Health Populi

JUNE 18, 2024

Health care access is a challenge in rural and urban areas, cities and suburbs, and across more demographic groups than you might realize, as we see wait times grow for appointments, primary care shortages, and delays in screening plaguing health systems around the world. The study was fielded between December 2023 and February 2024.

Triage 71

Triage Appointments Collaboration Scheduling 71

Practice Index

OCTOBER 3, 2024

Practices urged to adopt new patient safety measures Practices in England are being encouraged to adopt new measures to protect patient safety. NHS England wants practices to appoint patient safety leads and to use a Learn from Patient Safety Events service to record incidents of harm.

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Huddles/Rounds Patient Safety Appointments Medication 52

Practice Index

JULY 4, 2024

Doctors worry about safety because of inadequate appointment times In a survey for the Royal College of GPs, most GPs feel they don’t have enough time to undertake adequate assessment and treatment of patients, and report excessive workloads. Practice appointments “exceed ambitions” Practices delivered nearly 30.5

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Huddles/Rounds Appointments Patient Safety Patient Records 52

Practice Index

OCTOBER 17, 2024

Primary care to get new Chief Inspector A Chief Inspector of primary care is to be appointed as part of CQC reforms. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said: “An overly complex system of healthcare regulation and oversight is no good for patients or providers. The regional BMA also raised concerns.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Patient Safety Transfers Admissions 52

Practice Index

JULY 18, 2024

However, fewer than half reported it being easy to contact their practice and 34% said they waited too long for an appointment. said their needs were met at their last appointment. In the survey, 91% of GPs said they could not meet patient demand. Almost all fear for patient safety. In the survey, 89.9%

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Patient Safety Appointments Patient Satisfaction 52

Practice Index

JUNE 20, 2024

London drive to improve practice safety Practices in London have received a wide-ranging package of support to help them tackle threats to safety. The resources, from the Londonwide Local Medical Committees, deal with threats to the safety of staff and risks to patient safety from overworked staff.

Huddles/Rounds 52

Huddles/Rounds Appointments Follow-Up Patient Satisfaction 52

Mobius MD

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

In 2019, healthcare leaders declared physician burnout a public health crisis , making connections between provider wellbeing, patient safety, and the quality of care. The burnout problem persists; in 2024, about half of doctors said they were burned out.

Documentation 59

Documentation Medical Assistant Patient Experience Patient Satisfaction 59