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A practice which has employed a homeless man as a community coordinator is one of many seeking novel solutions to health inequality, a conference has heard. The novel approach in Frome, Somerset, was revealed yesterday by Royal College of GPs chair Professor Martin Marshall, speaking to the college’s annual conference in Liverpool. The practice took…
October 14, 2021, by Practice Index in GP Practice Management, NHS England 2 Comments
What you need to know as practice managers NHSE have released “Our plan for improving access for patients and supporting general practice”, so what do we need to know as practice managers? This financial year, general practice has provided more appointments than in the equivalent period before the pandemic. There is also an acknowledgement that…
October 14, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Practices will face new patient rating systems and league tables as part of a long-promised rescue package, announced today. The proposals were met with dismay by practice leaders as they mixed threats with limited funding to help relieve pressures. NHS England released its proposals – as government sources claimed that the proposals will “name and…
October 12, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
New evidence has emerged of the pressures on many practices following controversial reporting of an in-depth study into GP working practices. An analysis found huge variations in the number of patients per GP – with numbers ranging from 2,821 in Hull to 1,279 in Wirral. Overall, England has on average one working GP for every…
October 8, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News, Northern Ireland 0 Comments
A practice in Northern Ireland has been named practice of the year after its staff were praised for dealing with all queries in a “helpful, caring and understanding manner.” Doctors, nurses and staff in reception at the Greenway Practice, Belfast, all gained praise from the patient who nominated it to the Royal College of GPs…
October 7, 2021, by Phil - Practice Index in CQC 0 Comments
Worried about the CQC? Worry no more! In fact, cue the Bobby McFerrin music: “Don’t worry, be happy ’Cause when you’re worried your face will frown And that will bring everybody down So don’t worry, be happy Don’t worry, be happy now!” While you’re whistling away (admit it, you started whistling the intro to that…
October 7, 2021, by Guest Blogger in (IGPM) Institute of General Practice Management 0 Comments
It’s tough out there, I think we all know that! General Practice is under huge pressure, not just from the tsunami of pent-up patient demand, but negativity across media platforms. Supporting our teams in practice, we are often at the sharp end, dealing with patients, and generally running around trying to make it all work.…
October 15, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments