Management
Spotlight on practice mergers
There are a number of reasons that a GP practice might decide to undergo a merger – for example, to work at scale, deliver a keep reading
Year: 2018
Health Tech
New digital GP provider launches in UK
LIVI, a CQC-commissioned online GP consultation service, has now launched in the UK According to Pharma Times, a new digital GP provider – named LIVI keep reading
News
What do patients think of GP mergers?
Portsmouth CCG has studied patients’ opinions on GP mergers – and the results are inconclusive A survey into patients’ views about GP mergers has been keep reading
News
Number of GP practices in Northern Ireland falls by 5%
According to The Irish News, the number of GP practices in Northern Ireland has fallen by almost five per cent in recent years; however, the number of practicing GPs has keep reading
News
Commercialisation concerns raised over integrated care providers
Private firms must not be permitted to ‘take over’, BMA cautions, following NHS England’s latest consultation on plans to introduce integrated care providers (ICP) Plans to keep reading
News
GPs urged to prescribe acupuncture to help ease NHS pressures
Clinicians across the UK are being urged to consider referring patients for acupuncture to treat a range of different conditions As funding and workforce shortages add to keep reading
Live it
Ch-ch-ch-changes: managing change in your practice
The practice environment can be mired in a sea of change – governmental, organisational, as well as an ever-changing body of patients and staff. This keep reading
Management
Can clinical decision support help GPs alleviate winter pressures?
The media has been heralding a looming crisis in preparation for the impact of winter pressures on the NHS. However, Dr Peter Bonis, chief medical keep reading
News
NHS will lose £1bn in training funding
The NHS is expected to lose £1bn worth of funding for doctor and nurse education – a fact that an economist claims has been hidden keep reading
Management
BMA study shows 39% of doctors are aware of bullying in their workplace
A new study by the BMA has looked into the impact of bullying and harassment in the workplace for NHS workers A two-year study by keep reading