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What will GDPR mean in (general) practice?
It comes into full effect on May 25 this year, it will overhaul how all business, including general practices, process and handle data and failure keep reading
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Attempt to open access to patient records raises confidentiality concerns
Doctors have renewed calls for patients’ confidential health data to be protected as the government seeks to increase access to confidential data held by public keep reading
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Secrets to a successful safeguarding strategy
The issue of safeguarding is often key to the success of GP practices’ CQC inspections. Nicole Ridgwell, solicitor at Ridouts Professional Services PLC, outlines the keep reading
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Dissecting the new state-backed indemnity scheme
Jeremy Hunt has announced a state-backed indemnity scheme which has caused huge disruption in the indemnity market – impacting providers and GPs. The team at keep reading
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Canvey GP surgery praised for improvements
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Basildon,Canvey, Southend Echo Considerable improvements have been made at a doctor’s surgery previously told to shape up by keep reading
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Practice staff who are also patients: managing care and confidentiality
While it is preferable that general practices do not have staff members as patients, sometimes this may be unavoidable. Dr Rachel Birch, medicolegal adviser at keep reading
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MDU asks GPs to put pressure on MPs to solve indemnity crisis
CREDIT: This story was first seen on Politics.co.uk The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is asking GPs to get behind its Save General Practice campaign by keep reading
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GMC investigations: what could they mean for your practice?
What do practice managers need to know if a GP at their practice is subject to a ‘fitness to practice’ investigation by the General Medical keep reading
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GPs practices may have to ban new patients to ensure safety, government warned
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Times and Star GP practices are reaching the point where closing their doors to new patients could be the keep reading
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CQC report reveals one in seven GP practices in England are ‘unsafe’
CREDIT: This story was first seen in the Bridgewater Mercury The Bridgewater Mercury reports that one in seven GP practices in England are still unsafe even after keep reading