Managers working in general practice are invited to register for a webinar on how to navigate the new GP contract for 2026/27. The webinar will take place via MS Teams on Wednesday, 29 April from 2pm to 3.30pm. Hosted by experienced practice manager, Claire Richardson, … Read more
The latest round of GP Excellence webinars is available to book in February and March.
A new series of videos to support general practice with quick and accessible digital training.
Staveleigh Medical Practice improved patient experience after receiving GPIP support.
The online event will explain the importance of improving patients’ understanding of health information and services.
A series of webinars and training videos will help practices prepare.
Popular group mentorship programme enhances confidence and skills within general practice.
The Wigan GP has been appointed for a further three years in the role.
A new webinar will help them conduct appraisals for practice managers.
The enthusiastic team has been putting their new skills into practice to support colleagues through primary care transformation.
Join the GP Excellence team and trainer, Luan Stewart, to learn about business continuity planning, and delegation and prioritisation.
Settings can apply for funding that will help improve clinical research for colleagues and patients.
You can learn more about the changes that come into effect from 1 January, 2026.
A chance to meet and collaborate with colleagues and researchers to improve uptake of research studies.
Programme aims to help practices prepare for a CQC inspection.
Opportunities for practices and patients to get involved.
The handy resource is now available to view on our website and download.
Dr Paula Cowan praises the energy, talent and commitment of Greater Manchester GPs.
Free webinars and events to increase your knowledge about cancer.
The webinars will enhance your skills in workforce planning, resilience and responding well to conflict.
Practices in the most deprived areas of GM are invited to get involved in a new network to help improve health inequalities.
Take part in clinical research with the NIHR North West Regional Research Delivery Network.
Each locality will have a peer ambassador working with general practice to support them through changes to primary care.
General practice masterclass with trainer, Luan Stewart, will help you understand how the plan will impact on your work.
Join us to celebrate 10 years of primary care partnership and help set the vision for the future.
Information about two completed research studies is now available to view. The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) North West Regional Research Delivery Network (NW RRDN) supported a study by the University of Manchester on continuity of care in general practice. A number … Read more
Practice managers working in general practice can enhance their skills with the help of a new group mentorship programme. The programme will focus on six key areas of development under the guidance of experienced practice manager and trainer, Luan Stewart. It will cover the following … Read more
Studies are available on low back pain, uncontrolled hypertension, and quality of life after cancer treatment.
A Smarter Notes, Better Care audio session for GPs has launched on the PCB’s Spotify channel.
Pharmacy First webinar to provide practical guidance and shared learning for GP practice teams.
The pre-recorded webinars focus on the ‘well-led’ key question of the assessment framework.
Survey and roundtable event will focus on perimenopause and menopause in the workplace.
Join national and regional clinical experts in cardiovascular disease (CVD) and lipid management.
Two popular topics from the GP Excellence series of webinars are now available to watch on the PCB YouTube channel.
Details of all webinar recordings can also be accessed via the PCB’s new website page.
General practice colleagues feel better equipped to navigate their teams through the changing landscape of primary care.
You can help to overcome them by completing a short survey.
Dr Joanna Bircher has been appointed to the Healthwatch England Committee.
Bid for up to £50,000 per focus area, including ‘research expansion into primary care’.
Gain an insight into how Deep End practices can improve their involvement in clinical research.
Register for the online event on 26 March.
Colleagues working in general practice can take part in a range of clinical studies.
A new series of general practice webinars have been released by the GP Excellence programme.
Innovative work shared with 150 colleagues from around the UK.
The RCGP has launched a new eLearning course to help practices improve the healthcare of their veteran patients.
General practice teams can apply for funding if successful in annual poster abstract competition.
The next Greater Manchester Cancer Forum for primary care clinicians will take place on Wednesday 26 February, 2025.
The latest digital workshops from the Digital First Primary Care Programme are available to book from January to March.
Development opportunity proves popular with practice managers and assistant practice managers.
Complete the survey about structured diabetes education to help improve services
GPs are invited to contribute to important research in domestic violence, their hidden workload and bowel disease.
Training has been designed specifically for non-clinical staff working in general practice.
A dedicated web page with clinical resources and guidance for general practice has been set up on the PCB website.
Practice managers and assistant practice managers are urged to register their interest before 30 December.
Invite to a January event, a survey and other clinical research opportunities.
The latest series of webinars delivered by the GP Excellence Programme and trainer Luan Stewart are available to book.
Urban Village Medical Practice shows commitment to good employment.
Community pharmacies and general practice should express an interest by 18 December.
