Management in Practice

15/04/2022

Practice managers talk to Kathy Oxtoby about the reinstatement of QOF and what it means for general practice.

14/04/2022

An official review has suggested that a copy of patient records should be used for data sharing purposes, with the Government taking the data controller role
https://bit.ly/37C2f93

14/04/2022

Over a third of GPs in England consider quitting within five years, survey finds

The latest edition of the official GP Worklife Survey has painted a dire picture of the realities of working as a GP in England.

13/04/2022

Network DES sees £2 per patient uplift which does not recognise ‘spiralling’ costs, LMC finds

An LMC analysis has found that the updated PCN DES offers an overall net funding increase of £2 per patient.

13/04/2022

PCNs advised to ‘grow their own’ ARRS staff to help address recruitment challenges
https://bit.ly/37EFDVK

12/04/2022

IGPM releases gender identity guidance for general practice processes
https://bit.ly/3LYixs6

12/04/2022

An official review has suggested that a copy of patient records should be used for data sharing purposes, with the Government taking the data controller role

An official review has suggested a copy of patient records should be used for data sharing purposes, with the Government as the controller.

11/04/2022

Government could become data controller for patient record copies, official review suggests
https://bit.ly/3KtVcxS

06/04/2022

GPs can refer patients for free Covid testing, NHS England says

GPs can refer patients for free testing if a Covid diagnosis is required ‘to support clinical decisions’, NHS England has said.

05/04/2022

Practice manager sentenced to 6 months in jail for defrauding her practice

A 63-year-old former practice manager has been sentenced to six months imprisonment, suspended for 12 months, for defrauding her practice.

05/04/2022

Fewer GPs seeing more patients than before the pandemic, official figures show
https://bit.ly/3J6BuXI

Practices provided 12.85 million appointments to patients in England in February 2022, according to official NHS figures.

04/04/2022

Last week NHSE released the new network DES, but what are the funding implications? We took a look:
https://bit.ly/3wYApi9

On 1 April, NHS England released the long-awaited new Network DES. We look at what this will mean for PCN funding.

01/10/2021

'Practices are to receive funding to support them to deliver pre-pandemic levels of appointments, including face-to-face-care', NHS England has said. Click below to read more ⬇️.

Practices are to receive funding to support them to deliver pre-pandemic levels of appointments, including face-to-face-care, NHS England has said. A new planning document published yesterday (30 September) revealed that NHS England will soon announce ‘continued investment’ in GP capacity and ac...

30/09/2021

BMA GP committee chair Dr Richard Vautrey and health secretary Sajid Javid held an ‘emergency’ first meeting last week about the abuse currently being suffered by general practice. Click below to read more ⬇️.

BMA GP committee chair Dr Richard Vautrey and health secretary Sajid Javid held an ‘emergency’ first meeting last week about the abuse currently being suffered by general practice