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Capitalising on the ‘Turnbull and Fry effect’

January 4, 2019

Prostate cancer awareness got a huge boost this year when celebrities Stephen Fry and Bill Turnbull opened up about their struggles with the disease. We keep reading

Fitter Better Sooner – new surgery recovery toolkit for patients

December 19, 2018

Dr Hilary Swales, lead for patient information at the Royal College of Anaesthetists, tells us about Fitter Better Sooner – a new patient information toolkit keep reading

Slow demise of smoking cessation services

December 14, 2018

Funding for smoking cessation services has been cut by 36% between 2013-2017, the Labour party claims. The numbers of people who smoke may be at keep reading

Emergency medicines for your practice

December 13, 2018

The CQC can’t – and won’t – dictate what drugs GPs should have available in the practice, or in their home-visit bag, but they can keep reading

Returning to work at a general practice pharmacy

December 7, 2018

GP pharmacist Amira Shaikh explains the challenges of returning to work after a two-year break After a two-year break from my career, I decided to keep reading

Making Tax Digital – GP practice guide

November 29, 2018

Making Tax Digital is a key part of the government’s ambition to have a digital tax system that is more effective, efficient and easier for keep reading

What does an ‘inadequate’ practice look like?

November 27, 2018

In a new series, using information provided by the CQC and real-life examples of service failure, Practice Business explores the factors than can contribute to keep reading

10 year anniversary: Five Ways to Wellbeing

November 27, 2018

It’s 10 years since the New Economics Foundation (NEF) published its Five Ways to Wellbeing. Here’s a timely reminder on how focusing on yourself every keep reading

Breaking the ‘stress cycle’

November 23, 2018

According to recent research 53% of UK healthcare workers say that they do ‘little or nothing’ to reduce stress levels outside of work. The same keep reading