Health & Patient Care
Signing off in style
Q. Can you tell us a little bit about how you got started writing for Practice Business? A. I knew the original commissioning editor – keep reading
Month: June 2017
Compliance
Hastings GP surgery placed in special measures
Credit: This story was first seen on the Hastings Observer A doctor’s surgery in Hastings has been placed in special measures following an inspection by keep reading
Legal
Clinical negligence costs at tipping point claim MPS
If spend on clinical negligence by the NHS continues to increase at the same rate as it has over the last five years, it could keep reading
Management
Specialist knowledge
Q. What signs are there currently that the practice manager (PM) role is becoming more specialised? A. I’ve been involved in recruitment at several practices keep reading
Management
Report claims new mothers too scared to tell GPs about postnatal depression
Credit: This story was first seen on The Telegraph Women with postnatal depression are not being provided with adequate care by their GP, a report keep reading
Management
Patient matters
PPGs have, for some time, been a key formal mechanism for gathering feedback into general practice; since 2015 the GP contract has included a requirement keep reading
News
ICO to discuss data in general practice at PMA conference
Andrew Rose, senior policy officer for the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), will address delegates at this year’s Practice Managers Association (PMA) conference to discuss the keep reading
Comment
Assuming formal and informal leadership
Formal leadership is hierarchical, with titles that indicate status (such as union steward, executive director, senior advisor, committee chair, etc.). Informal leadership is nonhierarchical and keep reading
Management
GP practice given LGBT award
Credit: This story was first seen on the Manchester Evening News The stepfather of Martyn Hett, who was killed in the Manchester bomb, says he will continue keep reading
News
Primary care complex opens to patients
Credit: This story was first seen on the BBC A new £105m hospital is opening to patients in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland, the BBC reports. keep reading