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Getting to grips with practice expenses
Practices are coming under more and more pressure each year to maintain their levels of earnings whilst also delivering a high standard of care to keep reading
Month: April 2019
Compliance
Assistance dogs in the practice
A GP called the MDU advice line to ask about assistance dogs. A regular patient at the practice brought a large, boisterous dog to every keep reading
News
‘The hours stink’, tweets Pembrokeshire GP
As reported by BBC, a GP in Pembrokeshire recently sent out a tweet looking for new GPs for his surgery – adding, “the hours stink” keep reading
News
Blaming drop in cervical screenings on GP waiting times ‘unfair’, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has responded to an article published last week, suggesting the drop in cervical screening tests could be blamed on GP keep reading
Health Tech
AI – is it fake news for health and social care?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is a term that’s being increasingly used in relation to the health service, but its meaning is increasingly becoming misunderstood, says Ian keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Medicines optimisation: why it’s important
Karen O’Brien, controlled drug accountable officer (CDAO), Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership, describes why medicines optimisation – a key focus for the NHS keep reading
Health Tech
New service will provide access to vital child health information
A new service will allow both NHS workers and parents to access crucial child health information NHS Digital and NHS England have collaborated with IT keep reading
News
Achieving sugar reduction targets could save £286m
According to new research published in The BMJ, hitting the government’s sugar reduction targets could save the NHS millions while improving child obesity rates Reducing keep reading
News
Is the Time for Care programme making a difference?
According to NHS England – and as reported by Pharma Times – over 500,000 hours of GP time have been freed up thanks to the keep reading
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Creating a workplace strategy
You’ve heard of a workforce strategy, but have you heard of a workplace strategy? As the modern workforce and workplace changes, practices need to adapt keep reading