GPs

There is so much going on in practice life right now, probably the most on-going changes  GPs have had to deal with since the inception of the NHS.  The trees…

I worked in a remote and rural area for a number of years, actually in a group of islands.  One island GP practice had a grand total of 63 patients,…

There are some things that are easy to ignore in life.  You can go for a lifetime and never have a McBurger, you can stay away from the gym for…

Out of the 150 or so GP practices inspected by CQC so far, a number have failed to fully meet the standards inspected and have been issued with enforcement notices. …

The speech by Andy Burnham MP, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, speaking to the Labour Party Annual Conference in Brighton, was very telling.  In a relatively short speech, he mentioned one…

I don`t normally revisit a subject more than once in a while, but breaking news has caused me to look again at stress in General Medical practice from a different…

In the UK, sickness absence costs businesses £600 per year per employee. according to the Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development. That is an average figure but, if it’s true…

Changes proposed by the Department of Health would allow the GMC to test the language skills of EU doctors on its register before issuing them with a licence to practise. …