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Today's Date: 10-07-2007

Activity since: 08-07-2007
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-- Threads with the most views --

Title: "Protocols..."
Gary, / / Many thanks for the attached protocols, am gradually working my way round the site ...
(Date Posted 26-09-2006 by SteveR)
o 1021 Views, 18 Replies, Last Post: 10:49 AM, 09-02-2007 by Jane Jones
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515

Title: "Pay Rise???"
We have given 'cost of living' rise of 2.5% this year. We have not as yet given a points bonus as ...
(Date Posted 10-07-2006 by Simon Neil)
o 984 Views, 14 Replies, Last Post: 09:35 AM, 04-10-2006 by pamattree
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17

Title: "Depression DEP1/DEP2"
Have any of the clinicians any thoughts on how useful (or not!) they find this process of searching ...
(Date Posted 14-08-2006 by SteveR)
o 897 Views, 9 Replies, Last Post: 03:20 PM, 19-03-2007 by docarhamilton
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35

Title: "Practice QOF results"
I know it's a long time ago, but you could generate interim reports in Vision and this will give you ...
(Date Posted 29-09-2006 by gary)
o 843 Views, 7 Replies, Last Post: 04:47 PM, 30-01-2007 by Jerry Cooke
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=566

Title: "Overseas Patients"
Current Department of Health guidance on eligibility takes no account of nationality. Therefore if ...
(Date Posted 08-08-2006 by Gwyn)
o 805 Views, 16 Replies, Last Post: 02:27 PM, 27-10-2006 by MikeyM
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30

Title: "staff sickness"
Hi / I have had similar problems and it does seem like you can't sack anyone nowadays unless they've ...
(Date Posted 05-07-2006 by adrianMP)
o 666 Views, 8 Replies, Last Post: 08:50 AM, 21-09-2006 by Ed_H
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=10

Title: "Access to health Records Policy"
Thank you for a very helpful protocol, Lorraine
(Date Posted 07-08-2006 by garyrogers)
o 634 Views, 12 Replies, Last Post: 03:08 PM, 21-06-2007 by Strato
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29

Title: "Chronic Kidney Disease"
Thank you Nick for sharing this.
(Date Posted 06-07-2006 by Nick Keyte)
o 613 Views, 2 Replies, Last Post: 02:25 PM, 14-11-2006 by shirley
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=12

Title: "Im&t Des"
Hi / / Like you all i'm in the deep end with this but working my way slowly through the 2 biggies ...
(Date Posted 17-01-2007 by Rachael)
o 606 Views, 4 Replies, Last Post: 01:57 PM, 18-04-2007 by pinkboxerdogz
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1452

Title: "PPA reimbursement"
Great thank! / This place is such a useful resource. /
(Date Posted 04-07-2006 by adrianMP)
o 595 Views, 8 Replies, Last Post: 09:34 AM, 23-02-2007 by mjwalker
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=8

Title: "QOF 2006 Protocols"
Been a while since I was last here. The few numbers of true dements in my single handed practice ...
(Date Posted 24-08-2006 by pruritus)
o 591 Views, 3 Replies, Last Post: 10:38 PM, 11-12-2006 by pruritus
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=201

Title: "appraisals"
Staff appraisals are very important, I find its really hard to appraise staff where the manager has ...
(Date Posted 14-07-2006 by JulieHammond)
o 548 Views, 5 Replies, Last Post: 02:48 PM, 11-10-2006 by everythingandeverything
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=22

-- Threads posted most recently --

Title: "Dismissel of staff during probationary period"
I had to do this a couple of years ago, we had a receptionist that didn't like people! wouldn't ...
(Date Posted 29-06-2007 by 1Stopdocshop)
o 1 Replies, 26 Views, Last Post: 12:50 PM, 03-07-2007 by Gwyn
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3459

Title: "SmartCard Procedure"
Many Thanks, it is very useful!!!
(Date Posted 29-06-2007 by kirstyfroud)
o 2 Replies, 36 Views, Last Post: 03:19 PM, 29-06-2007 by kirstyfroud
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3450

Title: "Web Based Forums-Query"
You can set up a local forum here. This is what the " Localities" section is for. No-one has used it ...
(Date Posted 28-06-2007 by avezard)
o 1 Replies, 18 Views, Last Post: 11:24 PM, 28-06-2007 by gary
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3447

Title: "Change of Address protocol"
Good Morning / / This was accepted by our PCT. / / Regards / / Gwyn
(Date Posted 28-06-2007 by wothersd)
o 1 Replies, 32 Views, Last Post: 08:43 AM, 29-06-2007 by Gwyn
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3446

Title: "Chaperone Policy"
Hi Gary, / / Thanks for that it does seem to be clarified now! / / Regards Joan
(Date Posted 27-06-2007 by joan Combs)
o 5 Replies, 42 Views, Last Post: 08:00 AM, 05-07-2007 by joan Combs
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3433

Title: "The PM and Practice Based Commissioning"
I think that is about the same as what I do here (Norfolk). Not too much reporting of data so far ...
(Date Posted 24-06-2007 by AJM)
o 1 Replies, 40 Views, Last Post: 08:17 AM, 25-06-2007 by SteveR
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3372

