CQC
One giant leap…
The Care Quality Commission has rated Sutton’s Dr Hafeez and Partner practice as ‘good’ overall. Previously it was in special measures and rated ‘inadequate’. This keep reading
Month: August 2019
News
Regular GP appraisals improve patient care
Annual appraisal is a key feature of the support, development and progression of people in many professions. GPs need to undertake annual appraisals as part keep reading
Management
Scottish government faces ‘significant challenges’ in recruiting GPs
Audit Scotland has questioned the government’s ability to take on an additional 800 GPs As reported by the BBC, Audit Scotland has stated that the keep reading
Finance and funding
Lack of investment is putting patients at risk of harm, NHS trust leaders say
New survey data shows that a lack of investment in the NHS is putting patients at risk of harm A new survey released today by keep reading
Health Tech
Is your smartphone making you obese?
The authors of this research which identifies a possible link between obesity and the use of smartphones say that there are more devices than inhabitants keep reading
News
GP digital referral pilot needs work, pharmacists say
Pharmacists have reported back on the GP digital referral service pilot, saying that it needs ‘tinkering’ with As reported by Chemist and Druggist, pharmacists have keep reading
News
Tuck those trousers in your socks! Lyme disease on the rise
How many patients in your practice have presented with symptoms suggestive of Lyme’s disease recently? Have you noticed an increase in such symptoms? It seems keep reading
Long-term conditions
Fewer cancers are being diagnosed as emergencies
New analysis from the BJGP shows that fewer cancers are now being treated as emergencies There have been concerns that large numbers of cancers were keep reading
News
Bradford GP prescribes recovery classes
As reported by the BBC, a surgery in Bradford is prescribing ‘classes’ to help patients recover A practice in Bradford is trialling the prescription of keep reading
Finance and funding
A recruitment bounce at last?
One of the constant refrains in relation to general practice at the moment is that GPs are retiring, young doctors are not attracted to the keep reading