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Regular Consultancy Days
This month we have seen a massive uptake of practice consultancy days and I completely understand why - practice managers have this need to keep every plate spinning, this super-being who is an exper... more
10 Jul 2025Why do all items not appear on a FP34D Report?
If you add a code for administration of … and then add brand/manufacturer, it will not appear. For it to appear on the FP34D report it first needs to be added as a medicine to the patients acute... more
24 Jun 2025NHS Jewish BRCA testing programme
Launched in May, the NHS retrospective genetic testing programme provides genetic testing via R208/7 panels to people who have previously received a diagnosis of high grade non-mucinous epithelial... more
18 Jun 2025Men’s Mental Health Week - 9th-15th June 2025
Observed in the week leading up to Father’s Day, to raise awareness and promote strategies for better physical & mental well-being. The theme this year is Community; being part of a safe community... more
8 Jun 2025Document Management Workflow & Backlog
Keeping up-to-date with document workflow and ensuring as many documents are processed without clinical intervention seems to be one of your biggest issues currently.... more
1 Jun 2025Changes for ICB’s
The NHS is undergoing significant structural reforms, including plans to reduce the number of ICBs from 42 to between 23 and 28, alongside a 50% cut in their running costs. These changes are part of... more
14 May 2025Learn from Patient Safety Events
As part of this years GP contract, there is a new requirement for all GP surgeries to register to the Learn From Patient Safety Events (LFPSE) service. This is to ensure practices are actively report... more
2 May 2025Adoptions & Gender Reassignment
An independent review, published by Professor Alice Sullivan, looking at data, statistics and research on sex and gender has identified a serious safeguarding risk in the current process of re-assign... more
16 Apr 2025Dementia Clinics
Dementia UK are partnering with Nationwide Building Society to deliver dementia clinics (over 600 free appointments per month) run by specialist dementia Admiral Nurses in 200+ locations throughout... more
9 Apr 2025Employment Law Changes, April 2025 (summary)
Statutory sick pay will increase to £118.75 per week (from £116.75) Statutory maternity, paternity, adoption & shared parental pay will increase to £187.18 per week (from £184.30) Statutory redunda... more
2 Apr 2025