Ask an expert: I'm my PCN's practice manager lead. How can I make the role less time-consuming?
Our panel of experts talk to Kaye Mcintosh about how to balance the demands of PCNs and the day job Nick Nurden isBusiness Manager at The Ridge practice inBradford, West Yorkshire
There is a lot of work in these early stages getting the network set up and all the schedules completed and signed off by the members. The amount of work will ebb and flow over time, but it is important to make sure it does not dominate your working life and that you do not neglect your own practice.Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - August 15, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** AskTheExpert: Legal/HR *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Over half of patients struggle to get GP appointment, survey finds
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Source: Management in Practice - August 14, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
NHS will offer digital support to patients at risk of type 2 diabetes
NHS England is rolling out a digital version of its diabetes prevention programme to support the thousands of patients at risk of developing type 2 diabetes but who cannot access face-to-face sessions.
Its established programme, the NHS diabetes prevention programme, was set up in 2016 to support high-risk patients from developing type 2 diabetes and offered face-to-face support such as advice on lifestyle choices and bespoke activity programmes. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - August 13, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
Average GP waiting times breach two weeks for first time ever
The average wait for a routine GP appointment is now more than two weeks, for the first time ever, according to our sister publication Pulse’s annual survey of waiting times.
A midpoint analysis of data from the survey of 901 GPs across the UK found that the average waiting time is now 15 days– the first time it has ever exceeded a fortnight.
More than 22% of GPs said that the wait for a routine appointment was more than three weeks, with 6% saying that it was longer than four weeks. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - August 9, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
How do you know when it is time to move on to a new job?
It can be difficult to know when it's time to leave your current job for pastures new, but it's sometimes a necessity, writes Dr Matt Orr
Managing a surgery in has become more and more complex during the past decade. The skills, knowledge and expertise required to run general practice are much more complex than ever. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - August 9, 2019 Category: Practice Management Authors: costanzapearce Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
