Our PM Secret Diarist gives their take on what it means to be a responsible employer, the potential Covid autumn booster campaign, and whether we can really start 'getting back to the day job' just yet.
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Employee wellbeing is crucial - but we hear much less about how managers can look after their own mental wellbeing. Managers often overlook the fact that to be well-balanced and successful, they need to prioritise themselves sometimes, and avoid trying to do it all.
Overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 36 per cent, down 17% since 2020 according to figures released this week. Just 38% of patients were satisfied with GP services. But what's the wider context to these headline figures?
A newly-released National Audit Office report lays bare the staggering cost of PPE, some of which isn't fit for purpose and much of which has been sourced using inadequate procurement methods.
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31st March is International Trans Day of Visibility. Here we look at some of the terminology you might hear around transgender issues, explore some of the common issues transgender people face, and see what the aims of the awareness day this year are.
Many people in the UK have opened their hearts-and their homes-to refugees fleeing Ukraine in recent weeks. Those coming will need medical treatment for physical or mental injuries. Being able to communicate with them adequately in their native language is crucial, but poor availability of interpreting services and translated information threatens that.
It's that time again! We've put together a handy awareness days calendar detailing some of the key days coming up in April 2022, with hyperlinks where available.
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The BMA has said the government will need to provide an extra £5-7 billion to clear the elective care backlog in England, with 10% of that going to general practice.
As always, around this time of year there is a flurry of employment law changes that all employees and managers should be aware. Our HR Expert Samantha Rigby looks at the main employment law updates for 2022.
The Kickstart scheme provides funding to create new jobs for young people who receive Universal Credit and are at risk of long-term unemployment. But with all the pressures of business as usual, how can you ensure the new starters you welcome will make the most of this great opportunity? Thornfield's Foundation Skills Academy can help.
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
With the recent news that more practices are going to need to extend their operating hours, there are plenty of PMs out there wondering how they are going to be able to staff their practice. Here we look at the options available to you.
With the new contract arrangements published by NHS England recently, we've taken a look at some of the key points and what this would mean for GP Practices preparing for the new financial year
The first event in our series of finance webinars got off to a flying start last month. Our in-house finance expect Phil Harnby is running his next FREE session on the topic of Practice Managers Becoming Partners on Tuesday 29th March - book your place now!
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
Now that the last remaining Covid restrictions are being lifted, our HR Expert Samantha Rigby explores what this means for practices, and how the recent change in Statutory Sick Pay will also affect practice life.
With the rollout of the Covid vaccination, accurate monitoring and recording of medical refrigerator temperatures has never been more important. Now an innovative device from Remote Monitoring Ltd can automate, speed up and simplify this often manual process. RemoteM is a wireless refrigerator temperature monitoring system developed for the healthcare environment, enabling easy, reliable compliance with relevant statutory bodies.