News
General practice is open despite lockdown, says RCGP
As England goes into a second national lockdown, the Royal College of GPs is making it clear to patients that general practice is open and keep reading
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Compliance
How COVID-19 has impacted one general practice
Nearly 16,000 patients are listed at Chippenham’s Hathaway Medical Practice. So how has one of Wiltshire’s biggest surgeries coped with the pandemic? CREDIT: This is keep reading
News
Building the future of general practice: Martin Marshall addresses RCGP members
Martin Marshall, chair of RCGP, addressed members at the RCGP online conference Speaking to the members he said: Good morning, everyone. Thanks so much for keep reading
Uncategorized
How to retain ‘family practice’ status in the ever-expanding web of primary care
Practices are seen as the centre of local communities. As surgeries merge and PCNs solidify, patient anxiety is mounting about the depersonalisation of general practice. keep reading
Management
Dr Zahid Chauhan: general practice must open its arms to homeless people
It is impossible for GP practices to solve all of society’s ills, says Homeless-Friendly charity founder and GP Dr Zahid Chauhan, but there is something keep reading
Uncategorized
A new way of working: a view from general practice during a pandemic
An anonymous GP details life working in general practice during the ongoing COVID-19 crisis CREDIT: This is an edited version of article that originally approved keep reading
Management
Missed GP appointments cost over £200m a year
New research shows that missed GP appointments cost over £200m a year; the RCGP has responded to this news According to recent research published in keep reading
News
Practice aesthetics as medicine: how you can give your practice a face-lift to improve patient satisfaction
Dull, uninspiring workplaces often make employees feel sluggish, but the negative effects of an ugly practice can be amplified in unwell and unsettled patients attending keep reading
News
How to cut your GP surgery’s carbon emissions
With just under 7,000 GP surgeries in England seeing millions of patients each week, family doctors can also have a dramatic impact on reducing emissions keep reading
Legal
Practice Manager jailed for £46k fraud at Old School Practice
A surgery practice manager has been jailed for stealing £46,000 from its accounts This is an edited version of an item posted in The York keep reading