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Transforming PCNs with FPM Core: A Compliance Revolution

By Peter Hobden / 06 December, 2023

Introducing DPM's market-leading software FPM Core - an innovative solution designed to revolutionise how PCNs navigate the complexities of compliance.

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 1st December 2023

By First Practice Management / 01 December, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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December 2023 Awareness Calendar

By Siobhan Smith / 29 November, 2023

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.

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Policy Updates - Week Commencing 27th November 2023

By First Practice Management / 29 November, 2023

First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.

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GPs Around the World: Part 1 – Roles, Availability, Appointments

By Jonathan Finch / 29 November, 2023

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.

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What Happens When Employees Refuse to Work Christmas Overtime?

By First Practice Management / 29 November, 2023

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?

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 24th November

By First Practice Management / 24 November, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (Party)

By First Practice Management / 15 November, 2023

As the Christmas Party season approaches, it's good to know the best precautions to take amidst the Christmas festivities.

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Did You Attend Our November CQC Webinar?

By First Practice Management / 15 November, 2023

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.

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 10th November

By First Practice Management / 10 November, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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FPM Core: Supporting You in the New CQC Inspection Regime

By Survindar Chahal / 08 November, 2023

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.

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Social Media Kindness Day

By Siobhan Smith / 08 November, 2023

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.

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Secret Diary of a PM - November Update

By Anonymous Blogger / 08 November, 2023

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.

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 3rd November

By First Practice Management / 03 November, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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November 2023 Awareness Calendar

By Siobhan Smith / 01 November, 2023

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.

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 27th October

By First Practice Management / 27 October, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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Mindfulness : When Healthy Stress Becomes Unhealthy

By Survindar Chahal / 25 October, 2023

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?

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What's the Solution to Primary Care's Referral Dilemma?

By Survindar Chahal / 25 October, 2023

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.

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Fresh Scare and Exorcise: Tips for Surviving Halloween

By First Practice Management / 25 October, 2023

Here's FPM's list of things to remember when trying to make this Halloween as fright-free as possible in your practice!

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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 20th October

By First Practice Management / 20 October, 2023

FPM's pick of the week's news headlines about primary care and GP practices in the UK.

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