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PMA Announces Strategic Partnerships to Strengthen Career Pathways and Community Impact PMA is pleased to announce the development of new working relationships with the Department for Work and Pensions, The King’s Trust and the British Red Cross. These collaborations are focused on one clear objective: supporting individuals into meaningful training opportunities that lead to sustainable employment and long-term career progression. Through engagement with the Department for Work and Pensions and The King’s Trust, PMA is strengthening referral pathways to ensure candidates can access structured training programmes aligned to employer demand. Together, we are working to [...]

In Management in Practice | Apprenticeships in general practice can help build around digital transformation General practice could be using apprenticeships as a means of boosting staff skills and making the most of recent changes in practice such as remote working, according to the Practice Managers Association.  The association, which is offering apprenticeships lasting 18 to 20 months, held a video webinar, explaining how the scheme works and what businesses could get out of them. An apprenticeship could help a practice with succession plans, for example, where a manager is due to leave their position, explained PMA [...]

Newly announced capacity and funding for apprenticeships The Chancellor's recent news aimed at supporting jobs brings additional funding for apprenticeships. What does that mean for practices in Primary Care? Practices can have up to 10 apprentices at any given time, with a mix of new apprentices and existing team members. Incentive payments for hiring a new apprentice have changed. Employers who hire new apprentices between 1 August 2020 and 31 January 2021 could get: £2,000 for apprentices aged 16 to 24 £1,500 for apprentices aged 25 and over Practices can apply from 1 September 2020, [...]

The PMA is delighted to announce its NHS App training module is now available for all healthcare professionals. More people than ever are booking NHS appointments digitally, particularly in the current climate. Having worked closely with NHSX to develop this course, the PMA hopes to ensure the practice workforce is ready to confidently use the App and help patients understand its benefits and how it works. space Austin Ambrose, the PMA’s Client Services Director, said: “This course takes place online, it’s totally flexible and takes [...]

Paul Conlan (GP Surveyors, Operations Director) explains the options your practice has to fund premises improvements and highlights the pitfalls to avoid. It has been widely reported that many GP practices are currently struggling in inadequate premises that need improvement or expansion. According to respondents of the most recent BMA GP Premises Survey, only half of practices consider their premises to be fit for present needs. With many practices highlighting their need for more space. Whether your practice is considering extending your premises, improving access for disabled patients or simply fitting [...]

Working across the Primary Care landscape, the PMA provides continuous support to NHS England, NHS Digital, NHSX, HEE, RCGP and has worked with LMCs, CCGs and GP practices across the UK to create and deliver bespoke support services. The PMA supports PCNs in establishing their leadership frameworks, their operational structures, business needs and their patient priorities. PMA PCN Leadership Programmes The PCNs will allow for the retention of the very best of how general practice and primary care currently operates; retaining and building on the national GMS contract and the partnership [...]