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Join Andy and Gandhi for the latest in General Practice at the start of 2023


00:00 2023 update...

01:18 Ambulance strike impact

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...

What impact has it had on you
Normalising advising patients to make their own way to hospital
Medical transport
Risk based transport
Assisted / timely transport
Changing the risk

Who is responsible?

Alternatives:
Taxi - is this safe, local links
Clinician assisted - equipment and risk - CqC/ NHS england alerts
Public transport - what if worsen on route

Backlog when arrive?


16:10 Junior doctor strikes

More strike talk https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-641...
Ballot Next week on Junior Doctor Strike Action next week
https://www.bma.org.uk/news-and-opini...

31:30 Patient aggression

https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...

A destroyed waiting room in Derby after being advised to use the normal process
Aggression becoming more common


36:35 ICB and QoF

https://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 demand
Devon ICB recommendations paused by NHS England allegedly
Only NHS England have the ability to pause and reimburse officially for QoF and IIF


46:10 PCN Plus confer

Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical system

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