News
GPs demand an “urgent” change in working hours to reduce the “strain”
As reported by The Telegraph, the Avon Local Medical Committee is to table a motion which would change the daily working hours of general practitioners keep reading
Primary care
Recruit and Retain
What is the GP retention scheme?
​The GP retention scheme is a package of support for GPs considering leaving the profession – and for the practices employing them – to help keep reading
Recruit and Retain
Which general practice workforce initiatives can be accessed in England?
This short guide is designed to inform GPs, PCNs and LMCs about workforce initiatives and schemes that can be accessed in England The following schemes keep reading
Uncategorized
Why the primary care backlog is a ticking time bomb
Now is the time to invest in general practice – not to try to reinvent the wheel through wholesale change, writes Farah Jameel, GPC England keep reading
Management
How to deal with a colleague’s lies
No doubt you’ll hear at least one lie over the course of a work day, whether you realise it or not. How can we manage keep reading
News
COVID levels fall in the UK
As reported by the BBC News, new data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) shows the number of people who have currently have COVID keep reading
Health Tech
Supporting primary care staff to use remote monitoring tech
Jana Lloyd, UCLPartners’ national programme manager for proactive care frameworks (cardiovascular disease prevention), explores how primary care staff can be supported when using remote monitoring keep reading
Practice Operations
A guide to the ‘New to Partnership Payment Scheme’
The ‘New to Partnership Payment Scheme’ (N2PP) is a new commitment from the Update to the GP Contract agreement 2020/21–2023/24, forming part of the suite keep reading
Live it
Coping with sleep problems
If you’re struggling with your sleep, try some of these tips and suggestions to help improve it CREDIT: This is an edited version of an keep reading
Health & Patient Care
Combatting loneliness: why social prescribing should be just what the doctor ordered
Jonathan Finch, web content editor at First Practice Management, explains why social prescribing is the best tool to combat the increasing loneliness we are seeing keep reading