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A summary of the HR and H&S updates issued in November 2021 HR Updates Amber alerts Does the National Minimum Wage apply during induction training? Proposals to change flexible working law Green alerts Mother dismissed while on maternity leave awarded £50k H&S Updates Amber alerts Managing home workers’ health and safety
December 1, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News, Wales 0 Comments
Wales is to end the 8am appointment “bottleneck” as part of a £12 million GP contract deal, it has been announced. The Welsh government said that only releasing appointments at 8am is “no longer acceptable”. It said the extra funding would enable practices to develop efficient booking systems. The British Medical Association said the deal…
December 1, 2021, by Robert Campbell in GP Practice Management, Opinion 0 Comments
No, this isn’t about the popular film of 1984; it’s about the fact that GP patients’ lists are based on the number of registered patients. Inevitably, though, patients who use the NHS from the cradle to the grave move address, leave the country or sadly die. It’s always been accepted that an element of a…
December 1, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices will need help – and reductions in red tape – to release capacity for the massive vaccine booster campaign announced by the government, GP leaders have warned. Practices are being offered significantly increased payments for undertaking COVID vaccine campaigns – with payments for every dose delivered on a Sunday reaching £20 and £30 for…
November 30, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices in Scotland are to get a £30 million boost to help them through the winter, it has been announced. GP leaders welcomed the proposals, which will give practices significant flexibility about how they use the money. Funding will be available for more administrative and practice manager time as well as for locum sessions to…
November 26, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Urgent action is needed to look after practice teams as they face a continuing increase in requests for appointments, GP leaders said following the release of the latest data. The latest set of GP appointment data in England shows a rise in the number of GP appointments, including face to face ones, with practices in…
November 26, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GP practices have voted overwhelmingly for punitive action against the government in the dispute over appointments systems, it was revealed last night. New GP leader Dr Farah Jameel called for the government and media to “step back from the rhetoric of division” and avoid a damaging showdown. The long-awaited findings of the GP ballot show…
December 1, 2021, by Practice Index in H&S Updates, Health & Safety, HR - Human Resources, HR Updates 0 Comments