Management in Practice – policy and financial news for GP practice man...

All general practices should have a named clinician and administrative lead for transgender and non-binary patients to speak to if they wish to request a change to their patient record, new guidance says.
A gender identity toolkit for general practice has been released by the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM), to help ensure that all registered patients receive ‘appropriate care and communication’....

GP partner Dr Arvind Kochar and advanced practitioner Lisa Greer explain how occupational therapists can support GP practice teams based on the experience of a primary care occupational therapy service operating in Scotland
NHS Lanarkshire is the third largest health board in Scotland, serving a population of approximately 655,000 people across rural and urban communities in North and South Lanarkshire....

NHS England is seeking views on the new-to-partnership payment scheme that offers £20k ‘golden hello’ payments for new GP partners.
The golden handshake-style scheme was launched in July 2020 and offers a £20,000 payment as well as up to £3,000 as a training fund to support staff to transition to practice partnership....

Up to 1,000 overseas GPs could be at risk of being deported despite completing their UK training because of complex immigration rules that mean they are unable to extend their visas, GP leaders have warned.
BMA Welsh council chair Dr David Bailey said the Home Office ‘needs to address’ the issue, which he described as ‘absurd’ and a ‘short-sighted piece of bad legislation’....