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Will the NHS restructure actually help with recovery?
A guide to general practice prescribing
The improvements needed to use AI in healthcare – part two
The removal of GP locum pension work restrictions
How do racial disparities look in healthcare settings

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Will the NHS restructure actually help with recovery?

April 12, 2021

The health policy challenges facing the NHS and government are enormous, but Hugh Alderwick and colleagues argue that a major reorganisation is not the solution keep reading

How do racial disparities look in healthcare settings

April 7, 2021

COVID-19 has highlighted inequalities between ethnic groups which need to be addressed in order to promote equality in healthcare CREDIT: This is an edited version keep reading

MEDICINE 4 MANAGERS

HEALTH TECH

The improvements needed to use AI in healthcare – part two

March 31, 2021

The improvements needed to use AI in healthcare – part one

March 30, 2021

Are remote appointments the way forward?

March 29, 2021

Health tech must be accessible for all, says report

March 23, 2021

Automation: they key to contact-tracing

March 22, 2021

FINANCE AND FUNDING

GP financial and contract changes for 2020 to 2022

April 12, 2021

Practice Index has created a guide to the GP financial and contract changes effective from 2020-2022 NHS England (NHSE) is trying to keep pace with keep reading

The removal of GP locum pension work restrictions

April 8, 2021

The NHS Services Business Authority has, under the current circumstances, decided to review and update its rules around GP locums in relation to pension work keep reading

How has funding for English practices changed due to COVID?

April 6, 2021

A lot has changed in general practice since the start of the pandemic – to help you, here is a quick guide to cover some keep reading

RECRUIT AND RETAIN

How to support staff mental health during COVID

March 30, 2021

Will the pandemic lead to more doctors quitting?

February 5, 2021

The power of positive thinking in your career

January 25, 2021

The benefits of apprenticeships – and dispelling the myths

January 18, 2021

Supporting your GP staff

January 18, 2021

LEGAL AND COMPLIANCE

How to protect the environment from plastic PPE

March 29, 2021

Although measures to control COVID-19 have been associated with some positive environmental effects – including decreases in global emissions of carbon dioxide – the pandemic keep reading

Dealing with complaints

March 23, 2021

A guide to the complaints process for GP practices in England, including how to deal with complaints, and ensuring the system works for doctors as keep reading

Learning lessons: how COVID can lead to NHS reform

January 13, 2021

Out of the tragedy of the pandemic there is a unique opportunity to accelerate reform in the NHS, and prepare for a world living with keep reading

PREMISES

A guide to hot hubs

March 16, 2021

A guide to leases for GP premises

March 10, 2021

Making better use of NHS property

March 3, 2021

A guide to leases for GP premises

February 8, 2021

Making better use of NHS property

February 1, 2021

CQC

A sparkling clean CQC inspection: general practice infection control and COVID-19

December 1, 2020

Several practices do not have stringent enough infection control programmes according to the CQC. What should practices be doing to fulfil CQC infection control criteria keep reading

CQC: COVID-19 insight report

November 24, 2020

In this report the CQC explores some of the learning about good practice in infection prevention and control, and shares some of the good examples keep reading

Majority of GP practices rated ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’

October 19, 2020

The Care Quality Commission’s State of Care report 2019/20 has rated most GP practices as ‘good’ or ‘outstanding’ Responding to the report, Professor Martin Marshall, keep reading