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Practices have been promised a new drive to cut red tape to help resolve the growing pressure for improved patient access to appointments. The promise proved a point of agreement between health secretary Sajid Javid and GP leaders after they met at the end of last week. The meeting followed a week during which the…
September 23, 2021, by Practice Index in Accessibility, Training 0 Comments
Guest Author – Dr Mark Brookes MBE Dr Mark Brookes MBE has worked with Dimensions for 11 years. Mark has a learning disability and a keen interest in ensuring people with learning disabilities are safe and healthy, while remaining independent. He often speaks publicly about access to primary healthcare, and is an advocate for people…
September 23, 2021, by Paula the PM in Opinion 19 Comments
We hear about it all the time: the abuse of NHS staff. I regularly read about complaints and issues on local Facebook pages, and heard how media abuse is impacting on fellow PMs on this thread. But this story really got to me. It isn’t a million miles away from where I live, but I think it…
September 21, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
Social prescribing is unlikely to reduce health inequalities, according to a study published today. Researchers in Scotland completed a two-year evaluation of the Deep End Links Worker Programme (LWP), which was set up as part of a key health policy in primary care practices to reduce health inequalities. The Scottish Government is promoting social prescribing…
September 20, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments
GP leaders have called on the government to step into defend practices after four staff were injured in an incident in Manchester. The British Medical Association warned of a “terrible trend of growing abuse, vitriol and violence” directed towards GPs and their staff. The incident came as the BMA announced it had achieved 10,000 signatures…
September 16, 2021, by Phil - Practice Index in CQC 1 Comment
“There is nothing so stable as change” Bob Dylan once said, and how right he was! Change is everywhere, and for some time now the CQC has been making changes to how they monitor GP practices. Only last week I was writing the final sections of the CQC Handbook, thinking I’d cracked it and then,…
September 16, 2021, by Paula the PM in GP Practice Management 3 Comments
On an unusually introspective day, I read this article. It led me to thinking about this in the context of my life. I am a bit of a perfectionist. I don’t always succeed in perfection, but I am always striving to do my best. It’s what, arguably has made me a good PM over the…
September 27, 2021, by GP Practice News in GP Practice Management, News 0 Comments