Compliance
Recording more accurate appointment data
During 2021 many improvements are planned to improve the quality of general practice appointment data What is GPAD? NHS Digital has been collecting data from general keep reading
Month: October 2021
Live it
Managing someone who is overly-talkative
Whether it’s a friend who takes up all the room in a conversation, or a co-worker who keeps you late with their monologues, we explore keep reading
Health Tech
Why now is the time for your practice to start TikToking
You may think that TikTok is just another social media platform for teenagers to waste their time on – but it is a brilliant way keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Part one: How can routine NHS diabetes care catch-up?
Progress may have slipped, but general practices are finding innovative ways to catch up. Emma Wilkinson reports on calls for more guidance on new drugs and more keep reading
News
Doctors call for COVID Plan B to start in England
As reported by BBC News, an “unacceptable” level of COVID cases means ministers should trigger their Plan B for the pandemic in England, doctors say keep reading
Management
Why you should speak up in the workplace
Speaking up about wrongdoing or incompetence can be scary – but you’ll regret it if you don’t says Jim Detert, business school professor This is keep reading
Health Tech
Health app‘s issues with privacy
Davey Winder explores the privacy issues surrounding health-related apps This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on Digital Health A study keep reading
News
Bring back rules amid rising cases, urge NHS chiefs
As reported by BBC News, some COVID restrictions must immediately be reintroduced if England is to avoid “stumbling into a winter crisis”, health leaders have keep reading
News
COVID in Scotland: booster jabs ‘pushed back’, say opposition MSPs
As reported by BBC News, opposition MSPs have accused the Scottish government of pushing back COVID booster jabs for some groups The NHS Inform website keep reading
Recruit and Retain
A guide to the Supporting Mentors Scheme
The Supporting Mentors Scheme is a new commitment from the February 2020 Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21–2023/24, forming part of a suite of keep reading