News
GPs are writing their own reviews, claims NHS Choices
CREDIT: This story was originally seen on The Telegraph NHS Choices has deleted around 200 reviews of GP surgeries this year, due to suspicions of keep reading
general practice
Health Tech
Healthtech: improving practice productivity and patient outcomes
Technology, technology, technology. It’s everywhere and it’s changing how GP practices operate – streamlining operations and improving communications. Frazer Whitehead, senior public sector account manager keep reading
Compliance
You say, we pay; GDPR and the financial impact on practices
The general data protection regulation – fondly known as GDPR – has made waves in terms of how we collect and hold data. It has keep reading
Management
Staff development funding; does it work for you?
The General Practice Forward View focused on training and promised the funding to deliver it. Two years on, the question is, how successfully has this keep reading
Management
Driving improvement in your GP practice
Inspections are an essential part of maintaining standards and driving improvement in healthcare services. In June the Care and Quality Commission published a set of keep reading
Live it
Practice management: how to work smarter, not harder
Modern practice managers have their work cut out for them. Practice workload is increasing and resources are decreasing – all practice staff are tasked with keep reading
Legal
A legal eye on general practice
There’s an element of uncertainty in general practice at the moment – across the entire healthcare sector, for that matter. The wider perception is gloomy keep reading
Management
New approaches to healthcare: the potential role of receptionists
A recent paper published in the British Journal of General Practice explores the potential role of the receptionist in the implementation of new approaches to keep reading
Management
Supporting services; recording and recalling practice communications
Practice staff have a lot to contend with operationally, whilst all the time focusing on patient care. In every practice a considerable amount of patient keep reading
News
The foundation of general practice has “serious structural faults” – but can be fixed
Dr Richard Vautrey addressed a BMA members’ event this week and discussed in-depth the reasons why general practice is both vital and at risk The keep reading