A dedicated section of the PCB website has been launched to support PCNs and general practice on their digital transformation journey.
Take part in survey, along with other clinical research opportunities.
An exciting new programme for general practice clinicians and managers to develop their leadership skills.
The venue enables a more holistic service from within the heart of the community.
Site sign-up process for spring 2025 and autumn/winter 2025/26 has re-opened.
Webinars delivered by the GP Excellence programme and trainer Luan Stewart are now available on the PCB’s YouTube channel.
GP Practices in Greater Manchester are encouraged to become ‘veteran friendly’.
The region is aiming to reach the national target by March 2025.
Chance to network and learn more about the new NW research delivery network.
The latest online digital workshops delivered by the Digital First Primary Care programme are available in October and November.
Join experienced practice manager, Luan Stewart, for insights into finance and how to handle crisis situations.
Primary care in GM has the most Pride in Practice accredited places.
Every PCN has at least one accredited practice and the region is hoping to reach the national target by March 2025.
Invitation to sign up your practice to long COVID research, plus more research opportunities with NIHR.
Patient-led ordering support guides and survey to help practices.
NHS England has published four new ‘how to’ guides on modern general practice.
Places are filling up fast for four new webinars delivered by the GP Excellence programme and trainer Luan Stewart.
New proactive care programme will help Primary Care Networks tackle long-term conditions in their communities.
A Wigan GP is battling the tide of online ‘fake news’ about medical conditions by posting informative and engaging videos of his own on YouTube.
An opportunity has arisen for a clinical lead / mentor for the Community Pharmacy Independent Prescriber Pathfinder Programme in Greater Manchester.
The opportunity is for one session per week until March 2025.
New clinical study offers from the NIHR, plus launch of toolkit focused on paramedics in general practice.
Webinar will introduce you to General Practice Improvement Programme support.
Updated vitamin D testing guidance for adults from Greater Manchester (GM) Pathology Network is available for general practice.
Changes to the way repeat prescriptions are ordered means the NHS App will replace pharmacy ordering for majority of patients.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) Clinical Research Network (CRN) Greater Manchester is inviting practices to join the growing number of practices taking part in clinical research studies across Greater Manchester.
Webinars to help practices deliver new quality standards for prescribing, diabetes and cardiovascular services.
GP Excellence programme to help fund successful abstract applicants at this year’s RCGP conference.
Extra dates have been added to a series of new webinars delivered by the GP Excellence programme and trainer Luan Stewart.
Two new lunchtime webinars by the Health Innovation Network are available in May.
Programmes designed to help those working in general practice are making an impact.
Places are getting booked up fast for three new webinars delivered by the GP Excellence programme and trainer Luan Stewart.
A new academic study by a Manchester GP has been published by the British Journal of General Practice.
GMPCB highlights the importance of digital inclusion for patients and practitioners.
The National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) invites you to take part in their latest clinical research studies.
Plus, an update on one of their funding schemes.
Primary care providers interested in clinical research studies can attend two events by the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR).
The latest national General Practice Improvement Programme support offers are now available for practices and Primary Care Networks to access.
A new webinar is available to help GP practices understand and promote the NHS App.
A new webinar is available to help GP practices improve their practice website.
PCNs interested in a ‘whistle-stop tour of primary care finance’ can book to attend a webinar with Marina Muirhead this March.
Health Innovation Manchester has supported Greater Manchester healthcare professionals to design a hub that gathers helpful tools and resources in one place.
If you’re interested in learning more about clinical research opportunities, join the NIHR CRN Greater Manchester on 31 January.
Invitation to register for Polypharmacy Action Learning Sets (ALS) by the Health Innovation Network.
Two new webinars will take place over the next few months, as part of the GP Excellence programme.
Practices are invited to book their place on ‘Year-end planning and preparation for 23/24’ and ‘Creating a business plan’.
Primary care providers across all four disciplines will be able to deliver additional capacity due to a number of Greater Manchester primary care surge schemes for the winter period. This will be in addition to capacity already in place in each of our Greater Manchester localities.
Open invitation to primary care to learn more about Pride in Practice.
Spaces are available to join an introductory webinar and hear how the LGBT Foundation’s service can support you to develop inclusion for LGBTQ+ patients.
The latest offers from the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) are available. General practice can take part in various ‘light touch’ studies.
Winners of the General Practice Awards 2023 were announced at a ceremony on Friday, 8 December.
A final call for GP practices to sign up to an introductory webinar and find out about support through the General Practice Improvement Programme (GPIP) has been issued.
