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Practice Administration

(In addition to the topics shown below, some further topics relating to general administration can be found in the General information section)

Access

Adjusted Disease Prevalence Factor (ADPF)

Advertising/marketing the Practice

Agenda for Change

Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)

Business plans/business planning

Charging patients

Chip & Pin (setting up a system to accept payments by Chip & Pin cards)

Choose and Book

Choice

Closing the Practice list

Community Interest Companies/Social Enterprises (a method of structuring a PBC consortium)

Continuity planning (also referred to as Contingency/Disaster/Recovery planning)

Dispensing Practices and VAT

Dispensing Services Quality Scheme

Doctors from overseas - employing: information about visas, registration, work permits

Extended opening hours

Financial Procedures

Flexible Career Scheme and Returners Scheme for GPs

GMS information

GP appraisal

GP (Partner or Salaried) recruitment issues

GP Patient Survey (formerly known as the National Patient Experience Survey)

GP Registrars - guidance on terms & conditions

Limited Companies/Limited Liability Partnerships - the pros and cons

Locums

Miscellaneous practice management issues

Partner retirement

Partnership agreements

Personal Administration claims to PPA

PMS information

Practice based commissioning

Practice leaflets

Practice mergers

Private practice/private fees

Premises - new premises and premises development

QMAS (Quality Management and Analysis System)

QOF information

Renting out surgery space

Salaried GPs - guidance on terms & conditions

Specialist Provider Medical Services (SPMS)

Staff pay/pay increments

Tax relief changes 2008

VAT on medical reports

Whitley scales - demise of, what are the alternatives?