Case study: ‘Our pharmacist is invaluable – we couldn’t do without her’
Practice manager Val Denton discusses the positive difference employing a clinical pharmacist has made to patients and staff at Hillview Family Practice in Hartcliffe, Bristol.
The employment of clinical pharmacists in general practice is the focus of a recent programme run by NHS England– the Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice programme– but the benefits of such an initiative are something practice manager Val Denton began to realise as early as nine years ago. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - December 27, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
Media Watch: an irreverent look at some of the biggest health stories
Léa Legraien takes an irreverent look at some of the biggest health stories in the media Prevention is better than cuts
The saying‘prevention is better than cure’ is well-known, but it can be misinterpreted. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - December 24, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
How our practice improved efficiency and saved £15,000 a year
Dr Farzana Hussain, GP partner at The Project Surgery in Plaistow, east London, suddenly found herself with sole responsibility for over 4,700 patients when her GP partner and friend took his own life in 2013.
A difficult time for Dr Hussain and the practice, she was left as the only GP partner, creating a necessity for everyone to work more efficiently together. However, despite concerted efforts to improve processes at the practice, Dr Hussain’s ideas simply weren’t bearing fruits. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - December 21, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: vfiore Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Finance Patient Access Practice management Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
Practices paid just £13 per month per patient
GP practices were paid just£152 per patient last year, or£13 a month, according to the latest official data.
NHS Digital yesterday published the annual report on payments to general practice 2017/18.
It says that nationally the NHS paid on average£152.04 per registered patient. This is just 0.4% higher than the 2016/17 figure of£151.37 per patient, although the overall GP contractual increase for the year was 3.3% including other funding streams. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - December 21, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Personal Practice Source Type: news
Four people taken to hospital after stabbing attack at GP practice
Four people were injured in a stabbing incident that took place on Wednesday morning at a GP surgery and a nearby health centre in East London.
A 40-year-old man was arrested inside the health centre on suspicion of causing grievous bodily harm, and taken to hospital suffering from a minor injury where he was treated and then discharged.
He is currently in custody at an east London police station. No charges have been made against the man as yet. Hide related content:
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Source: Management in Practice - December 20, 2018 Category: Practice Management Authors: Angela Sharda Tags: *** Editor ' s Pick Latest News Source Type: news
