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Meetings for meetings’ sake?
August 22, 2015
We know that the CQC want to see evidence of communication and minutes of meetings in particular but who decides on the type of meetings, who should be present, and…
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Primary Care Scrutiny under the Five Year Forward View – Part 2
August 17, 2015
Funding and Commissioning The House of Commons health committee has launched an inquiry into primary care which includes scrutiny of GP pay and workload. The inquiry, which launched at the…
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What is a Patient Group Direction (PGD)?
August 10, 2015
With the flu vaccination season almost upon us, I thought I would highlight the need for – and use – of PGDs. PGDs are the legal mechanism by which a…
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Primary Care Scrutiny under the 5 Year Forward View – Part 1
August 3, 2015
The House of Commons health committee is launching an inquiry into primary care which will include scrutiny of GP pay and workload. Quality & Standards and Demand & Access The…
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Pharmacists to the rescue?
July 24, 2015
You may have seen in the news recently that NHS England have launched a £15m scheme to employ clinical pharmacists in GP surgeries over a 3 year period. The aim…
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Chaperone Update: Why is it important to have a chaperone?
July 19, 2015
A couple of circumstances occurred in my practice this week, which called our chaperone policy and procedure into play. Having chaperones and a policy was previously one of those QOF…
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How Can We Deal With DNAs – Did Not Attends?
July 13, 2015
Can we charge patients? On the BBC’s Question Time programme last week the Health Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, revealed that the Government favours the idea of charging patients who miss NHS…
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Client data: Keep it confidential
July 7, 2015
We all do things on a regular basis without realising the consequences but we could be committing some common data breaches that can have a significant effect if we’re not…
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