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.
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 November edition of the PCB’s Provider Update has been published.
A new national Pharmacy First service will be launched on 31 January, 2024.
PCB offer to support PCNs or individual practices with health and wellbeing.
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.
An accredited violence prevention and reduction qualification is available for staff working in primary care and other health and care settings.
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.
Third event as part of the GM PCN Development Programme brings total attendance to almost 300.
GP practices in Greater Manchester are encouraged to become veteran friendly.
The scheme helps practices to support veteran patients who may be silently struggling.
The October edition of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) Provider Update is now available to read on the PCB website.
Primary care podcast hits milestone with one million downloads.
An online event to launch the GM Primary Care Blueprint has been deferred.
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.
The September edition of the PCB’s Provider Update now available to read online.
Inspiring second day of PCN Development Programme takes place
A resource page has been set up on the PCB website to support providers when they complete the new Greater Manchester primary care sitrep tool.
Following an independent leadership and governance review (by Carnall Farrar), a new operating model for the GM system has been agreed.
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.
The August edition of the PCB Provider Update is now available.
Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) is delighted to announce Luvjit Kandula as new chair of the PCB and Dr Tim Dalton as vice-chair.
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.
Proactive Care is new support offer focusing on ‘proactive care’ is available for 20 PCNs across Greater Manchester.
The Joint Forward Plan produced by Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership is now available on the ICP website.
‘Putting on a brave face?’ is a new campaign aimed at health and care staff across Greater Manchester.
An exciting new opportunity for PCN clinical directors and PCN managers to develop their leadership skills.
Our July Provider Update is now available.
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.
NHS Greater Manchester Integrated Care has relaunched the Greater Manchester Health and Wellbeing toolkit.
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.
Our first PCB Provider Update is available.
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 Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) reflects on a busy and significant year in its annual review for 2022/23.
The Primary Care Blueprint Engagement Draft is currently being circulated for feedback to be submitted by 30 June.
The applications process for a new chair and vice-chair of Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) is under way.
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.
Our Partner Update is a regular newsletter for partners across the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership.
An update on the progress of the Greater Manchester Primary Care Blueprint.
The Blueprint will replace the current Primary Care Strategy, which reaches the end of its life later this year.
An exciting training opportunity for Primary Care practitioners across Greater Manchester to develop their skills in personalised care, when caring for patients with diabetes.
In Autumn 2022 a series of five Integrated Care System Roadshows were held across the country for health and care stakeholders to discuss the challenges and opportunities of Integrated Care Systems.
The GP Excellence programme are pleased to offer an opportunity for individuals and/or teams to work with a qualified Myers Briggs Personality Type Indicator practitioner.
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.
Doctors Sara and Lisa talk to GP Dr David Bartlett who works with the Neuroendocrine Cancer UK charity and GP Dr Will Evans who is a researcher specialising in rare diseases.
Primary care was declared as OPEL 4 for the last week (2-8 January) as it has been very pressured. The Greater Manchester system as a whole was also declared as OPEL 4.
We have produced a short animation to explain what Greater Manchester Primary Care Provider Board (PCB) is about, its role in providing a voice to primary care providers and how it impacts the health of local people.
PCB’s GP Excellence programme is pleased to announce and exciting collaboration with the Practice Managers Association (PMA) to deliver two ‘Administrative skills for managers’ online workshops.
Planned industrial action will be taking place on Wednesday 21 December and Wednesday 28 December that will affect ambulance services.
After a successful first cohort of the GP Excellence IGPM accreditation support offer, the programme is keen to gauge the level of interest for a second cohort.
The new campaign from NHS Greater Manchester aims to support people find the right treatment and care during the winter months – and beyond.
It’s a challenging time of year for many of us, in many ways. However, there is a wealth of helpful resources available.
Greater Manchester doctors Lisa and Sara talk to Consultant Otolaryngologist Ms Emma Stapleton and Clinical Scientist David Jay about Vertigo.
The first cohort of Digital Facilitators attended a workshop last week, formally marking the launch of the Digital First Primary Care (DFPC) Academy.
Wide range of primary care professionals attended to develop their personalised care skills when caring for diabetes patients.
Ending all new transmissions of HIV in Greater Manchester (GM) by 2030.
Greater Manchester doctors Sara and Lisa talk to Dr John Patterson about Health Inequalities.
A new Health and Wellbeing Pack has been added to our Digital App Finder.
This month is Men’s Health Month, and there’s a whole host of resources available for those working in Primary Care.
GP Excellence and Practice Managers Association delivering a series of online workshops for GPs in Greater Manchester.
Primary care staff can access materials designed to raises awareness of Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD).
With Remembrance Sunday approaching, GP practices are being invited to become accredited as ‘veteran friendly’.
Hear and share practical tips for line managers – in a fully funded and interactive event in Greater Manchester.
We are delighted to have secured four seats on the Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership board.
Greater Manchester Integrated Care Partnership has prepared updated resources and links to support the financial wellbeing of the health and care workforce.
GP Excellence offers access to training, funding and development to support quality improvement of general practice.
A series of online webinars to support everyone in your team are running between October and December. They focus on different aspects of managing stress, managing your teams, conflict, productivity and wellbeing.
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 his latest blog post Drew Carroll invites us to consider what game are you playing when managing our urgent workload.
In this episode of the Health & Wellbeing Podcast GM Wellbeing Toolkit creator Sheni Ravji-Smith is joined by Adele Owen to discuss bereavement, grief and suicide and what we can do to find help.
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.
“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.