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GP Surgeries to Open 7 Days a Week
October 3, 2014
What’s the plan? So, by 2020 everyone will be able to access a GP practice seven days a week from 8am until 8pm if the Conservatives are returned to power…
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Fraud in the NHS
September 26, 2014
Dealing with fraud We all know that the majority of people who work in and use the NHS are honest, but a minority will seek to defraud it. At least…
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Fiddle while Rome burns – Pulse
September 19, 2014
It’s getting worse In a blog a couple of months ago, Will the last one out please turn off the lights?, I wrote about practices across the UK giving up…
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Friends and Family Test
September 12, 2014
FFT A couple of years ago, we volunteered to be a pilot practice for the new Friends and Family Test (FFT). The simple one question questionnaire asked patients whether they…
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Catch me if you can
September 5, 2014
Fraudulent activity I attended a meeting this week and one of the speakers was our local NHS Counter Fraud Officer. Whilst we assume we know where fraud could possibly be…
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Controlled Drugs
August 28, 2014
Strict controls Some prescription medicines are controlled under the Misuse of Drugs legislation and are known as controlled medicines or Controlled Drugs (CDs). CDs are essential in modern clinical care.…
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CQC Revisited
August 22, 2014
Short notice With just less than 24 hours notice the CQC informed us that an inspection team, comprising 3 inspectors, would be descending on us to carry out a review…
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Will you Avoid the CQC’s Special Measures Regime?
August 15, 2014
New model and rating system With headlines such as ‘Worst offenders could be shut down under plan by watchdog to improve standards’ and ‘Improve or be shut down’, it’s clear…
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