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NHS Networks ..the results so far

In April, we launched the new NHS Networks website. NHS Networks has provided a free virtual networking platform and valued news portal for health and social care for over a decade.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/nhs-networks-the-results-so-far/

New NHS Networks

NHS Networks has launched its new website. For over a decade, NHS Networks has provided a free virtual networking platform and valued news portal for health and social care. NHS Networks, funded by PCC, is a free resource for anyone working in or with the health and care sector to use to share information, network…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/new-nhs-networks/

Mental health starts with you

We coach more than our fair share of primary care professionals here – and they’re often slow to reach out. Our experience suggests there are two reasons for this. Firstly, personal coaching can seem a little self-indulgent when everyone else in the practice is just so desperately busy. Secondly, the training many doctors receive suggests…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/mental-health-starts-with-you/

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No more quick fixes: how system ownership can foster stronger partnership working

The government’s Healthcare Infrastructure Plan (HIP2) will see significant investment in more than 40 hospitals across the UK – providing new and refurbished estate whilst transforming service delivery. This investment is broader than acute care and is dependent on demonstrating a sustainable delivery model that extends beyond the hospital front door, and into our communities….

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/no-more-quick-fixes-how-system-ownership-can-foster-stronger-partnership-working/

A business continuity…Really is as easy as ABC

The importance of international standards for business continuity: Origin of the ISO 22301 standard heralds back to the ISO technical committee ISO/TC 23, which focussed on addressing concerns related to societal security. The standard is now managed by ISO/TC 292 – Security and Resilience. The first iteration of the ISO 22301 standard was published in…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/a-business-continuityreally-is-as-easy-as-abc/

Learning sustains CPCS at General Practice Solihull Healthcare PCN

The General Practice Solihull (GPS) Healthcare primary care network (PCN) serves a population of 44,000 patients in low-deprivation areas of Birmingham and Solihull. It became an early adopter site for referring to the Community Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) in March 2021 when it began a month-long pilot at Tanworth Lane and Village Surgeries. Following the…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/learning-sustains-cpcs-at-general-practice-solihull-healthcare-pcn/

When your pharmacy can give you a headache: a prescription for dispensing practices

As with any change, the drive to deliver primary care at scale carries with it the risk of unintended consequences. For a dispensing practice looking to merge or to move to shiny new premises, the loss of a valuable income stream from dispensing can be one. PCC primary care adviser Charlotte Goodson cautions that the…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/when-your-pharmacy-can-give-you-a-headache-a-prescription-for-dispensing-practices/

General practice cashflow and Covid support fund

GP practices in England have been forced to dip into their own pockets to get themselves ‘Covid-19 ready’. Significant expenditure has been incurred by practices, be that from procuring PPE, staffing practices over bank holiday weekends, or upgrading the IT infrastructure of the practice and network. This article from Moore Scarrott Healthcare, nationwide specialist medical accountants…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/general-practice-cashflow-and-covid-support-fund/

Financial resilience and sustainability

The daily news is full of natural disasters which are made worse by poorly designed buildings with inadequate and inappropriate foundations. If, when constructing a modern building, so much planning and design goes into ensuring that its foundations can withstand a natural disaster such as earthquake or flooding, why do we expect an organisation that…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/financial-resilience-and-sustainability/

Effective engagement and relationships

Building and maintaining professional partnerships, relationships with stakeholders, ensuring effective service delivery in political environments are some of the challenges that organisations will be facing over the next few months.

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/effective-engagement-and-relationships/

Improving the primary care estate

The pressures facing general practice such as increased workload, an ageing population, responding to the pandemic and the need to extend access to primary medical services has put significant strain on existing infrastructure including premises. The introduction of primary care networks (PCNs) and the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) which is incentivising a rapid expansion…

https://www.pcc-cic.org.uk/improving-the-primary-care-estate/
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