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Practice buying groups: a quick guide

06 Jul 10

As practices face a financial squeeze, interest is growing in buying groups, which can offer double-digit reductions in expenses. Here, Chris Locke – head of the LMC Buying Groups Federation – explains the advantages

The Summary Care Record is too important to go quietly

23 Jun 10

Many GPs may not see the benefits, but those of us who work at the front line of out-of-hours certainly do, says Dr David Lloyd

When to disclose information – and when you should say no

22 Jun 10

Dr Emyr Wyn Jones uses detailed case studies to offer advice on how to deal with requests for disclosure of clinical information.

Survey on the future of IT

22 Jun 10

Read GPs' views on the future of IT in our survey commissioned by guest editor Dr Gillian Braunold.

Safeguard your contract cash

06 Jul 10

Practices are increasingly facing contract reviews as the NHS tries to save cash, with some even threatened with closure. Solicitor Daphne Robertson advises on how to protect yourself

Making sure your electronic records are up to scratch

22 Jun 10

Revised Good Practice Guidelines due later this year will advise GPs on sharing and maintaining records. Their editor, Dr Alan Hassey, outlines the key points

Let technology take the strain

22 Jun 10

Our expert panel of IT-savvy GPs shares a dozen simple tips on how to make technology work for you

Streamlining your medical costs

24 May 10

Purchasing expert John Baldaro offers 10 steps on how to reduce the cost of medical supplies.

Resources to help boost your rent reimbursement

12 May 10
Save thousands by disputing your practice rent valuation

07 May 10
The Summary Care Record

23 Apr 10
How the GP ratings site works

07 Apr 10
Building a new practice website from scratch

23 Mar 10
Streamlining your practice buying procedures

19 Mar 10
How to lease a new practice

10 Mar 10
Ten tips on how to write a successful business plan

05 Mar 10
Choosing the right business model for your practice

24 Feb 10
Why not open a pharmacy?

23 Feb 10
How we use cyberspace to target teenagers' health

12 Feb 10
Driving down your practice’s utility bills

09 Feb 10
How to pay less tax by shifting your year-end

22 Jan 10
Understanding your practice's vital statistics

16 Dec 09
How we serve a gypsy community

09 Dec 09
Identifying new income streams

25 Nov 09
How we turned round our ‘devastating’ survey results

18 Nov 09
10 ways to make services easier to access

18 Nov 09
How our practice website offers online records access

11 Nov 09
10 tips for QOF coding

04 Nov 09
Can you force staff to change their terms and conditions?

28 Oct 09

How to survive a sudden drop in income

10 May 10
Google map of the Summary Care Record roll-out

28 Apr 10
How we keep an iron grip on our practice finances

21 Apr 10
Practice website pitfalls: how to avoid them and how to fix them

23 Mar 10
Practice dilemma: Lost laptop with patient data

19 Mar 10
How can I get new premises through LIFT?

10 Mar 10
How I brought my premises into the 21st century

08 Mar 10
How we serve socially excluded groups

05 Mar 10
How we set ourselves up as an LLP

24 Feb 10
Ten ways to face down competition from a Darzi centre

12 Feb 10
How we saved more than £3k on premises costs

09 Feb 10
How to mitigate the income tax hike

09 Feb 10
Top tips on how to build a new practice

12 Jan 10
Ten ways to analyse your practice's vital statistics

16 Dec 09
Getting more from your practice manager

09 Dec 09
Ten ways your practice can address inequality

25 Nov 09
How to improve your patient survey scores

18 Nov 09
Limiting the impact of tax increases

11 Nov 09
Choosing a computerised accounts package

04 Nov 09
Jogging your memory

04 Nov 09
How a modern practice can preserve continuity of care

28 Oct 09