General Practice update for Jan 2023

Contact us and share your opinionJoin Andy and Gandhi for the latest in General Practice at the start of 202300:00 2023 update...01:18 Ambulance strike impacthttps://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...What impact has it had on youNormalising advising patients to make their own way to hospitalMedical transportRisk based transportAssisted / timely transportChanging the riskWho is responsible?Alternatives:Taxi - is this safe, local linksClinician assisted - equipment and risk - CqC/ NHS england alerts Public transport - what if worsen on routeBacklog when arrive?16:10 Junior doctor strikesMore strike talk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-641... Ballot Next week on Junior Doctor Strike Action next weekhttps://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opini... 31:30 Patient aggressionhttps://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...A destroyed waiting room in Derby after being advised to use the normal processAggression becoming more common36:35 ICB and QoFhttps://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...QoF and IIF payments pausing?ICBs protecting the shortfall for practices to keep them over so can divert efforts to acute demandDevon ICB recommendations paused by NHS England allegedlyOnly NHS England have the ability to pause and reimburse officially for QoF and IIF46:10 PCN Plus conferJoin Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse