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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 24th December 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
General
Who's on Santa's Naughty and Nice Lists for 2021?
With just a few days left until Santa Claus makes his annual round of gift deliveries, the names on his ‘naughty’ and ‘nice’ lists are still being finalised. We asked 2021's Anonymous Bloggers for their opinions and a tongue-in-cheek look at who might have made it onto each of Santa’s lists, and the presents they might be hoping to find in their stocking…
HR / Employment Law
New 28-day self-certification period aims to reduce GP workload
From now until 26th Jan 2022, employees can self-certify sickness for up to 28 days without a GP note, (previously 7 days). Will this help GP workload in your practice?
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 20th December 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Latest News
Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 17th December 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
HR / Employment Law
Vaccination Mandate Update- How should your Practice be preparing?
The NHS released more information last week about the “Vaccination as a Condition of Deployment- VCOD”. Our HR Specialist Samantha Rigby looks at the details and what it means for your practice.
Latest News
Secret Diary of a Practice Manager - December in Review
Vaccinations, QOF reductions, covid variants - there may be presents around the tree, but life in practice manager land still goes on...
General
Keeping Medicines and Vaccines in prime condition at Healthcare First : Case Study
This case study looks at an innovative fridge monitoring system used by a GP Practice group to ensure that refrigerators across its seven locations used to store medicines and vaccines keep their stock at optimum levels in compliance with MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency) regulations.
General
Primary Care and Practice Management : 2021 in Review
As we approach the most wonderful time of the year, here at FPM Group we’re in a reflective mood. There’s been a lot to reflect on this year, after all! We’ve taken a trip down memory lane and looked at some of the major news stories that broke during 2021, and how we covered them on our blog.
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 13th December 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Latest News
Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 10th December 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
Management
Poor patient data affects recruitment planning as PCNs report retention issues
Primary Care Networks are struggling to retain current staff and recruit new ones, as a lack of patient data often makes workforce planning impossible
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 6th December 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Latest News
Practice staff asked for views in evaluation of remote GP consultations
GPs and practice workers are to be asked for their opinions on remote consultations and triaging in a survey commissioned by NHS
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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 3rd December 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
Latest News
Secret Diary of a PM: November in Review
I am writing this at the end of November- Covid is once again the main issue, absences are impacting us and we have seen no let-up in the pressures on the NHS - and winter hasn’t even officially started!
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