Legal
Campaigner against NHS cuts robs her own GP surgery of £50,000
CREDIT: This story was first seen in The Sun Practice manager Patricia Mayo, who was on £40,000 a year, pushed the clinic in Hartcliffe, Bristol, keep reading
Practice manager
Live it
Let’s talk…conflict management
How can practice managers and GP partners identify and manage performance issues early on? How do you solve conflicts before they escalate? Marie Cahalane speaks keep reading
Management
Keeping it in the family: Dr Peter Swinyard offers advice for the future
The FDA will be particularly familiar to those working in smaller practices, with the charitable organisation regularly signposting their members to key educational resources in keep reading
Management
Skilling up: can PAs offer the additional support practices need?
PAs are viewed as a potential solution to workload pressures facing general practice. Their role is similar to that of a GP; they work autonomously keep reading
Health Tech
Home is where the heart is: home visits, community teams and tech
‘A thing of the past’ The RCGP suggests that computerised records should be consulted prior to a home visit being made, with specific attention paid keep reading
Comment
The pursuit of happiness: beating burnout
Last year the RCGP and the mental health charity Mind published a report which revealed that 87% of the primary care workforce – which includes keep reading
Live it
60 seconds with Gary Hughes
What do you do to de-stress after a long day? I know there’s plenty of stress around general practice so I’m lucky that the need keep reading
Management
Leader of the pack: Practice Manager of the Year
After 22 years of working in primary care it would be understandable if Karin Bruce was beginning to take on fewer managerial responsibilities or, perhaps, keep reading
Comment
Secrets to a successful safeguarding strategy
The Care Act has placed safeguarding on a statutory footing for the first time. Accordingly, the extent to which GP practices comply with safeguarding legislation keep reading
Comment
Collaboration with a common purpose
 The early phase of NHS Collaborate has been a journey of discovery for all those involved and is providing deep foundations for a self-sustaining and energetic ‘community keep reading