The latest issue of Management in Practice, the publication for UK general practice managers, has now been published.
As general practices in England prepare for universal registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), the Winter issue of Management in Practice features an exclusive interview with Professor David Haslam, a former Chairman of the Royal College of GPs and now adviser to the CQC. The regulator has faced recent criticism from dental practices that claimed the registration process was a “fiasco” – will Professor Haslam’s influence ensure a smooth path for GP practices?
The issue also features a special report on the winners of the General Practice Awards 2011, after the success of GP teams was celebrated at the lavish awards ceremony in November at the luxury Lancaster London hotel.
Practices across the UK will need to look to such success stories to ensure they meet the dominant ‘QIPP’ challenge over the next few years – the need to improve quality at the same time as reducing expenditure. An exclusive interview with Dr James Kingsland, President of the National Association of Primary Care (NAPC), finds the government’s new special adviser on commissioning adamant that GP teams will help realise the £20bn of savings the NHS needs to find by 2015.
In addition, the issue contains articles on: practice nurse indemnity cover arrangements; tackling fraud in general practice; how to reduce the number of patients who “do not attend”; ensuring the effective delivery of the new Directed Enhanced Service for patient involvement, and much more.
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