Management
Ten High Impact Actions for General Practice Video - Part 2
A few weeks ago we brought you the first part of our condensed bite-sized video of ten high impact actions for general practice. Now we are back with the second and concluding part.
Practice Staff Salary Survey Results 2018
The results for First Practice Management's staff salary survey are here! We would like to thank all of the practice managers who contributed to the survey - the results will help you gauge a suitable rate of pay for your staff based on the average rates paid by GP practices elsewhere.
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 23rd April 2018
This week we have reviewed a series of policies for FPM members, making updates to documents about the cold chain, first aid in the practice, and social media use.
Finance
GP pensions tax relief changes could have long-term impact on profession
The start of a new financial year is always the catalyst for focusing the mind on money matters. So Richard Humphreys, director at RMT Healthcare has put together this handy article discussing changes to GP pension tax relief.
May awareness days calendar
We've put together a handy calendar detailing some of the awareness days coming up for May, and links to the official pages in case you would like to get involved.
Latest News
NHS England replaces IG Toolkit: Update
In November last year we revealed how the Information Governance (IG) Toolkit would be replaced in April this year. This change has now taken effect, and FPM members can download a new DSP Toolkit Policy to stay up to date with the new changes.
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 16th April 2018
This week we have added a DSP Toolkit Policy to the Policy Library, enabling FPM members to stay up to date with the new Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSP Toolkit), part of an updated approach to measuring progress against data security standards for general practice.
Management
What is Active Signposting and How Can it Benefit Your Practice?
Active Signposting has been a main focus here at First Practice Management Group recently, with the emphasis on the GP Forward View and the introduction of the Thornfields courses. We decided we’d take some time to create a video to help you learn more about the benefits of introducing it to your practice.
HR Case File – Managing a first-rate secondment
What happens when you think a secondment would be the best way forward for your practice but you’re not sure quite where to start? No one said dealing with HR issues would be easy…
Policy Update
Policy updates - Week commencing 9th April 2018
This week we have added a new Paternity Leave and Pay Policy to the library, and made updates to a series of other resources in preparation for the implementation of GDPR in May.
8 Key Quotes from 2018's Practice Staff Salary Survey
The results from our practice staff salary survey are in but before we publish the full report we thought we'd give you a little tease of what we discovered. We've had a great response from primary care managers across the UK, providing some very useful results.
Latest News
Action required: Minimum contributions for NEST pensions are increasing
From 6 April 2018, the minimum contributions for the workplace pension will increase. Here we let you know what the rates have changed to.
The benefits of promoting self-care at your practice
It's World Health Day on the 7th April so we thought we'd take a look at the benefits of educating patients about the value of self-care.
Policy Update
Policy updates - Week commencing 2nd April 2018
This week we have added a new document that has been requested by members, a Quality Assurance / Management Policy that helps practices document their compliance with high standards of quality across the business.
General
Ten High Impact Actions for General Practice Video - Part 1
Last year we published 'What Are the 10 High Impact Actions for General Practice?' so we decided to condense the information into this handy bite-sized video.
Have you been making the most of our GDPR resources?
We are now less than two months away from the implementation date of GDPR and things are gathering momentum! By now a clearer picture of what GDPR entails for general practice is taking shape, and FPM members can now access a brand new toolkit area of the website specifically designated to all things GDPR.
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