Introductory webinars about support for practices managing demand
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.
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GM Medicines Optimisation CoP event to focus on health inequalities
The next Greater Manchester Medicines Optimisation Community of Practice (CoP) will be held virtually in January 2024 with a focus on health inequalities.
General practice awards 2023
Congratulations and good luck to the primary care individuals and teams in GM who have been shortlisted for the General Practice Awards 2023.
Proactive care programme in full swing
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.
Consider taking part in clinical research with the NIHR
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.
Join the growing numbers of veteran friendly GP practices
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
Primary care podcast hits milestone with one million downloads.
Free GatewayC events for primary care
GatewayC, the early cancer diagnosis resource, is running some events for all primary care professionals.
Help improve proxy access for parents to children’s GP services
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.
Bookings open for November PCN Development Programme
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
Inspiring second day of PCN Development Programme takes place
‘New access models’ support and case studies launched on the PCB website
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.
Wigan GP practice scoops Employer of the Year at GM Champions Awards
Hawkley Brook Medical Practice has won Employer of the Year at the Greater Manchester Health and Care Champions Awards.
Opportunity to present research at SAPC North Conference in Manchester
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.
New Greater Manchester PCN Leadership Programme launched
An exciting new opportunity for PCN clinical directors and PCN managers to develop their leadership skills.
Latest podcast explains new workforce wellbeing QOF indicator
Our latest podcast focuses on how practices can meet the requirements of the new QOF QI workforce wellbeing module.
PCN Development Programme day two open for bookings
Registration for day two of the Greater Manchester PCN Development Programme is now open.
Wigan GP practices demonstrate employment excellence
Two GP practices in Wigan have become the latest employers to achieve member status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
Financial health check webinar for general practice
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.
PCN development programme gets off to flying start
Primary care practitioners from across Greater Manchester heard from inspiring speakers on the first day of our PCN development programme on Wednesday 24 May.
Greater Manchester PCN Development Programme launched
An exciting development opportunity for primary care practitioners across Greater Manchester to come together to share learning and good practice.
New chair for Greater Manchester General Practice Provider Board
Greater Manchester General Practice Provider Board (GPB) welcomes a new chair in Dr Tim Dalton, who replaces Dr Tracey Vell.
Leading the way in good employment practice
Hawkley Brook Medical Practice is the first health and care organisation to achieve member status of the Greater Manchester Good Employment Charter.
Free Excellence in Finance and HR e-learning packages
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.
Veteran friendly GP practice accreditation
With Remembrance Sunday approaching, GP practices are being invited to become accredited as ‘veteran friendly’.
GP Excellence – current offers
GP Excellence offers access to training, funding and development to support quality improvement of general practice.
Shaping the future of primary care in Greater Manchester
More than 350 primary care professionals came together to share ideas, successes and solutions at the new Greater Manchester Primary Care Summit.
Institute of General Practice Management accreditation
The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) has launched an accreditation framework to support Practice Managers to become formally accredited and obtain professional status.
Understanding resilience in General Practice
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.
Do you know what game are you playing?
In his latest blog post Drew Carroll invites us to consider what game are you playing when managing our urgent workload.
Your PCN
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).
Primary care workforce evolution
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.
GP poem
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.”
General Practice – Validate yourself from within
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.
Is your practice ready for improvement?
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.
My experience of being a GP Research Fellow
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.
Undertaking clinical research in General Practice
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.
Why become a GP or primary care researcher?
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.
CPRD/RCGP QI Patient Safety Reports
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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This is Manchester, we do things differently here
“This is Manchester, we do things differently here”, how often in recent months has that quote by Tony Wilson been referenced? But when it comes to supporting General Practice in Greater Manchester it definitely applies.
