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GPs
The six population groups and the five key questions – the April 2018 changes
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistThere are still six population groups: Older people People with long-term conditions Families, children and young people Working age people...
Displaying your practice’s CQC rating – A reminder from the CQC (September 2018)
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistAugust’s CQC briefing reminds me of times when, working in general practice, there were days when I truly believed everything...
Heat stress in the workplace
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistAccording to the HSE “heat stress occurs when the body’s means of controlling its internal temperature starts to fail. As...
Online GP/Primary Care Services from the CQC’s March 2018 Provider Update
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistIn the CQC March 2018 update, Professor Steve Field shared findings from recent inspections of online GP/primary care services. Online...
Children and the Age of Consent: 1 Gillick Competence
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistChildren and consent to medical treatment can be particularly complex. It is important to treat each case or situation on...
Children and the Age of Consent: 2 Fraser Guidelines for Contraception and Sexual Health
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistThe ‘Fraser Guidelines’ specifically relate to contraception and sexual health and are named after Lord Fraser, one of the Lords...
DBS Checks in General Practice
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistThe Continuous Internal Practice Debates and Indecision Over who Needs DBS Checks There is rarely a more factual statement about general...
Do Pressures Exist That Have a Real Effect on General Practice?
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistWhy Has Life in General Practice Become So Difficult? Working in and around general practice and primary care means that I...
Curtains in General Practice
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistOld Chestnuts Everyone is still getting to grips with the new CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) – CQC inspection teams...
The State of Care in General Practice – 2014-2017
Leah Biller General Practice SpecialistThe State of Care in General Practice 2014 to 2017 recently published by the CQC makes for interesting and informative...
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