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What practices need to do under the GDPR
Medeconomics provides a summary of recent guidance, with links to useful resources.
Practice administration: latest articles
Practices report 'scandalous' extra costs and workload under new GDPR rules
Over half of GP practices have seen an increase in subject access requests (SARs) since the GDPR was introduced - and many are spending over seven hours a week dealing with them.
Making meetings useful
Tips to help you ensure your meetings are more productive.
How to make your practice carer-friendly
GP practices can take some simple steps to identify and support carers on their list.
Practices in England told to share stocks of aTIV flu vaccine to beat shortages
GP practices and pharmacies in England may have to share stocks of the flu vaccine for over-65s this winter to help avoid shortages. Medeconomics explains the guidance.
Mitigating the risks involved in DNAs
Practices should have a system in place to review patients who fail to attend or cancel appointments initiated by the practice, explains MDDUS senior risk adviser Liz Price.
How to use patient complaints to improve your services
A framework to help practices analyse complaints in order to improve services, including a downloadable template to record feedback.
Preparing GP locums to make effective home visits
A checklist to ensure the practice provides its locums with the information they need to make home visits.
Making the most of your GP locum
If properly enabled, GP locums can provide effective care for patients and add real value to practices.
Equipping a GP locum to do their job safely and effectively
A checklist to ensure your locum has the essential information they need to do a good job.
Key articles
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Annual calendar of practice management
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Tips on managing demand for appointments
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Acceptable behaviour agreements for patients
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Removing patients from the practice list
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Managing patients' complaints
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How to handle a complaint
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Demonstrating that your GP locums are self-employed
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How to harness your reception team's full potential
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Boosting patient access with rapid response telephone consulting
Medico-legal advice
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Ensuring your practice is ready for Christmas - a medico-legal checklist
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How to handle immunisation errors
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Saying sorry - the duty of candour in general practice
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Understanding the GDPR: Subject access requests
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Online access to patient records - medico-legal advice
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What is the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)?
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Responding to patient complaints in a timely manner
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Conducting online patient consultations safely
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How the Freedom of Information Act applies to GP practices
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What to consider when upskilling practice staff
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Three key confidentiality risks - and how to avoid them
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Practice dilemma: A dependent patient
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Practice dilemma: Dealing with a patient's data protection concerns
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Practice dilemma: Receptionist accesses a family member's record
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