GPs

Ever wonderhow many acronyms are used in General Practice? I did a bit of research and found 200 acronyms and abbreviations available on the NHS (National Health Service) Employers Website.…

Before GP2GP – Each time a patient is deducted, we would print off the full patient record notes, including those which we have scanned. These were then sent to the…

The more experienced among us know how much prep it takes to fight the flu. There is hardly any reprieve. It starts in the summer with reading new guidance and…

Children Are Suffering In Silence Vulnerable Children Children are often the ones most affected by family circumstances, the justice system, education, abuse, and medical factors such as HIV. Even the…

Care.data The Department of Health in England is scrapping Care.data. It was a programme of work led by NHS England and the HSCIC which intended to bring together securely, health…

What is a locum? Locums offer a temporary solution to staffing shortages. They provide practices with a flexible short term solution, but they can be costly. They usually have the…

A Reduction in A&E Attendances The topic hasn’t gone away but the stats keep coming, and Pulse Today has recently reported that “Seven-day GP working shows ‘significant’ reductions in A&E…

Campaigns Every day, week or every month there’s an awareness campaign and there seems to be more of them than ever. It’s a great way for health promoters and charities…