Introducing DPM's market-leading software FPM Core - an innovative solution designed to revolutionise how PCNs navigate the complexities of compliance.
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.
Your handy December Awareness Calendar is here! We've detailed all the important awareness days and weeks coming up this month so that you can get involved too.
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Recently there have been some new studies published which shed light on how General Practice in the UK compares to other countries, using many interesting metrics. In this first part of our report, we look at comparisons around the role, the availability of staff and appointment length.
Christmas can be a difficult time of year for staffing levels, what with increases in sickness absence, mounds of holiday requests and the odd suspicious absence. So what happens in that moment when a member of staff refuses to work Christmas overtime?
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.
As the Christmas Party season approaches, it's good to know the best precautions to take amidst the Christmas festivities.
If you couldn't attend Thornfield’s free, 45-minute webinar on the CQC's forthcoming new Single Assessment Framework (SAF) on 8th November, there's another session running on 6th December.
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.
The CQC's new inspection process for 2023 is based on five key questions to primary care providers: Are they safe, effective, caring, responsive and well-led? Here we look at how our market-leading FPM Core software has been updated to help you stay compliance in this new era of CQC inspections.
November 9th marks Social Media Kindness Day. Here, we explore the good and bad that social media can bring, and how to deal with abuse or harassment online.
This month, three issues in particular have been on our Secret Diarist's mind - physician associates, healthy stress, and what we have heard this week from the Covid Enquiry.
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.
Your handy November Awareness Calendar is here! We've detailed all the important awareness days and weeks coming up this month so that you can get involved too.
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.
If you are a PM who is experiencing unhealthy stress, it is important to remember that you are not alone. Here we ask, is there ‘good’ and ‘bad’ stress? When does ‘healthy stress’ become unhealthy? And how can we manage stress in a GP practice?
A recent report sheds light on the interface between primary and secondary care, where a patient transitions from general practitioners to specialist care. Too often, it functions poorly, resulting in delay and clinical compromise. Here's how primary care managers can help.
Here's FPM's list of things to remember when trying to make this Halloween as fright-free as possible in your practice!
FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.