GPs

  The Continuous Internal Practice Debates and Indecision Over who Needs DBS Checks There is rarely a more factual statement about general practice than there are no two practices that…

Why Has Life in General Practice Become So Difficult? Working in and around general practice and primary care means that I am frequently party to conversations about how difficult life…

  Old Chestnuts Everyone is still getting to grips with the new CQC Key Lines of Enquiry (KLOEs) – CQC inspection teams as well I would venture.  It is interesting…

  The State of Care in General Practice 2014 to 2017 recently published by the CQC makes for interesting and informative reading, especially as it is likely most readers will…

The most recent tranche of NHS England ETTF (Estates Technology and Transformation Fund) has been the enabler of a number of large projects relating to schemes to rehouse practices in…

Health Care Assistants (HCAs) and Infection Control GP practices have in the past and are continuing into the future to train willing and enthusiastic receptionists to become Health Care Assistants.…

The General Medical Council (GMC) has published revised, expanded and re-organised guidance on confidentiality for all doctors practising in the UK. http://www.gmc-uk.org/news/29299.asp Staff training We continue to train our staff…

Some practices will undertake risk assessments annually, whilst some practices undertake them daily and/or monthly. But why do we need to carry out risk assessments? It certainly shouldn’t be to…