A set of principles aimed at helping GPs and other health professionals who practise online to ensure patient safety has been co-published by the General Medical Council (GMC) This is an edited version of an [read more]

Staff shortages and growing demand reported to be behind UK’s annual rise in staff initiated mental health consultation cancellations This is an edited version of an article first published by The Guardian. Growing numbers of [read more]

Making it easier to come up with great ideas and then turn them into a reality should be a critical focus for any organisation looking to innovate. The question is, of course, how. These ten [read more]

The weekends are supposed to be our intentional break from work – but, when you’re burned out, you can forget what a break actually feels like Burnout is a real occupational hazard, and it does [read more]

Charities welcome epilepsy and MS drugs but say thousands of people have been left in limbo This is an edited version of an article first published by The Guardian. Two cannabis-based medicines used to treat [read more]

The Conservatives have promised an extra 50m GP appointments a year and an extra 6,000 GPs by 2024/25 – just over a year after dropping the timescale for a failed pledge to recruit an extra [read more]

The number of working days lost to stress rose by almost a quarter last year, from 12.5 million to the current figure of 15.4 million. Long hours, tight deadlines and increasing demands can turn work [read more]

The healthcare field can be a dangers place!  The Economic Cycle Research Institute shares its top 10 hazards – things to watch out for and address in 2020. This is an edited version of an [read more]

Time after time, vital and well-performing staff are lost in the ‘battlefields’ of the working world meaning that you, as the employer, can feel guilty that you did not provide them with armour to equip [read more]

More than three hundred people have signed a petition calling on the government to make it easier for British medical students who graduate abroad to work in the NHS when they return home This is [read more]

Obesity threatens to bankrupt the NHS as prescriptions for diabetes hit a record £1.075 billion a year, say experts This is an edited version of an article first published by The Sun. One pound in [read more]

With a potential no-deal Brexit looming ominously in the future, what can practice managers do to prepare for both drug shortages and patient panic? October 31st has been and gone, and Brexit is still as [read more]

When you are starting to feel undervalued, remind yourself of these seven methods which the Possibility of Change recommend to value yourself Stop comparing yourself Comparing ourselves to others is a losing battle. Not only [read more]

The UK and EU economy is fast becoming increasingly reliant on the freelance workforce’s contribution. As more people continue to swap the security of a nine-to-five for the flexibility of freelancing, or working for themselves, [read more]