Integrated Care Systems: Guidance
These guidance documents published by NHS England and the Local Government Association set out how NHS leaders and organisations will operate with their partners in Integrated Care Systems (ICSs) from April 2022.COVID-19 Episode 10: Staff Risk Assessment in General Practice
In the latest episode of the Primary Care Knowledge Boost podcast GPs Sara and Lisa talk to Greater Manchester based GP Dr Jaweeda Idoo and Practice manager Gina Bird about their experiences of staff risk assessments in general practice at the moment.Respiratory conditions – Remote consulting tips for GPNs
This document provides guidance for general practices on managing patients with respiratory conditions remotely via either telephone or video consultations.Diabetes – Remote consulting tips for GPNs
This document provides guidance for general practices on managing patients with diabetes remotely via either telephone or video consultations.Guide to setting up remote working and video consultations
This guidance provides an overview of how to set up remote working and video consultations as part of a wider model of triage first and remote consultations in primary care.Information about COVID-19 for primary care in Greater Manchester
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership have published information about useful resources related to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in primary care settings across Greater Manchester at https://gmprimarycare.org.uk/coronavirus.Guidance on home visits during the Coronavirus pandemic
This resource published by the RCGP provides helpful guidance to general practice staff about home visits during the Coronavirus pandemic.National Workforce Reporting System
The National Workforce Reporting System is run by NHS Digital to collect and present Primary Care workforce based data. It consists of a data entry module and a reporting module.Medical appraisal
This online guidance produced by NHS England give an overview of the medical appraisal process and includes information and resources to help medical appraisers carry out their roles effectively and consistently.First Contact Physiotherapist job description
This job description published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy will be helpful for Practice Managers who are looking to recruit a First Contact Physiotherapist.A guide for GPs considering employing a practice pharmacist
This guide published by the Primary Care Pharmacists Association will be useufl for GPs and Practice Managers considering employing a practice pharmacist.Physician Associates: A working solution in primary care
This booklet published by the Royal College of Physicians will support general practices to understand the role of Physician Associates, where they fit into general practice and their scope of practice.Physician Associate person specification
This person specification template published by the Royal College of Physicians will be helpful for any general practice that is considering recruiting a Physician Associate to work as part of their primary care team.GP Supervisor and Physician Associate Guide
This guide published by the Royal College of Physicians will be helpful for any general practice that has recently recruited or is considering recruiting a Physician Associate to work as part of their primary care team.Physician Associate sample job description
This Physician Associates job description published by the Royal College of Physicians will be helpful for any general practice looking to recruit a Physician Associate to work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team.Physician Associate job description
This Physician Associates job description will be helpful for any general practice looking to recruit a Physician Associate to work as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team.Who are Physician Associates?
This leaflet published by the Royal College of Physicians explains the role of Physician Associates, how they work, where they fit into general practice and their scope of practice.Inspire, attract and recruit
This interactive toolkit developed by NHS Employers is for HR professionals, recruitment teams and managers in the NHS to help you inspire, attract and recruit your future workforce.Primary Care Knowledge Boost podcast
Join Dr Sara MacDermott and Dr Lisa Adams, two GPs in the Greater Manchester area, on the Primary Care Knowledge Boost podcast as they interview specialists from different subject areas with the aim of improving the confidence and knowledge of local primary care clinicians.Musculoskeletal First Contact Practitioners Services – Implementation Guide
This guide published by Health Education England will help general practices considering recruiting a Musculoskeletal First Contact Practitioner as part of a multidisciplinary primary care team.The paramedic specialist in primary and urgent care core capabilities framework
This framework published by Skills for Health provides standards for paramedics working in the primary and urgent care sectors. It helps define the role of paramedics within general practice and includes job descriptions, supervisory models and education curricula.Recruitment and development of paramedics in primary care
This guide aims to support general practices to understand the role of paramedics and how they can become part of a multidisciplinary team with wider skill sets, enabling new and exciting models of care to develop.First contact practitioners in musculoskeletal services
This video published by Health Education England demonstrates the efficacy of first contact practitioners in musculoskeletal services both in quality of outcomes as well as efficiency.Time for Care Quality Improvement for General Practice Nurses
Time for Care Quality Improvement for General Practice Nurses is a two day programme designed for all nurses working in general practice across North West and North East England.HEE Star
