Management
Planning for tomorrow
According to Understanding pressures in general practice, the 2016 King’s Fund report, more GPs today are retiring – and retiring earlier. A 2015 national survey keep reading
Practice Operations
News
GP services in full-scale crisis as eighth surgery set to close
Credit: This story was first seen on the Argus GP services in Brighton and Hove and around the country are in a ‘full-blown crisis’ a keep reading
News
BMA: One in four GP appointments is ‘avoidable’
Credit: This story was first seen on the London Evening Standard A quarter of all GP appointments are “avoidable” with doctors forced to waste millions of hours keep reading
Management
GPs call for the introduction of ‘black alerts’ in primary care
Credit: This story was first seen on iNews GPs have called for the creation of ‘black alerts’ in primary care to indicate that maximum safe keep reading
Comment
A going concern
Imagine running a business with one hand tied behind your back, to the point that the financial viability of the business is under threat. Now keep reading
Management
National Skills Academy for Health champions 500 new apprentices
The National Skills Academy for Health has released a new video as part of their bid to encourage employers to take on more than 500 keep reading
News
Union warns 10% of Northern Ireland’s GP practices could shut in 2017
CREDIT: This story was first seen in News Letter Dr Tom Black called for an additional investment of £120m in general practice, News Letter reports. Reform keep reading
Practice Operations
Five tips for practices facing NHS property service charge hikes
Such is the recent commotion surrounding business rate increases for some practices that the issue has featured in national newspapers and, behind the headlines, the keep reading
News
NHS faces £500m-a-year bill post-Brexit for returning retirees
Credit: This story was first seen on The Guardian The Guardian reports that the NHS would be hit with a bill for an extra £500m keep reading
News
£15m health hub prepares for grand opening
Credit: This story was first seen on the Bournemouth Echo Christchurch Hospital, Dorset, has been transformed into a health hub that includes a new GP keep reading