Recruit and Retain
Engaging with the general practice community on Twitter
Sometimes being a practice manager can feel like a lonely role, but connecting online with others working in the same position as you could help keep reading
Articles by Daniel Cook
News
BMA: Decision to end COVID leave for NHS staff is “completely unacceptable”
The British Medical Association (BMA) has responded to reports that the special COVID paid leave will be scrapped for NHS staff in England BMA occupational keep reading
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Rising numbers of doctors join NHS speciality training
More doctors than ever have applied for NHS specialty training programmes with a rise in the number of posts and applicants for the fifth year keep reading
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Call for action to reduce the environmental impact of prescriptions
Healthcare leaders in Scotland have called for bold action to reduce the environmental harm caused by medicine prescribing Medicines account for around 25% of carbon keep reading
Management
Tips for presenting with slides
It may not be an offence punishable by imprisonment (yet!) but causing death by PowerPoint is something many might still consider a crime. Here are keep reading
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1 in 4 GP posts set to be vacant within a decade in England
As reported by the BBC News, a recent study has found that a quarter of general practice positions will be vacant in ten years’ time keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Limited models of diagnosis and treatment are failing male eating disorder patients
Outdated ideas about eating disorders – and those who experience them – are preventing people from accessing care, say James Downs and George Mycock CREDIT: keep reading
Management
Looking after mental health in the workplace
While most of us know the importance of looking after our mental health, this can become more difficult in working environments where there are often keep reading
News
5-point plan to reinvigorate continuity of care for patients against a backdrop of GP pressures
The chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGPs), Professor Martin Marshall, plans to set out a five-point plan to modernise and reinvigorate continuity of keep reading
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Vertical integration – the way forward?
Is ‘vertical integration‘ the way forward for general practice? Andrew Paterson, PCC associate, looks at the pros and cons The secretary of state for health keep reading