait for SSP to return from 25th March 2022 National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage rates – 1st April 2022 Family-friendly benefits statutory rates – 3rd April 2022 Statutory Sick Pay rate – 6th April 2022 Amber…
February 1, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices will no longer have to require that all patient facing staff have a full COVID vaccination course, Health Secretary Sajid Javid confirmed last night. The repeal of the mandatory vaccination law will be subject to a formal consultation and parliamentary approval – and clinicians may face pressure from their regulators if they choose to…
February 10, 2022, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments