The GMC requires ALL GPs to take part in systems of quality assurance and quality improvement to promote patient safety.
Practices usually hold regular meetings for clinical staff to discuss:
However locums, out-of-hours GPs and part-time GPs can find it difficult to meet with a group of peers to fulfil these requirements.
Options include:
Some groups meet monthly for a meal in a restaurant followed by the business part of the evening which can make the whole thing much more enjoyable.
Practices usually hold regular meetings for clinical staff to discuss:
- Adverse events
- Complaints
- Compliments
- Quality improvement activities e.g. audits
- Newly published guidance e.g. from NICE
- Patient feedback
- Whether actions from previous meetings were carried out.
However locums, out-of-hours GPs and part-time GPs can find it difficult to meet with a group of peers to fulfil these requirements.
Options include:
- asking to join the meetings of a practice which knows you
- joining an existing group of peers
- forming a new group
Some groups meet monthly for a meal in a restaurant followed by the business part of the evening which can make the whole thing much more enjoyable.
Is your group willing to accept new members?
Please post your location and contact details in a comment below.
Are you trying to form a new group?
Post your request for members in a comment below, giving your location and contact details.
Please post your location and contact details in a comment below.
Are you trying to form a new group?
Post your request for members in a comment below, giving your location and contact details.