Features
Inside indemnity for GP practices
The new state-backed GP indemnity scheme is confusing, says Rob Hendry, medical director at the Medical Protection Society. In this feature he explores the recent keep reading
Year: 2019
Long-term conditions
Under half of over-40s attend free health checks
The BBC has reported that less than 50% of people over 40 take advantage of the free health checks available to them A free, routine keep reading
Management
Bullying culture within NHS is a ‘scandal’
The British Medical Association (BMA) has spoken out about the issue of bullying within healthcare environments According to the BMA’s Scotland council chair, Dr Lewis keep reading
Health Tech
Matt Hancock plans GP IT improvements
The government has outlined plans to improve IT in GP surgeries across the UK Matt Hancock, the UK’s health secretary, has announced that outdated IT keep reading
Long-term conditions
99% of GPs concerned over mental health support for young people
As reported by The Guardian, mental health services for under-18s are proving alarmingly insufficient, according to UK GPs Ninety-nine per cent of GPs are worried keep reading
Finance and funding
Missed GP appointments cost NHS £216m
Missed GP appointments that aren’t cancelled by patients cost the health service £216m every year, according to new research NHS England data shows that missed keep reading
Compliance
What does an ‘inadequate’ practice look like? Focus on ‘well-led’
In the final part of our new series Practice Business continues to explore the factors that can contribute to your practice being deemed ‘inadequate’ – keep reading
Finance and funding
Beating the January self-assessment blues
For the self-employed, January means one thing: self-assessment. Lee Murphy, founder of accountancy software provider Pandle, gives some advice on how you can simplify the keep reading