A round up of this week's primary care headlines. Online registration to some sources may be required.
Here at First Practice Management we’ve decided to launch a monthly vlog (video blog) focusing on a different theme each month that we believe will be helpful for you Practice Managers.
In response to your feedback, Thornfields are launching a new workshop which is available for the first time for individuals to book direct. The ‘Annual Finance and Contract Update’ will ensure that the knowledge of those responsible for practice finance is up to date.
Using social media is a great way to interact with your patients or potential patients, not only is it easily accessible it is also an easy form of communication if managed correctly. With over 1.4 billion users, it is likely the majority of your patient list use it.
A round up of this week's primary care headlines. Online registration to some sources may be required.
Are you worried what will happen if a key member of your team leaves? Concerned that you will not have the skills or knowledge to operate in times of emergency? The term ‘succession planning’ gets thrown around a lot in HR and large organisations.
With funding towards the Five Year Forward View (FYFV) resting on the general elections in May, the plan should start taking shape from this April. While prevention is the main focus of the FYFV, the 36 page document provided by NHS shows that plans are much more complex than this alone.
A round up of this week's primary care headlines. On-line registration to some sources may be required.
Unpaid parental leave is now available to parents of children up to the age of 18 years. 18 weeks leave per child. 4 full weeks maximum per week. SPP, SMP and SAP rose to £139.58. SSP rose to £88.45 per week. ‘Exclusivity clauses’ in zero hours contracts are now unlawful.
I recently attended a mock Employment Tribunal to see how they work and found it quite a sobering experience. The seemingly organic management processes of an employer were methodically unpicked in public view, exposing non-adherence to procedure.
On Friday 13th March 2015 the Royal Family and many Prime Ministers past, present and (potentially) future - joined Armed Forces veterans to commemorate the 13 year long Afghanistan conflict. Almost 15,000 UK personnel served in Afghanistan.
A round up of this week's primary care headlines. On-line registration to some sources may be required.
The results for First Practice Management (FPM) Group's annual Staff Pay and Ratio Survey are now in. We would like to thank all the practice staff who contributed to the survey, which helps Practice Managers gauge a suitable rate of pay for their staff based on the market rates.
Annual leave was thrown into the media spotlight following a high profile tribunal ruling in November which found that non-guaranteed, compulsory overtime should be included when calculating holiday pay. The case created ambiguity on how to pay annual leave going forward.
A round up of this week's primary care headlines. On-line registration to some sources may be required.
The results for First Practice Management (FPM) Group's annual Staff Pay and Ratio Survey are now in. We would like to thank all the practice staff who contributed to the survey, which helps Practice Managers gauge a suitable rate of pay for their staff based on the market rates paid by GP Practices elsewhere.