Practice Operations
How funding for GMS practices is calculated
Since 2020 the core funding of all GMS practices has been paid based on the global sum allocation formula, or ‘Carr-Hill formula’. The minimum practice keep reading
Year: 2021
News
Mandatory jabs for health staff being considered in consultation
As reported by BBC news, compulsory COVID and flu jabs for frontline NHS and care workers in England are being considered in a government consultation keep reading
Live it
Teaching children self-kindness
Start them young, and stand by as their self-love and confidence blossoms, says Becky Goddard-Hill This is an edited version of an article that originally keep reading
News
Sexually transmitted infections fall during pandemic
As reported by BBC news, cases of newly diagnosed sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are down by a third in England, data reveals Experts say the keep reading
Comment
Long-COVID: moving beyond the controversy
Many patients with ‘long’ COVID are experiencing extreme fatigue, a situation that has re-polarised approaches to treatment and rehabilitation. Melanie Newman reports This is an edited version keep reading
Live it
Generating sensory awareness
Tune-in to the world around you, and discover a new sense of wellbeing This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Primary care mental health support: during and after COVID
The recent surge in cases of COVID-19 in the UK has deepened concern over the pandemic’s possible mental health consequences This is an edited version keep reading
News
Pressures on GPs makes safe patient care increasingly difficult to guarantee, says RCGP
The Royal College of GPs has appeared in the national media defending hard pressed GPs against claims that they are being ‘ordered’ to provide face-to-face keep reading
Recruit and Retain
How practices can employ shared staff
By sharing staff between neighbouring practices you may be able to make savings by utilising an arrangement such as a secondment or joint employment arrangement keep reading
Health & Patient Care
How has the pandemic impacted eating disorders?
A spike in people seeking treatment for eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed their global nature and severity. Jane Feinmann reports from the International Conference keep reading