Title: "Interviewing for a New PM"
Not sure if this will help but I did a quick google search and this link comes up third in the list. ...
(Date Posted 22-06-2007 by AJM)
o 1 Replies, 42 Views, Last Post: 10:57 AM, 26-06-2007 by Paul Wallington
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3370

Title: "Minor surgery and cryotherapy"
one thing that they should be aware of is that if they are perfoming cosmetic surgery they will ...
(Date Posted 22-06-2007 by Rachel)
o 1 Replies, 25 Views, Last Post: 04:10 PM, 22-06-2007 by adrianMP
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3361

Title: "Job share problems"
Due to changes in part-time bank holiday legislation this means that a member of staff working at ...
(Date Posted 21-06-2007 by Paulineann)
o 0 Replies, 16 Views, Last Post: 01:03 PM, 21-06-2007 by Paulineann
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3359

Title: "Recruitment Standards in Primary Care"
I have recently been for 2 Interviews in General Practice, and I have to say that in terms of job ...
(Date Posted 20-06-2007 by AJM)
o 0 Replies, 27 Views, Last Post: 09:26 AM, 20-06-2007 by AJM
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3332

Title: "Potential Disciplinary Action"
One of our staff members has been absent since the 1st of June. I am under the impression that the ...
(Date Posted 20-06-2007 by AJM)
o 0 Replies, 35 Views, Last Post: 09:21 AM, 20-06-2007 by AJM
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3331

Title: "Travel Vaccs"
We charge for the travel vaccine and then charge an additional cost to the patient for undertaking ...
(Date Posted 19-06-2007 by alisontherapy)
o 1 Replies, 36 Views, Last Post: 12:58 PM, 19-06-2007 by carbrew
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=3306

-- Threads with the most replies --

Title: "Protocols..."
Gary, / / Many thanks for the attached protocols, am gradually working my way round the site ...
(Date Posted 26-09-2006 by SteveR)
o 18 Replies, 1021 Views, Last Post: 10:49 AM, 09-02-2007 by Jane Jones
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=515

Title: "Overseas Patients"
Current Department of Health guidance on eligibility takes no account of nationality. Therefore if ...
(Date Posted 08-08-2006 by Gwyn)
o 16 Replies, 805 Views, Last Post: 02:27 PM, 27-10-2006 by MikeyM
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=30

Title: "Pay Rise???"
We have given 'cost of living' rise of 2.5% this year. We have not as yet given a points bonus as ...
(Date Posted 10-07-2006 by Simon Neil)
o 14 Replies, 984 Views, Last Post: 09:35 AM, 04-10-2006 by pamattree
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=17

Title: "Access to health Records Policy"
Thank you for a very helpful protocol, Lorraine
(Date Posted 07-08-2006 by garyrogers)
o 12 Replies, 634 Views, Last Post: 03:08 PM, 21-06-2007 by Strato
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=29

Title: "dispensing doctors quality scheme"
Has anybody got a SOP for information to give to parent/carer? / / WOuld be very grateful. / / ...
(Date Posted 01-12-2006 by lbenton123)
o 10 Replies, 224 Views, Last Post: 10:51 AM, 13-03-2007 by lbenton123
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1049

Title: "threatening behaviour by patients"
So many GPs do not realise that as leaders of their practices / businesses they need to stand up and ...
(Date Posted 15-03-2007 by MAGGIE)
o 9 Replies, 179 Views, Last Post: 09:12 PM, 03-04-2007 by davebergie
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=2117

Title: "staff access to their own and family records"
All these suggestions seem to deal only with computerised records,not with written casenotes, ...
(Date Posted 13-02-2007 by Susie)
o 9 Replies, 204 Views, Last Post: 10:09 AM, 21-03-2007 by docarhamilton
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1783

Title: "neg Surgery Line"
We run call logging software so when we spoke to NEG about Surgery Line we were able to compare our ...
(Date Posted 09-11-2006 by Arthur)
o 9 Replies, 313 Views, Last Post: 11:16 AM, 15-05-2007 by Bob Shearer
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=871

Title: "Depression DEP1/DEP2"
Have any of the clinicians any thoughts on how useful (or not!) they find this process of searching ...
(Date Posted 14-08-2006 by SteveR)
o 9 Replies, 897 Views, Last Post: 03:20 PM, 19-03-2007 by docarhamilton
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=35

Title: "Digerati"
Further update on using the system: / / So far vey stable and continues to be intuitive and easy to ...
(Date Posted 08-08-2006 by adrianMP)
o 9 Replies, 241 Views, Last Post: 09:49 AM, 28-06-2007 by avezard
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=31

Title: "staff policies"
Hope these help / / Rachael
(Date Posted 12-12-2006 by lynne bolton)
o 8 Replies, 472 Views, Last Post: 04:03 PM, 20-02-2007 by Rachael
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=1148

Title: "Eye Test"
We have a questionnaire that staff can fill in which, depending on the score that adds up, shows ...
(Date Posted 11-08-2006 by Monica Adjei)
o 8 Replies, 356 Views, Last Post: 10:29 AM, 21-06-2007 by B Wolski
o http://www.gpmanagement.co.uk/showthread.php?t=33
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