Join Gandhi and special guest Tara Humphries from the Business of healthcare podcast as we talk about life as a clinical director of a PCN and what it means for your practice, your network, and you. The Business of Healthcare Podcast: https://www.thcprimarycare.co.uk/thebusinessofhealthcarepodcastSign up for PCN PLUS: https://bit.ly/PCNPLUSBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

 This is the FOURTH and FINAL episode in our FOUR-part series discussing the challenges PCNs face in engaging with their key stakeholders. In this episode we explore key considerations for PCNs and practices as they engage with their communities. • Part ONE – NHS system partners • Part TWO - Community partner organizations • Part THREE - Patients • Part FOUR – Staff; Intra PCN, ARRS, and Practices Staff Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Vaccination as a condition for deployment (VCOD) is the term of the guidance for NHS workers about the COVID vaccination mandate. Find out more here ⬇️⬇️⬇️Update letter: Vaccination as a condition of deployment (VCOD) for all healthcare workers - Phase 2: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2022/01/C1546-letter-vcod-for-healthcare-workers-phase-2.pdf The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) (No. 2) Regulations 2022 : https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2022/15/made Key dates sent to government 9.11.21Passed in law 6.1.22Last date to have first dose 3rd Feb 2022Regulations in effect 1st April 2022• Phase 2: VCOD Implementation guidance • Frequently Asked Questions • Information on a VCOD Workforce Vaccination History Solution to assist Trusts with understanding the vaccination status of their workforce • Details of a new repository on FutureNHS for all VCOD-related information and resourcesVCOD implementation guidance: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2022/01/C1545-update-vcod-for-healthcare-workers-phase-2-implementation.pdfVCOD FAQ: https://www.england.nhs.uk/coronavirus/wp-content/uploads/sites/52/2022/01/C1547-vaccination-as-a-condition-of-employment-faqs-v2.pdfEquality and diversity assessment :https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1032170/making-vaccination-a-condition-of-deployment-in-health-and-wider-social-care-settings-equality-impact-assessment.pdf

Join Andy and Gandhi for the latest primary care update and how you can make 2022 more sane and productive.Welcome to 2022The new yearIntroDiscussing ways, tips, habits, routines for success in 2022Review last year and lifeSet priorities - life areasSet goals - spread them for balance (life/work examples)Break them up into achievable steps - spread throughout the year - monthly, quarterly? Add big events like AppraisalComposite goals - timed 10k runs - composite targetFocus on the process, not goals? Be the person who is fit healthy, runs, and eats well, rather than just aim to get to a weight target - then what?Habits - One of my favorite books in 2021 was Atomic Habits -  30 days to make a habit, how to make a good or bad habit stick - obvious, attractive, easy, satisfying (and breaking a habit - opposite), goals for direction, systems for achievement,just turn up at firstNever skip 2x in a rowYou are not a frog, making helpful habits stick: 30 days to make a habit https://youarenotafrog.com/episode-101/Tiny habits big changes: https://www.buzzsprout.com/326936/142... RoutinesPrinciples…Parkinson’s law (task expands to fill time)Parreto principal (80/20)Pomodoro (bursts with breaks)Incremental gains - sky cycling / compounding habitsEisenhower matrix - important/urgency3 Frogs2 min principalWas that helpful?How are you preparing for 2022Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

What a year! Find out who were the most impressive, disruptive and innovative General Practice technology players in 2021… And what do we predict for 2022 in Primary Care!Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

