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Changes 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 2025MCC Workflow Refresher
Insight deliver flexible training and consultancy days - we do not have any off-the-shelf training programmes, no set agendas, the aim is, at the end of the day, you have a process which your GP’s... more
19 Feb 2025FIT Test - data quality issue
Are you missing out on achieving CAN02 (IIF) due to timescales out of your control? FIT test results being returned by path links get filed under the date the FIT was requested. This can sometimes... more
17 Feb 2025Parkrun Practices
Over 1,800 practices have now registered to become a Parkrun practice - a collaboration between RCGP and Parkrun UK. This social prescribing project encourages practices to link with their local parkr... more
12 Feb 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
6 Jan 2025Recall Systems
A robust recall system is a must - it ensures you meet your contractual obligation by extending invites to appropriate patients to manage long-term conditions and it also helps achieve targets, such a... more
12 Dec 2024