Insight Primary Q1 2022
In this issue:
- Viewpoint: Mental health - leading by example
- Call log
- Practice management: Dressing the part
- Advice: Need a dentist, then why ask a doctor?
- Best practice: Ensuring safe handovers between primary and secondary care
- Practice matters: Keep complaint records separate
- Pitfalls in spotting cauda equina syndrome
- Resilient practice – addressing human factors
- A time of constant change - two years of Covid
- No man’s land - the pioneering women of WW1
- Case study: An inconvenient “mole”
- Case study: Back pain
- Case study: Long-term diazepam prescription
- Dilemma: Covert recording made public
- Ethics: Lessons learned - ethical and educational
- Book choice: Recovery – The Lost Art of Convalescence
- Vignette: Elsie Widdowson (1906-2000)
Doctors asked for views on workplace learning
DOCTORS across the UK are being urged to share their views on workplace learning, support and supervision for the General Medical Council’s annual training survey.
Death certification easements to end
EASEMENTS to death certification processes and cremation forms introduced by the Coronavirus Act 2020 will expire at midnight on 24 March 2022 in England, although some changes will be retained.
Call for eight-week delay in giving patients online records access
PLANS to give patients in England online access to their healthcare records should be delayed by at least eight weeks, the Royal College of GPs has said.
GMC has “long way to go” in tackling inequality
THE GMC has reported a "slight" reduction in the gap between employer referral rates for ethnic minority doctors and international medical graduates compared to white doctors in its first update on equality, diversity and inclusion targets.
Covid and employment law: latest updates
READ the latest advice on Covid-related employment law issues, including self-isolation rules, holidays and staff vaccination.
Ask the Expert: Flexible working request
One of our receptionists has asked to reduce her days in the practice from five to three to allow her more time to care for her elderly mother. How do we respond?
Case study: “Banter” or discrimination?
THIS case considers whether comments made between employees amounts to "banter" or harassment?
HR Alert: One of my employees is pregnant – what do we both need to do?
Pregnancy can be an exciting but also anxious time for an employee and there are certain obligations to ensure that they receive the correct leave and pay.
DILEMMA: Do I accept a “Friend” request from a patient?
I am on Facebook and recently received a Friend request from a patient. Is it okay to accept?