Health & Patient Care
Raising awareness: HIV Awareness in Primary Care (HIVAP)
A new campaign to engage GPs in HIV testing was launched in September last year – the aim: to improve and expand sexual health and keep reading
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Championing change: Dr Jez Thompson discusses liver disease
Dr Jez Thompson is the RCGP’s liver disease clinical champion. The condition, according to the British Liver Trust, is the only major disease that continues keep reading
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Wellbeing: Ten minutes in time saves nine
Taking as little as 10 minutes out of your busy schedule each day may seem impossible but, perhaps, ten minutes can, in time, save nine. keep reading
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Avoiding the big ‘B’…Burnout
When a GP practice is under pressure the whole practice team feels the strain. Richard Stacey, senior medicolegal adviser at Medical Protection, speaks to some keep reading
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Let’s talk…conflict management
How can practice managers and GP partners identify and manage performance issues early on? How do you solve conflicts before they escalate? Marie Cahalane speaks keep reading
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Are pay conditions for salaried GPs likely to affect motivation?
Figures from NHS Digital have revealed that salaried GPs, on average, earned £53,600 during 2014/2015 compared to GP partners earning £101,500 over the same period. keep reading
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60 seconds with Robert Varnam
What do you do to de-stress after a long day? I spend a lot of time away from home with big groups of people so keep reading
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The pursuit of happiness: beating burnout
Last year the RCGP and the mental health charity Mind published a report which revealed that 87% of the primary care workforce – which includes keep reading
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60 seconds with Gary Hughes
What do you do to de-stress after a long day? I know there’s plenty of stress around general practice so I’m lucky that the need keep reading
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Break the cycle: Leadership to be proud of
A loss of commitment and drive John doesn’t feel the same about work anymore. Something’s changed. He used to approach it with commitment and drive, keep reading