'Twas the night before Christmas and all through the landall the practices were open, even at GP at HandThe vaccines were put away by the nurses with careIn the hopes that they wouldn't soon be needed next year.The children all nestled all snug in their beds,while visions of TickTok danced in their heads. Mom with washed hands and dad's coated in gelas everyone settled in for the upcoming Christmas by Teams hellWhen my phone on the placemat started buzzing, with such a jitterIt must be something breaking on that there TwitterAway to the desk, I flew in a flashgrabbing the phone to check on the latest doctor bashOmicron spread across the land like wildfireDespite vaccination efforts everywhere including the ShireChristmas parties canceled until we don't know whenHold, on is that party music I hear from Number 10?The news of ambulance queues filled my timelineHospitals overflowing following the latest NHS redesignOur hospitals buckle, their staff must be tired and batteredI think of the district nurses and pharmacy teams just as shatteredWhen what to my wandering eyes should foreseeThe latest comments about the 'lazy' GPAs a lone working doc, still at the practice this nighttrying to clear the work and get it all right. Using every system around to answer the demand questionHear their names, who gets a mention?On accurx or eConsult, or is it engage consultDo I use EMIS with Mjog, but I want X-on, still loads of Docman, but not on Systmone.Praise for Ardens, Eva, and primary care IT, do I need to think about Klinik or AskmyGP?Patients know best when Doctors care anywhereLivi is around even with Push Doctor everywhere Whichever system I use I am still here so lateWondering how did healthcare get to this state?With failed promises of 6000 additional GPs An under-funded system and safety regulations such as CQCIt is no wonder General Practice is under such pressureIf this carries on, il be going out on a stretcherI leave a message for another patient, grr another missed callAs the media replies demanding face to face appointments, face to face for all!'Then the health secretary comes on to the newsdemanding patients should see the GP how they may chooseThe BMA and RCGP speak up and shoutwith some GPs wondering if they have any KloutI ponder the question about the PCN DESwondering if I can believe anything NHS England saysThat the workforce will help and change primary careWell, for some they have been doing more than their fair share. With various roles of health and wellbeing coaches, physician associates, and pharmacists,Social link workers, paramedics, and physiotherapists A few more roles add extra support but it seems like our workforce will always be short. We need more people for primary care to lastBut to find innovative ways check out the general Practice podcast My eyes are getting tired at the screen I glareWondering if this is the business of healthcareBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Join Andy and Gandhi as they explain how you can engage with patients as a PCN. Simples.🔴 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/eGPlearningYTsubscribe 🔴 ⭐Star posts⭐:Quick video consultation skills for doctors: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1UivLSPDeZoLearn to use TPP SystmOne in 30 minutes: https://youtu.be/Yms5iV4ceNcHow to register with the NHS app: https://youtu.be/4nRhmJ_tlI4?t=65Digital First Providers Guide:https://youtu.be/ngNhAeMOw_YHow to start a podcast for FREE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TN3IBJ1Fmh8The 4CES of Podcasting: https://egplearning.podia.com/the-4ces-of-podcastingeGPlearning courses and downloads: https://egplearning.podia.com/👨🏾‍⚕️Dr Gandalf’s Top medical equipment for General practice 👨🏾‍⚕️ see here: YouTube: https://youtu.be/JddoeK5JcRwWebsite: https://egplearning.co.uk/ramblings/dr-gandalfs-essential-gp-equipment-list/Subscribe to or follow the eGPlearning platform for more videos, app reviews and content to support technology-enhanced primary care and learning. 🔴 Subscribe: https://egplearning.co.uk/subscribe/ 🔴 Other networks:👍 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Egplearning/ 👍🏼🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/drgandalf52 🐦🖥 Website - https://egplearning.co.uk/ 🖥️Some links may contain affiliate links to help support eGPlearning see our disclaimer at https://egplearning.co.uk/contact/disclaimer/Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Join Andy and Gandhi for a General practice mega-update including all you need to know about changes to QoF, vaccinations, plan B and more.Temporary GP contract changes to support COVID-19 vaccination programme https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content...00:00 Intro to mega-update06:53 The NHS England letter24:49 the QoF Points39;25 Plan BWhat is staying in QoF: four vaccination and immunization indicators, the two cervical screening indicators,the register indicators and the eight prescribing Classification: Official Publication approval reference: C1475 2 indicators46 points reallocated:the eight points associated with the new for 2021/22 cancer indicators, 20 points from the new for 2021/22 mental health indicators and 18 points from the non-diabetic hyperglycaemia indicator that was introduced for 2020/21Rest income protected to 18/19 years aside from DM and hypertension at 19/20 ratesQuality improvement is income protected at paidContinue to code restarts in April 202275 points continue vax and screening continuing90 points for prescribing continuing81 points for registers continuing46 with no historic values rolled into prescribing244 points protected at 18/19 reimbursement71 points protected at 19/20 74 points paid in full. IIFThree flu immunisations ares will continueRemaining are suspended and will be paid (112.1m)62.4m as a pcn support payment on weighted basis for services and workforce49.7m binary indicator for engagement in phased 3 deadline 10.12 ~50k for a 50k population pending weightingContinue recordingMinor surgery covered 1.2.21-31.3.22 based on 18/19 data of same months and released capacity dedicated to vaccination aimsDefer over 75 health checks….The Dispensary Services Quality Scheme will be amended to reduce the requirement for medication reviews from a minimum of 10% of dispensing patients to a minimum of 7.5% for 2021/22Additional telephony support - MS Teams based, unclear how? Ends April 2023Plan BVaccine passports - clubs and venues  more than 500Unseated outdoor more than 4k people or any venue more than 10kFrom 15.12Proof of vaccine status or negative testSupport work from home if able from 13.12Mask wearing in shops, public transport and most indoor settings from yesterday

Join DrGandalf and the team from TPP SystmOne for their latest update including new functionality of the Communication annexe including questionnaires and details on records access.00:00 Introduction to communication annexe11:02 Patient Questionnaire23:33 Bulk Questionnaire sending31:40 Prospective medical records access35:20 Questions and answersBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode.  Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

This is a response to Gandhi’s 2015 article – “A further Blueprint for general practice”Find out what I liked and didn't like and how it can be brought up to date for 2021!Link to the 2015 Blueprint - https://egplearning.co.uk/a-further-blueprint-for-primary-care/  Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse