Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 21st October
Our Transfer Patient Records (To/From Another Practice) Protocol has been updated to reflect the ongoing efforts to digitise Lloyd George patient records by 2022, part of the five-year GMS contract agreement.
General
FPM Wellbeing – Five steps to great health and success
Summer is officially coming to an end, and we hope you got involved with our FPM Wellbeing ideas for primary care managers, whether it was organising a coffee morning, thinking about social prescribing or getting your team together to enjoy a park run!
Primary Care Training
ILM Training: A Primary Care Manager’s Learning Diary
Every GP practice manager works under unique circumstances, but education and experience are two key factors to unlocking success in primary care. An ILM-accredited professional management certification can provide the skills and knowledge to boost your career.
Management
A guide to navigating tough situations for PMs
A positive mindset does not mean trying to stay positive every second of every day, or that optimism is warranted in every situation.
Management
How would you deal with workplace bullying at your GP practice?
Bullying is not illegal - but should it be? February 2019 saw a ‘Healthy Workplace Bill’ considered in 32 of America’s states, which aims to give employers the tools to eliminate bullying and provide employees with a legal lifeline by making it punishable by law.
Policy Update
Policy Updates Week Commencing - 14th October
This week we are highlighting the addition of a Paramedic Practitioner job description and person specification to the Job Descriptions and Person Specification Library.
Care Quality Commission
What makes a practice ‘Outstanding’ in a CQC inspection? - Infographic
Just the idea of a CQC inspection can be enough to send a shiver down the spine of even the most cool and collected of Practice Managers - but it's also an opportunity to show just how good a job you and your staff are doing.
Management
How do you motivate and inspire your GP practice staff?
Thornfields' Charan Sarai talks us through the power of kindness, its significance when leading your team and the effect this has on your GP practice.
Latest News
How do we separate 'mental health' and 'mental illness'?
October 10th is the date set by the World Health Organisation to raise awareness of mental health issues around the world and combat the stigma that surrounds it.
Policy Update
Policy Updates Week Commencing - 7th October
A Staff Screening & Immunisation Policy is the latest new policy addition for FPM members. It contains the latest guidance from the CQC and the Green Book so practices can ensure staff have received the immunisations according to their roles and maintain a record for future inspections.
Management
What we learned from last year’s Practice Manager Salary Survey
Our annual Practice Manager Salary Survey is now well underway, with hundreds of managers already taking part. Let’s take a look at the key findings from the 2018 survey to remind ourselves of what we discovered.
Latest News
Mental Health Awareness – Win a wellbeing kit for your practice!
It’s World Mental Health Day this week, a great moment to stop and lift our heads above the parapet of daily life. Paul Farmer, CEO of MIND, recently tweeted that “the NHS is losing 348,028 working days a month [due to anxiety, stress and depression]”. Something is not working.
General
First Practice Management attending Best Practice 2019
First Practice Management will be exhibiting at Best Practice, ‘the home of general practice’, at Birmingham’s NEC on October 9 and 10. Come and find us at stand E25, plus keep an eye out for our speaker Maria Stacy’s talk on Social Prescribing.
Finance
Making the Most of Your Salary: A Guide for PMs
The Practice Manager Salary Survey 2019 launched last week, and to mark the occasion we have decided to revisit this article all about making the most of your money.
General
Let your mind ROAM: A positive mindset for leaders
I hear from GP practice managers all over the country about their experiences of stepping out in faith to embrace positivity and tackle the challenges that confront them.
Policy Update
Policy Updates Week Commencing - 30th September
This week’s latest policy updates includes an update to the Medical Student Health and Safety Manual, which covers a wide range of useful information and can be shared with students at your practice.
Management
Are you friends with the people you manage?
What happens if one day you are no longer a teammate but instead become the boss? Transitioning from being one of the team to become practice manager is a big step that plenty of people have made – and it’s something many of us can struggle with.
Latest News
October Awareness Days Calendar
It's that time of the month again! We've put together our handy awareness days calendar detailing some of the key days coming up for October, and links to the official pages in case you would like to get involved.
Management
A job description for a perfect practice manager
What’s the definition of a GP practice manager? We have put together a sample job description that sums up the skills and experience needed to be a PM, along with our top tips for making the most of these key strengths.
Policy Update
Policy Updates Week Commencing - 23rd September
A Modern Slavery Statement Template is the latest new policy for FPM members.
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