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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 30 July 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP Practices need to know
General
Levelling up health inequalities – transformational reality or pipe dream?
What does ‘levelling up’ actually mean in the context of healthcare? What are the challenges to achieving it and the opportunities it could bring?
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 27th July 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
General
August Awareness Days Calendar
We've put together a handy calendar detailing some of the awareness days coming up for August.
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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 23 July 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP Practices need to know
Active
How to Ensure Effective Employee Appraisals
The Covid-19 pandemic and the vaccination roll-out in particular have taken up the time of practice managers up and down the country. As with anything, when things get tough, something has to give. But you need to make sure that your employee’s appraisal is not the task that gets put to the bottom of the pile.
Care Quality Commission
New CQC strategy - Optimism and challenges ahead
In May 2021 the CQC launched their new strategy plan to be rolled out in the coming months, following public consultation earlier in the year
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 19th July 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
General
Secret diary - Easing restrictions while cases rise
I am writing this on the eve of the supposed release from the restrictions that have been in place for many months, in order to reduce the number and severity of Covid cases
General
End of Lockdown - Mask Guidance for GP Practices from 19th July (free download)
GP Practices, Hospitals and other health providers will still be able to require patients and visitors to wear masks unless they are exempt, after Public Health England (PHE) said existing guidance on Covid infection control will still continue after the end of lockdown rules on 19 July.
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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 16 July 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP Practices need to know
Management
“If I Die It’s On You” – How Abuse from Patients is Threatening the NHS’s Recovery and Resilience
Even in 2019, before the Coronavirus pandemic hit, the annual State of Primary Care report published by healthcare marketers Cogora was reporting that 74% of Primary Care staff had experienced some form of abuse from patients.
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 12th July 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Management
5 things for PMs to consider during a performance review
We have shared some tips to remind you how to conduct an effective performance appraisal for all your staff.
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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 09 July 2021
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP Practices need to know
Policy Update
Policy Updates - Week Commencing 7th July 2021
First Practice Management members can access a comprehensive and invaluable selection of sample documents in the Policies and Procedure Library.
Mindfulness
What does kindness mean to you
Charan Sarai, Training Delivery Manager for Thornfields and ILM Centre Manager for FPM is back to continue her discussion on the topic of kindness in the workplace
Management
A Job description for a perfect Practice Manager
How would you define the perfect Practice Manager? To try and answer that question, we’ve compiled a list of the some of the key strengths needed, and taken a look at how you can make the most of them
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Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 02 July 2021
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