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Michelle Broutta
GP SpecialistIn December 2014, Michelle joined the Care Quality Commission as a Specialist Advisor (SpA), Practice Manager. Michelle works with the Inspection team and inspects primary medical services. To date, Michelle has inspected around 60 GP practices across the country.
Posts by Michelle Broutta:
Training a Receptionist to become a Health Care Assistant?
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistHealth Care Assistants (HCAs) and Infection Control GP practices have in the past and are continuing into the future to train...
Confidentiality – how do you ensure everyone is protecting patient information?
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistThe General Medical Council (GMC) has published revised, expanded and re-organised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors practising in the...
Risk Assessments – How do we create them…? Why do we need them…?
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistSome practices will undertake risk assessments annually, whilst some practices undertake them daily and/or monthly. But why do we need to...
The Importance of Policies
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistLet’s look in detail at a recently updated policy from Quality Compliance Systems (QCS). That ‘Monday morning phone call’ Did you wake...
It has been announced and agreed…
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistOn the 7 February 2017, the NHS Employers and the British Medical Association’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) agreed on a number of...
More from NHS Digital
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistReally useful timetable On 10 January, NHS digital uploaded a spreadsheet which may be worth printing off. It is a live collection timetable...
Out with Read Codes, in with SNOWMED Codes
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistIn November 2016, NHS digital website reported: A common vocabulary to reduce GP burden and improve patient care We are changing from...
QOF Recorded Dementia Diagnoses – Oct 2016
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistNHS Digital website We have been very busy over the past year ensuring our dementia diagnosis and prevalence are correct and...
‘Health and Social Care Information’ (HSCIC) renamed as ‘NHS Digital’
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistJust as we have just gotten used to the HSCIC website… it changes. My next few blogs will focus on some...
Mandatory Training in General Practice
Michelle Broutta GP SpecialistWhat training is mandatory for practice staff? Does your practice have a list of what it considers to be...
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