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GP leaders have reacted in anger to reports the government is planning to “nationalise” their profession. No plans have been published but, according to a leaked letter written by Health Secretary Sajid Javid, it could be done by stealth. According to the report in The Times, Mr Javid is enthusiastic to encourage NHS organisations to…
January 28, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices have been told they can return to normal and downgrade the COVID booster campaign – in a move interpreted as heralding more face to face appointments. It came as the latest data showed that last month was the busiest December on record – with practices delivering 20% more appointments than two years previously. These…
January 27, 2022, by Guest Blogger in COVID-19, HR - Human Resources, HR Updates 0 Comments
With just two months until Covid vaccines become mandatory for NHS workers in England, the debate over the Government’s controversial new legislation, known as “vaccination as a condition of deployment” (VCOD), rages on. As things currently stand, in order for a person to have received two doses of the Covid vaccine by 31st March 2022,…
January 27, 2022, by Ben Gowland in Podcasts 0 Comments
It’s not easy working in general practice right now. Many have reached this conclusion and decided to seek an alternative career, or head into retirement as soon as possible. Others have been put off joining in the first place. Of course, all this does is place even more pressure on those who are left behind.…
January 24, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Fresh calls for the scrapping of mandatory vaccination have been made amid concerns that practice teams could be decimated because of the large numbers of unvaccinated staff. The Royal College of GPs joined others in calling for the policy to be axed amid concern that 10% of practice staff may not be vaccinated. Those opposed…
January 24, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices have faced a huge increase in serious complaints in the last year – and also in praise, it has been revealed. The increase in complaints to the Care Quality Commission reflects the controversy about the switch to phone consultations. The Commission reported that 8,267 patients contacted it to lodge complaints about practices in the…
January 20, 2022, by Naomi Hefford in Annual Leave 1 Comment
Having time off work is great! Isn’t it? Well, yes, unless you’re the poor PM stuck organising it all! There’s so much that goes into arranging time off, and so many categories. Sick leave, annual leave and bank holidays, study leave, maternity/paternity/adoption leave… The list goes on and on. The biggest headache comes in the…
January 31, 2022, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments