Primary Care Training
From PM to Thornfields Trainer - Maria's Story
Maria Stacy, PM and now an Associate Trainer for Thornfields, takes some time out from her busy trainer’s schedule to reflect on her career and how she ended up where she is now.
Finance
New Finance Webinar: Avoiding Fraud
We’re pleased to announce that the date of the next Finance webinar in our series delivered by Phil Harnby will be Thursday, 30th June at 2pm, on the topic of Avoiding Fraud in GP practices.
General
July 2022 Awareness Calendar
It's that time again! We've put together a helpful awareness days calendar detailing some of the key days coming up in July 2022, with hyperlinks where available.
Latest News
Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 24th June 2022
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
HR / Employment Law
Effectively Supporting Practice Staff with Learning Disabilities
This week the UK charity Mencap launches their annual Learning Disability Week campaign (20th – 26th June) to raise awareness of what it is like to live with a disability. We take a look at why you should consider employing an individual with learning disabilities and what support mechanisms are available for GP practices in the UK.
Management
Managing Generation Z employees in Primary Care
Every workplace brings together people of different age groups, skillsets and backgrounds. But with the huge cultural changes in the last few years, it also highlights the stark differences between people of different generations working alongside each other, and primary care is no different.
Management
Secret Diary - a 'Panoramic' view of life in a GP Practice...
A recent Panorama expose focused on a group of practices that were being run differently to others, our secret diarist looks into this and what privatisation could mean for GP practices in the future.
Latest News
Primary Care Weekly News Roundup 17th June 2022
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know
General
How Practices can support International Men’s Health Week
The 13th to 18th June marks Men's Health Week, a week in which the attention turns to men and their health, giving them the space to talk about any health issues, physically or mentally, that they may be experiencing. We take a look at what you can do as an employer to support your male employees.
General
Autistic Pride 2022 : Supporting Neurodiverse Employees in General Practice
As Autistic Pride Day approaches, we look at how you can best support your autistic employees and give you some handy information on to support autistic employees in general practice.
Sustainability
Greener Practice : Inhalers and the Carbon Footprint
With prescribing accounting for two-thirds of general practice's carbon footprint and inhalers accounting for 3% of emissions within the NHS, it's vital to know which inhalers are better for the environment and how recycling can help cut emissions.
Latest News
Primary Care Weekly News Roundup - 10th June 2022
A weekly roundup of all the important news GP practices need to know.
HR / Employment Law
How can employers attract and retain talent to combat the effects of the Great Resignation?
Our HR expert Ciara Burns explores the trends in recruitment and retention, and asks what can employers do to attract and retain talent in today's tight labour market?
General
RemoteM: Keeping Medicines and Vaccines in Prime Condition at Health Care First
An award-winning group of GP practices based in Wakefield, West Yorkshire is one of the first to adopt an innovative Internet of Things fridge monitoring system to ensure that refrigerators across its seven locations used to store medicines and vaccines are kept in compliance with MHRA regulations.
Sustainability
NHS Sustainability Day
The annual NHS Sustainability Day is held this year on June 8th! Did you know GP practices generate around 6 million tonnes of CO2 annually? Find out how we can all make primary care cleaner—and cheaper—for everyone.
General
Pride Month 2022: Is your practice inclusive?
With the number of individuals identifying as LGBTQ+ rising each year, it is important to recognise and celebrate Pride Month. We take a look at why Pride Month is so important, and we also look at what you can do to make your practice more inclusive.
General
Taking It All In Their Stride
Thornfields Training Manager Gerry Devine tells us about a recent walking meeting he took part in with Healthier West Wirral PCN, and how being active during meetings can bring many benefits.
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