May 2, 2022
My Competencies
Core Competency #25 – Locums Will support locum GPs in post (Administrative Role) Liaises with GPs regarding need and coordinates … Read More “My Competencies”
Category: Partnership Issues
April 28, 2022
Respiratory Disease programme
The Respiratory Disease elearning programme has been developed to provide an overview of respiratory care across the entire pathway and … Read More “Respiratory Disease programme”
April 25, 2022
My Competencies
Core Competency #24 – GP time management Monitors rotas, reporting potential problems identified. May be involved in drafting rotas (Administrative … Read More “My Competencies”
April 15, 2022
Practice manager sentenced to 6 months in jail for defrauding her practice
A 63-year-old former practice manager was yesterday (4 April) sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, at Swansea … Read More “Practice manager sentenced to 6 months in jail for defrauding her practice”
April 13, 2022
Covid infections show signs of plateauing in UK
The number of people infected with Covid in the UK is showing signs of plateauing, data from the Office for … Read More “Covid infections show signs of plateauing in UK”
April 7, 2022
GP Contract 2022/23
NHS England and NHS Improvement and the Government continue to remaincommitted to honouring the 5-year settlement that runs to 2023/24, … Read More “GP Contract 2022/23”
April 6, 2022
Primary care networks
NHS England and NHS Improvement (NHSEI) has today published the revisedNetwork Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) which takes effect from … Read More “Primary care networks”
April 1, 2022
New targets for responding to patient complaints
Standards being piloted by the health ombudsman may mean that GP practices face new targets for responding to patient complaints. … Read More “New targets for responding to patient complaints”
March 25, 2022
Patients preferred telephone appointments
Just one in 10 patients said they preferred face-to-face GP appointments during the Covid pandemic, and most wanted telephone consultations … Read More “Patients preferred telephone appointments”
March 11, 2022
CQC to scrap access-focused GP inspections
The CQC will not resume focused inspections regarding GP access, which had formed part of the Government’s winter access plans. … Read More “CQC to scrap access-focused GP inspections”