The HEE Star is a tool developed by Health Education England to bring structure and coherence to conversations about workforce challenges and to support workforce transformation.The General Practice podcasts
The General Practice podcasts published by Ockham Healthcare cover a wide range of issues faced by general practitioners and colleuegs in local primary care teams.Time for Care learning in action programme
The Time for Care programme is at the heart of the General Practice Forward View's support for practices to redesign their care and manage demand more sustainably. Using a variety of means this initiative provided by the NHS England Sustainable Improvement team will give every practice in England the chance to learn about proven innovations that release time for care.Life QI
The Life QI online platform is a project and programme management tool for quality improvement, using quality improvement approaches and techniques.Spreading the adoption of innovation into practice
In this video published by The King's Fund Liz Mear, Chief Executive of the Innovation Agency, shares her experiences of working with within Academic Health Sceence Networks (AHSNs) to spread the adoption of innovation into practice across the NHS.A guide for general practice employing a paramedic
This guide published by NHS Fareham and Gosport CCG aims to support general practices to understand the role of paramedics, how they work, where they fit into general practice and their scope of practice.First Contact Physiotherapy posts in General Practice
This practical guidance will support general practices looking to recruit physiotherapists to work in a multidisciplinary primary care team as the first point of contact for their Musculoskeletal (MSK) patients.Embedding a culture of quality improvement
This report published by the King’s Fund explores the factors that have helped organisations to launch a quality improvement strategy, and the key enablers for sustaining a focus on continuous quality improvement.Atrial fibrillation toolkit
This interactive toolkit aims to help healthcare professionals to improve the detection and treatment of people with Atrial Fibrillation.Think physio for primary care
This briefing paper published by the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy can help general practices understand the benefits of employing physiotherapists to work in primary care to care for patients with Musculoskeletal (MSK) issues.Sharing practical experiences of Quality Improvement
This webinar hosted by the RCGP on 6 December 2016 gave clinicians a chance to learn about increasing capability using Quality Improvement, and share experiences of what works for them and the challenges they face.Motivating others to take part in Quality Improvement
This webinar followed 'Sharing practical experiences of Quality Improvement' and provided more information on the new self accreditation and online website, QI Ready, alongside sharing tips on motivating members of your practice in quality improvement.QI Ready eLearning modules
The RCGP has produced eLearning modules to compliment the QI Ready network and self-accreditation process. There are a suite of three modules that will assist you in better understanding quality improvement methodologies.Quality Improvement Hub
The Quality Improvement Hub website provides a range of resources to support organisations to improve the quality of healthcare in Scotland. The tools provided here can support you in your improvement work.RCGP Quick guide: Engagement and Behaviorial Change
This RCGP Quick guide helps practitioners to think about creating the right conditions for all the individuals involved in improvement to be motivated and able to contribute to the best of their ability.QI Ready self-accreditation
QI Ready is a self approval tool to assist you in better understanding quality improvement methodologies. It offers clear examples of QI in practice and will help you to improve your knowledge and skills in this field.Patients as partners: Building collaborative relationships among professionals, patients, carers and communities
This guide publsihed by the King's Fund explores shared leadership and what helps to build effective collaborative relationships among health and care professionals, patients, service users, carers and communities.New care models and staff engagement: All aboard
This briefing paper published by the NHS Confederation brings together the experiences of four vanguards which are placing staff at the centre of new care models.How to change practice: understand, identify and overcome barriers to change
This guide published by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence provides practical suggestions based on evidence and experience to help managers and clinicians influence changes in practice.How to develop a patient-friendly clinical audit report
HQIP's definitive guide to developing clinical audit reports and tools suitable for patients, carers and other lay readers and useful to all involved in clinical audit and quality improvement, featuring guidance, tips, examples and case studies.The future of leadership and management in the NHS: No more heroes
This report published by the King's Fund explores leadership and management in the NHS and in particular the model of the ‘hero’ chief executive, prevalent in public service over recent years.A Handy Guide to Facilitation
This guide published by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement outlines tools and techniques to help make group workshops or meetings as productive as possible.The Facilitator’s Toolkit: Tools, techniques and tips for effective facilitation
This toolkit published by the NHS Institute for Innovation and Improvement provides tools, tips and ideas for facilitating small and large groups.
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