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Growing Old in the NHS
December 2, 2014
The CQC will rate against population groups The CQC intends to rate practices against six population groups – older people, long term conditions, mothers, babies and children, working age, people…
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A ‘common sense’ guide to Ebola for GP practices
November 21, 2014
About Ebola Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a rare but severe infection caused by the Ebola virus. Since early this year there has been a large outbreak of Ebola virus…
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Pushing the boundaries
November 14, 2014
Abolition of GP Practice boundaries £60 per home visit Back in January I blogged that, as part of the new GP contract for 2014/2015, practice boundaries would be abolished in…
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Who Will Win the NHS?
November 7, 2014
The countdown is on With exactly 6 months until the next general election, the main political parties have started their war of words to win the NHS. Senior Labour ministers…
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10 Minutes to Burnout
October 31, 2014
Hamster wheel Last week, Mr Hunt told the House of Commons that GP workforce concerns were a ‘very, very important issue’ that needed to be solved in order to tackle…
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Social media – it’s good to ‘chat’, isn’t it?
October 27, 2014
The effects of social media Social media is used by billions of people every day for marketing, news and as a tool for business. Popular social media sites, such as…
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The 5 CQC Standards You Must Know & Key Questions Asked
October 17, 2014
Guidance about compliance with the essential CQC 5 standards. What are the 5 key CQC domains? Read this document to find out how to best comply to the standards for…
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CQC’s new approach
October 10, 2014
The CQC began using a new approach to inspect and regulate GP and GP out-of-hours services on 1 October 2014. The inspections are much more in-depth, using ‘Intelligent Monitoring’ to…
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