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Beyond barriers: providing complete care for older people
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has published a report – Beyond barriers – which brings together key findings and recommendations for change to how older keep reading
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Compliance
New guidelines for GPs aim to battle antibiotic resistance
A new set of guidelines will educate GPs on how to handle patients asking for medication to treat the common cold Every year, many patients keep reading
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MDU saw 40,000 requests for legal advice in 2017
As doctors become increasingly aware of the perils of legal scrutiny, the MDU has had to offer more support then ever to healthcare professionals across keep reading
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Practice recruitment procedures: disclosure and barring service (DBS) checks
A disclosure and barring service (DBS) check helps employers make safer recruitment decisions; however, in general practice, it is mandatory that certain members of staff – all keep reading
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CQC need to know: registered managers – the what and the who
If you’re registered with the CQC you’re most likely required to have a registered manager. Who’s your practice’s? What are their responsibilities? And what do keep reading
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You say, we pay; GDPR and the financial impact on practices
The general data protection regulation – fondly known as GDPR – has made waves in terms of how we collect and hold data. It has keep reading
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Patient data; how people feel about their data being shared by the NHS
On May 25 – in addition to GDPR reforms – people were given the choice to opt out of their patient data being used for reasons keep reading
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Government to revise memorandum of understanding between NHS Digital, the Home Office and the DHSC
NHS Digital and doctors’ leaders have welcomed the government’s decision to revise memorandum of understanding between NHS Digital, the Home Office and the DHS – inferring that keep reading
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Patient data-sharing rules slammed
New report examining the Memorandum of Understanding into data sharing between NHS Digital, the Department of Health and Social Carre and the Home Office has keep reading
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10 things for practices to consider when undertaking a data audit
The General Data Protection Regulation will come into effect in May 2018. It replaces the current Data Protection Act – updating the guidelines on how keep reading