Practice managers, GP partners and sector specialists share their views and insight on the challenges and changes affecting primary care at the sharp end
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Quality over quantity: how should QOF be replaced?
QOF is currently on hold until April 2018 at which point it will be replaced by an as yet unnamed new framework. Scotland have recently had an overhaul of their own QOF with a reform [read more]
Practice management: forward view, future view
Tim Martin looks specifically at the practice manager role, assessing what’s involved from an administrative, organisational and financial management point of view, how the role is changing and how PMs can equip themselves to best [read more]
Grey matter: a view of healthcare from across the water
Dr Grainne Doran, chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Northern Ireland (RCGPNI), reflects on the current crisis facing general practice in Northern Ireland and the political instability that is stalling necessary action to [read more]
60 seconds with…practice manager Sarah Longland
It’s always a pleasure catching up with the practice managers that are doing things differently and learning how they manage to strike a work life balance. Not so long ago we caught up with Sarah [read more]
What impact do you think ‘Brexit’ will have on the NHS?
As the implications of Brexit remain uncertain we asked our readers for their thoughts on its potential impact on the NHS Alison Hill, former deputy chief knowledge officer, Public Health England The impacts on patients [read more]
How will CQC fee increases affect general practice?
How will CQC fee increases affect general practice? Included in the CQC’s latest regulatory fees consultation is a proposal to increase current annual fees by more than 75% with single location GPs due to be [read more]