Management
A positive presence: mentoring and coaching in general practice
General practice is a first point of contact for around 90% of patients accessing the NHS – it’s hectic and this is a burden felt keep reading
practice management
Practice Operations
How to make better procurement decisions in your GP practice
The LMC Buying Groups Federation has been saving GP practices time and money on their purchasing for 10 years – and, more recently, they’ve been keep reading
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
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
Management
What’s all the fuss about online consultations?
Online consultations have made waves; designed to lighten the practice workload and improve patient access in the face of rising demand they are changing the keep reading