CPD
How practices can employ shared staff
By sharing staff between neighbouring practices you may be able to make savings by utilising an arrangement such as a secondment or joint employment arrangement keep reading
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News
UK’s early COVID response worst public health failure ever, MPs say
As reported by BBC news, the UK’s failure to do more to stop COVID spreading early in the pandemic was one of the country’s worst keep reading
Long-term conditions
A doctor’s view: what is gluten and why does it cause problems?
Everyone has heard of gluten and there is much discussion about ‘gluten-free diets’. So, what is it and why can it cause problems for some keep reading
Premises
GP patient survey points to challenges that general practice is facing
The publication of the results of the GP Patient Survey is always a significant moment—a survey of 850,000 people merits serious attention This is an keep reading
Finance and funding
What you need to know about publishing GP net earnings
GP practices are required to publish their GPs’ net earnings on their websites. Find out how to do it and what to include How to keep reading
Long-term conditions
How has the pandemic impacted eating disorders?
A spike in people seeking treatment for eating disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed their global nature and severity. Jane Feinmann reports from the International Conference keep reading
Management
‘Quiet listening‘ offered by GPs threatened by COVID – part one
An anonymous patient explains how her GP used shared decision-making to help her manage her distress. Quiet listening can empower patients to lead conversations about keep reading
Management
How to manage the relationship between the PCN manager and practice managers
Ben Gowland, of Practice Index, explains how to make the relationship between yourself and the primary care network manager work In some places across the keep reading
Live it
What supplements should you be taking?
From glossier hair to shedding weight and boosting your energy, we’re often told that supplements could be the key to our health goals – but keep reading
Management
Are cyber security risks heightened by our new working culture?
A lot has been written recently about the cyber security risk of remote working; larger attack surfaces, more informal surroundings and the upturn in threats, keep reading