Management
NHS England unveils next steps towards future of primary care
NHS England has set out the next stage of its reforms from the General Practice Forward View. The organisation points out that key primary care keep reading
Month: March 2017
Comment
Why business flexibility remains key to easing the return to work
Helping professionals back into work following a career break is an issue under the spotlight once again following the budget announcement that £5m will go keep reading
Compliance
Best and worst places to see a GP in UK revealed
Credit: This story was first seen on The Sun The worst areas to visit a GP in England have been exposed after experts analysed independent keep reading
Management
RCGP responds to NHS Digital report on GP workforce
In a three month period ending in December 2016, full-time equivalent (FTE) GP numbers fell by 445, from 34,495 to 34,050. The numbers are part of keep reading
Long-term conditions
MyAsthma self management app links with online GP service
Digital health pioneers my mhealth have teamed up with LloydsPharmacy Online Doctor to deliver the myAsthma app to their patients. MyAsthma is a comprehensive management keep reading
Legal
Surgeon says mastectomy GP was ‘cancer-phobic’
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC A female GP who underwent a mastectomy was ‘cancer-phobic’, a court has heard. Prosecutors said surgeon keep reading
CPD
Authentic leadership
When you look at how you operate at work would you describe yourself as a manager or as a leader? If you run a small keep reading
Management
Trial to test for Barrett’s oesophagus launches in GP surgeries
A Cancer Research UK-funded trial allowing GP surgeries to test for Barrett’s oesophagus – a condition that can increase the risk of developing oesophageal cancer keep reading
Finance and funding
GPs to stop prescribing omega-3 oils, gluten-free food and cough medicine
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian The NHS is to stop giving patients travel vaccinations, gluten-free foods and some drugs that can keep reading
Comment
The quest to better manage long term conditions in general practice
We all face the triple challenges of an ageing population, workforce crisis and limited resources. At my practice in the West Midlands, as in many keep reading