The sprawling but informative document entitled 2019/20 General Medical Services (GMS) contract Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) can be time-consuming to navigate – so Practice Business has mined the gold for you and summarised the [read more]

In recognition of National Stress Awareness Day, we explore the best ways to deal with yours and that of  your colleagues Stress is the body’s direct response to pressures in life that become overwhelming; it [read more]

The US healthcare machine raked in $100bn last year – and CEOs are salivating at the money they could extract from British patients This is an edited version of an article first published by The [read more]

A leading health union has hit out over the impact of NHS underfunding on waiting times for GP appointments in a television advert aired ahead of this week’s general election This is an edited version [read more]

You and everyone else on the planet with an email account is suffering from overload, and your emails to your team are housed within their overloads – so, how can you make sure that your [read more]

We only have 24 hours in a day – which is too little for many of us to do everything we want. While we can’t make the day longer, we can fill it out more [read more]

Patients will be offered DNA tests in GP surgeries to identify those at increased risk of disease for the first time This is an edited version of an article that first appeared on The Sun. [read more]

A GP who cited Angelina Jolie and Jade Goody to instil fear in his patients about their health has been found guilty of sexually assaulting 23 women This is an edited version of an article [read more]

Sometimes overtime can often feel like your only option but, even when demand is high and budgets are low, there are still ways to reduce employee overtime This is an edited version of an article [read more]

A practice in East Brighton turned a flu jab session into a fun event for patients and local charities This is an edited version of an article first published by Pressat. Seasonal flu is no [read more]

Whether it’s spiders, heights, bees or knees, we all have something that sparks dread in the pit of our stomachs. The good news is you don’t need to let fear continue to hold you back… [read more]

Practice Business explores why throwing a Christmas party should be a serious consideration for the practice manager, and offers up some top tips on how to make your practice party a festive event to remember [read more]

Political parties are offering ‘too little too late’ in their manifestos over the pension tax crisis that has forced thousands of doctors to reduce their working hours, a senior BMA pensions expert has warned This [read more]

Labour says figures show how underfunding and staffing pressures jeopardise patient safety This is an edited version of an article first published by The Guardian. Data shows that safety incidents at hospital, mental health and [read more]