News
Call for volunteers as 500k book boosters in a day
As reported by BBC News, more than half a million people booked their COVID booster jabs on Monday – despite the NHS website crashing as thousands sought keep reading
Month: December 2021
Health & Patient Care
How to manage patients with gender dysphoria
The Gender Identity Research and Education Society suggest that about one per cent of the population may experience some degree of gender dysphoria. How can GPs manage keep reading
Comment
Part one: is the future of alcohol and drug services digital?
A switch to ‘phone and online offerings might not be the solution for everyone, writes Kim Thomas, but they might be part of a long-term solution keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Why succession planning is vital for GP partnerships
William Greenwood, LMC chief executive, lead governor for a specialist FT hospital and chair of a local patient participation group, discusses the importance of your keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Retaining GPs will require funding, support and workload reduction
A group of experts have researched what motivates GPs to take early retirment – and how practices can retain them for longer CREDIT: This is keep reading
Live it
How can you apply feng shui in your home?
What is feng shui? Here are some of the basics you can use in your own home CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
News
Asthma ‘not an exemption from wearing masks’
As reported by BBC News, most people with asthma or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease should wear face masks when required, the British Medical Association has keep reading
Practice Operations
How to declare GP earnings over £150k
Eligible GPs will need to declare any NHS earnings over the threshold annually. GPCE takes a view From 1 October 2021 the GMS and PMS regulations keep reading
News
Vaccines should work against Omicron variant, WHO says
As reported by BBC News, existing vaccines should still protect people who contract the Omicron variant from severe COVID cases, a World Health Organization (WHO) keep reading
Management
Does remote working signal the end of the sick day?
Britons used to love a ‘sickie’ – we even celebrated ‘National Sickie Day’ – but remote working is encouraging people to work while ill CREDIT: keep reading