The PM edit: Sheinaz Stansfield in her own words
Management in Practice is speaking to a series of PMs on the front line about what being a practice manager means to them.
Deputy editor Angela Sharda talks to Sheinaz Stansfield about the challenges practice management poses and the future of the profession. Q. How has being a practice manager changed since you first started out in the profession? Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 22, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
The PM edit: Sheinaz Stansfield
Management in Practice is speaking to a series of PMs on the front line about what being a practice manager means to them.
Deputy editor Angela Sharda talks to Sheinaz Stansfield about the challenges practice management poses and the future of the profession. Q. How has being a practice manager changed since you first started out in the profession? Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 22, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
GP surgeries report increase in number of homeless patients, survey finds
GP practices have dealt with an increasingly growing number of homeless patients over the last five years, a BMA survey has found.
Over a quarter of the 178 GPs who responded to a BMA survey said a larger number of homeless patients visited their practice in the last five years.
Some of the respondents (18%) said their practice had to dedicate greater time and resources to homeless patients in comparison to five years ago. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 21, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patient Access Practice management Latest News Source Type: news
Most patient groups contributing to NICE'have financial interests '
Nearly three quarters of patient organisations that contribute to NICE decisions have taken funding from manufacturers of a relevant product, a new study has claimed.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 21, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Patients Latest News Source Type: news
Patients placed on special allocation scheme drops by more than 300 in one year, figures show
More than 1,600 patients were removed from GP practice lists in England in 2018 to be placed on the Special Allocation Scheme (SAS), a health minister has said.
In a written answer to Parliament, published on 15 January, health minister Steve Brine said that as of November 2018, 1,686 patients were removed from GP practice lists and placed on SAS.
Fewer patients were removed from GP practice lists in 2018 than in 2017, when 2,055 individuals were removed from their practice list. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 18, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Complaints Latest News Source Type: news
NHS reimburses Cornish practices following data transfer mishap
GP practices in Cornwall and in the Isles of Scilly will be reimbursed£2.50 per child after checking the immunisation status of 1,200 children following an individual’s error, NHS England has said.
According to NHS England, the system recall functionality was‘inadvertently switched off’ following the passage of records between two different providers of Child Health Information Service (CHIS) systems, meaning some children could have not been recalled for their immunisation appointments. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 17, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Patients Practice management Latest News Source Type: news
CCG bans patients from leaving hospital-managed GP practice amid exodus
GP patients in Gosport have been banned from switching surgeries after a dramatic exodus of patients from a hospital-managed GP practice left others overwhelmed.
The Hampshire town has seen 2,100 patients transfer to different practices after problems at the four-practice Willow Group, managed by Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust.
NHS Fareham and Gosport CCG, which took the decision, said the three-month restriction will remain in place until 31 March. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 17, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patient Access Practice management Premises Latest News Source Type: news
The PM edit: Sue Jennings in her own words
Management in Practice is speaking to a series of PMs on the front-line about what being a practice manager means to them. Reporter Valeria Fiore talks toSue Jennings, business partner at Teams Medical Practice in Gateshead and finalist of the General Practice Awards 2018 about the challenges practice management poses and the future of the profession. Q. How has being a practice manager changed since you first started out in the profession? Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 16, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice management Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
Greater support for practice managers needed, GP partnership review says
Practice managers should receive further training and development to help ease the workload pressures on their practices, a review has suggested.
TheGP Partnership Review, published today, put forward the suggestion as part of a series of recommendations to reinvigorate the partnership model. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 15, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice development Practice management Premises Latest News Source Type: news
CCGs should pay for data protection officers, suggests partnership review
CCGs should fund data protection officers to help overworked practices cope with patient data requests, the GP partnership review has suggested.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 15, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patients Practice management Latest News Source Type: news
CCGs told they must set up primary care networks by end of June
CCGs have been told to ensure that the new primary care networks, which all GP practices will be mandated to join, are in place by 30 June at the latest.
NHS England planning guidance for the year ahead said CCGs must commit to spending a recurrent£1.50 per head of population on‘developing and maintaining’ the primary care networks. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 14, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Practice development Latest News Source Type: news
£4.5bn primary care funding will relieve pressure on GPs, promises Hancock
The extra£4.5bn funding boost to primary care will be used to relieve pressure on GPs rather than introducing new services, health secretary Matt Hancock has exclusive told our sister publication Pulse.
Mr Hancock told Pulse there is‘too much pressure’ on GPs and primary care, and some of the£4.5bn is‘specifically aimed at relieving that pressure’. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 14, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Practice development Latest News Source Type: news
Ask the experts: how can my practice save money on printing and postage costs?
Angela Sharda asks our panel how practice managers can work with GP partners to make savings in your practice. Tracy Dell,practice manager,Plane Trees Group Practice, Halifax
Printing and postage costs can be quite significant in practices. Printers are provided by CCGs however we have very little say in which make and model we are given. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 11, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick *** Featured Latest News Source Type: news
CQC appoints Dr Rosie Benneyworth chief inspector of primary services and integrated care
The CQC has appointed Dr Rosie Benneyworth chief inspector of primary medical services and integrated care. She will take over from Professor Steve Field when he steps down in March. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 11, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick CQC Practice management Latest News Source Type: news
Patients highlight confidentiality issues at GP practices, survey finds
More than one in two patients think there is not enough space at the reception desk to discuss their issues in private, a survey has found.
Thesurvey by The Patients Association found that 58% of the 720 respondents feel their practice lacks privacy. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - January 10, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Patient Access Patients Practice management Latest News Source Type: news
