Live it
How to overcome salary negotiation nerves
Approach pay rise conversations with confidence with these tips This is an edited version of an article that originally appeared on Happiful From March to keep reading
practice
Policy
When patients turn perilous: how to (passively) tackle the rise in general practice violence
General practice is thought of as a place that heals wounds – but what happens when patients start inflicting them on healthcare staff? Worryingly, violence keep reading
Premises
Half of GP practice buildings not fit for purpose, BMA survey reveals
Maybe you’re unhappy about your practice space, layout and scope for offering the high quality service you come to work every day to deliver. Well, keep reading
Features
Seven ways practices can improve medicines’ safety
Providers across all health and care settings are working to ensure safe, high-quality care, often in challenging circumstances, says the CQC. But incidents involving medicines 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
Long-term conditions
MDU advises GPs to review dog policies
The MDU has released an article outlining the reasons why GPs should review dog policies at their practices The Medical Defence Union (MDU) is advising keep reading
News
Over 10% of north-east Scotland’s practices closed in a decade
As reported by Press and Journal, the north-east of Scotland has lost over a tenth of its GP surgeries in the last 10 years Over keep reading
Health Tech
Direct messaging system raises millions for expansion into more practices
In line with the NHS Long Term Plan, a GP messaging service will be expanded to more practices after nearly £9m was raised A direct keep reading
News
Liverpool could lose six surgeries at once
Six surgeries in Liverpool may close thanks to recruitment and financial problems Six GP surgeries in Liverpool may close this year, potentially leaving thousands of keep reading
Management
Entire town blocks patients from switching GPs
A town in Hampshire is stopping patients from switching to another practice until the end of March Patients in Gosport have been blocked from switching keep reading