All GP practices will be required to set up a patient participation group in order to comply with CQC registration standards, the GPC has warned.
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Exclusive GPs will not have to publish practice quality accounts for the foreseeable future, after the Government decided to kick the policy into the long grass to prevent a clash with CQC registration.
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LMCs are to heap pressure on senior BMA leaders at their annual conference later this month by debating a motion that ‘reprimands the BMA leadership for taking so long to wake up to the malignant effects’ of the Government’s health reforms.
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 Adam Carter advises on minimising legionella risk and commissioning a good firm to help you. |
 Professor Mike Pringle advises GPs on returning to work after a career break. |
 Practice management consultant Siobhain O’Donnell gives her guide to preparing successfully for CQC registration. |
 Assura property expert Andrew Darke on how you can prepare for CQC registration at your practice premises |
 GP prescribing should be determined by evidence, not commercial interests, writes Dr Bill Beeby |
 Revalidation has been on the cards so long the GMC has published a ‘historical timeline’ of its introduction – even before it has gone live. |
 The new 300-page document from the Law Commission is full of vagueries, writes Dr Jane Lockhart, and threatens to open the floodgates to a wave of litigation. |
The all new revalidation kit
Two bits of good news about revalidation
Drugs shame
Megalomaniacs snogging in the mirror
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PRACTICE study leader Prof Anthony Avery, from the University of Nottingham, explains the findings of the study in prescription errors and offers tips for avoiding them |
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As a GMC study finds errors in one in 20 GP prescriptions, Pulse speaks to chair Professor Peter Rubin about the implications for GPs. |
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Professor David Haslam gives Pulse reporter Christian Duffin the lowdown on the CQC's plans for GPs...and why they won't be as scary as they sound. |
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GPC chair Dr Laurence Buckman tells Pulse that GPs should not put up with being 'bullied' by their responsible officer during their appraisals. |