The next Greater Manchester Medicines Optimisation Community of Practice (CoP) will be held virtually in January 2024 with a focus on health inequalities.
Congratulations and good luck to the primary care individuals and teams in GM who have been shortlisted for the General Practice Awards 2023.
PCNs on the Proactive Care programme are benefiting from workshops, network sessions and a visit to a GM health hub.
The six-month programme is supporting PCNs to reduce the demand on primary and secondary care.
Practices are invited to take part in clinical research studies and join the growing number of people helping to improve care and treatment for patients.
GP practices in Greater Manchester are encouraged to become veteran friendly.
The scheme helps practices to support veteran patients who may be silently struggling.
Primary care podcast hits milestone with one million downloads.
GatewayC, the early cancer diagnosis resource, is running some events for all primary care professionals.
The NHS App team responsible for proxy access for parents to their children’s GP services is currently undertaking a round of user research to help build and improve proxy services.
Taking place on Thursday, 2 November at The Studio in central Manchester, the event is an ideal opportunity for primary care colleagues in Greater Manchester to come together to share learning and good practice around a range of current and thought-provoking topics.
Inspiring second day of PCN Development Programme takes place
A dedicated web page has been launched by Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) to support general practice with the implementation of new access models.
Hawkley Brook Medical Practice has won Employer of the Year at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champions Awards.
The Society for Academic Primary Care (SAPC) North conference is taking place in Manchester this year with primary care colleagues invited to submit research ahead of the conference.
An exciting new opportunity for PCN clinical directors and PCN managers to develop their leadership skills.
Our latest podcast focuses on how practices can meet the requirements of the new QOF QI workforce wellbeing module.
Registration for day two of the Greater Manchester PCN Development Programme is now open.
Two GP practices in Wigan have become the latest employers to achieve member status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB), in partnership with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), is running a webinar on primary care finance.
Primary care practitioners from across Greater Manchester heard from inspiring speakers on the first day of our PCN development programme on Wednesday 24 May.
An exciting development opportunity for primary care practitioners across Greater Manchester to come together to share learning and good practice.
Greater Manchester General Practice Provider Board (GPB) welcomes a new chair in Dr Tim Dalton, who replaces Dr Tracey Vell.
Hawkley Brook Medical Practice is the first health and care organisation to achieve member status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
GP Excellence has collaborated with the Practice Managers Association to offer two free e-learning programmes which are available to general practice staff in Greater Manchester.
With Remembrance Sunday approaching, GP practices are being invited to become accredited as ‘veteran friendly’.
GP Excellence offers access to training, funding and development to support quality improvement of general practice.
More than 350 primary care professionals came together to share ideas, successes and solutions at the new Greater Manchester Primary Care Summit.
The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) has launched an accreditation framework to support Practice Managers to become formally accredited and obtain professional status.
In the latest episode of the Health & Wellbeing Podcast Lynn Marsland speaks to GP Lucy Martin who has carried out research into resilience in General Practice.
In his latest blog post Drew Carroll invites us to consider what game are you playing when managing our urgent workload.
In this blog post Drew Carroll, Primary Care Network Clinical Director, Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Managing Director of a leadership consultancy, writes about what the rest of 2022 might look like for Primary Care Networks (PCNs).
In this blog post Drew Carroll, Primary Care Network Clinical Director, Advanced Clinical Practitioner and Managing Director of a leadership consultancy, writes about how to sustain yourself and your team during the significant workforce evolution that is underway in primary care.
Watch and listen as J recites his poignant poem GP filmed by Nick Hulme. As J rightfully reminds us “So stoically under pressure whilst all is going wrong GPs have remained, maintained and carried us along.”
In this powerful blog post Trafford GP Dr Goga urges fellow General Practitioners not to validate yourself by external coordinates but instead validate yourself from within.
My experience has shown me the two most important features in context are time and teamwork. Getting your whole team together to focus on an area of work, where everyone gets to input their thoughts can be very helpful.
Dr Nicholas Fernandez writes about his experience as a GP Research Fellow and explains why research is a great opportunity to not only design change but evidence the reason for that change.
Dr Omair Razzaq writes about his surgery’s involvement in clinical research and his hopes for developing treatments and helping advancements in the medical world.
In this article Jane Wilcock, GP, educator and researcher at Silverdale Medical Centre Salford writes about her experience as a GP researcher, not funded and doing research in her own time.
On 2017 I signed our practice, Lockside Medical Centre to CPRD, a research initiative, funded by MHRA/NIHR, that routinely collects anonymised patient data from practices to support innovative public health research. Though my motives were initially altruistic, signing up turned out to bring other benefits.
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