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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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GP Surgeries to Open 7 Days a Week
October 3, 2014
What’s the plan? So, by 2020 everyone will be able to access a GP practice seven days a week from 8am until 8pm if the Conservatives are returned to power…
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Fraud in the NHS
September 26, 2014
Dealing with fraud We all know that the majority of people who work in and use the NHS are honest, but a minority will seek to defraud it. At least…
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Fiddle while Rome burns – Pulse
September 19, 2014
It’s getting worse In a blog a couple of months ago, Will the last one out please turn off the lights?, I wrote about practices across the UK giving up…
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