Management
NHS Digital launches new toolkit to help keep information safe
With data security and protection high on the agenda of most – NHS Digital has launched a new toolkit to help keep information safe A new keep reading
Year: 2018
Management
PMA launches new course to relieve GP clerical workload
Practice Managers Association (PMA) launches new medical administrator/GP assistant diploma to relieve clerical workload for GPs; the new medical administrator role could reduce 15 million keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Mental health ‘game-changer’ leads to reduction in demand for GP appointments
Improved mental health care for patients with physical ailments has reduced demand for GP appointments and cut hospital admissions by three quarters in a pilot keep reading
Legal
Entering into leases with NHS property services
Where your practice occupies a building owned by NHS Property Services (NHS PS) you will almost certainly be asked to take a formal lease, even keep reading
News
Poll suggests public wants additional health and care funding to go to emergency and mental health services
New polling suggests that the public wants emergency services and mental health care to have first call on any extra funding for health and care keep reading
News
GPs wait ‘excruciating’ four months to claim compensation for Capita Performers List delays
The BMA has highlighted the ‘excruciating’ four months wait GPs endure to claim compensation for Capita Performers List delays GPs who are left unable to practise because keep reading
Management
GP appointed to lead independent review into GP partnership model
Dr Nigel Watson has been appointed chair of the independent review into the GP partnership model Dr Watson is a managing partner at the Arnewood Practice keep reading
Management
DoHSC provides update and guidance on cyber and data security
The DoHSC has provided a cyber news brief, giving healthcare providers an update and guidance on cyber and data security The WannaCry cyber incident was keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Heart patients in England at risk from gaps in NHS care
New audit reveals a ‘significant threat to patient safety’ according to Anticoagulation UK Tens of thousands of heart patients in England are at increased risk keep reading
News
New £1m funding for innovative digital adult social care pilots
NHS Digital and the Local Government Association have announced new funding of £1m for digital pilots that will benefit people who access adult social care and keep reading