Compliance
Changes to the GP contract 2022/23
The GP contract regulations will be updated in 2022/23 with the intention of making a number of changes to be aware of Online bookings In keep reading
Health
Recruit and Retain
Engaging with the general practice community on Twitter
Sometimes being a practice manager can feel like a lonely role, but connecting online with others working in the same position as you could help keep reading
News
Call for action to reduce the environmental impact of prescriptions
Healthcare leaders in Scotland have called for bold action to reduce the environmental harm caused by medicine prescribing Medicines account for around 25% of carbon keep reading
Uncategorized
Rising numbers of doctors join NHS speciality training
More doctors than ever have applied for NHS specialty training programmes with a rise in the number of posts and applicants for the fifth year keep reading
Management
Tips for presenting with slides
It may not be an offence punishable by imprisonment (yet!) but causing death by PowerPoint is something many might still consider a crime. Here are keep reading
News
1 in 4 GP posts set to be vacant within a decade in England
As reported by the BBC News, a recent study has found that a quarter of general practice positions will be vacant in ten years’ time keep reading
News
5-point plan to reinvigorate continuity of care for patients against a backdrop of GP pressures
The chair of the Royal College of GPs (RCGPs), Professor Martin Marshall, plans to set out a five-point plan to modernise and reinvigorate continuity of keep reading
News
Fewer general practices are operating in Northern Ireland
As reported by the BBC News, The number of GP practices in Northern Ireland has fallen by approximately 9% over the past eight years according keep reading
News
Poliovirus detected in the UK
The Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGPs) has responded to recent reports that the poliovirus has been detected in the UK Chair of the RCGPs, keep reading
News
GPs in certain parts of the UK are under more pressure than others
Responding to research from the Nuffield Trust, covered by the BBC today, on regional variation in GP-patient ratios, Professor Martin Marshall, chair of the RCGP, keep reading