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Labour has won the 2024 General Election in a landslide with their best majority since 1997, handing the Conservatives one of the worst results in their history. FPM Looks at their health and care plans.

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK  

Our anonymous practice manager shares their thoughts on finance, flu and facing a glut of salaried GPs...

Why would you make something that you’re going to use for a few minutes out of a material that will last forever? It’s an interesting question, and one that many people will be pondering this July. Plastic Free July® is a global initiative that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution. It’s run as a challenge, to ask people across the world to think about what single-use plastics they’ll cut out of their daily life, by simply avoiding them or by choosing durable, reusable alternatives.

We hear a lot these days about ‘getting back to nature’ and ‘greening’ everything we do, as a reaction to our always-connected (and consequently always-stressed) lives. There is also a lot said about the benefits of social prescribing, a practice that has the potential to truly revolutionise our approach to health care and wellness. Now though, the two have been combined into what is fast becoming more widely known as Green Social Prescribing.

A round-up of the news headlines this week relating to primary care and GP practices in the UK.  

The UK has a proud history of military service, and veterans deserve the best possible healthcare after their time in the armed forces. But veterans can sometimes face challenges accessing appropriate primary care. In advance of this year’s Armed Forces Day on 29th June, this article provides GP Practice Managers with an overview of services available for veterans in the UK, highlighting the importance of veteran-friendly practices and resources for staff development.

As the election of 4th July nears, FPM have investigated what Reform UK, Green Party, the SNP and Plaid Cymru are pledging for health and social care in their manifestos. (Article contains link to Labour, Conservative and Lib Dem pledges too at the end)

TUPE stands for Transfer of Undertaking Protection of Employment Rights; it is the law that protects employees and their benefits when their employment changes hands. But what is the correct process to follow?