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Press Releases2022-05-30T14:31:32+01:00

PMA highlights the benefits of apprenticeships in the NHS

February 9th, 2024|Categories: Press Release|

AHEAD of National Apprenticeship Week, PMA has been recognising the pivotal role that apprenticeships play in shaping the future of healthcare professionals. There are a wide range of apprenticeships available right across the healthcare sector, now including higher and degree level apprenticeships. PMA has placed hundreds of apprentices - of all ages - into health and social care settings right across the country, offering a winning combination of hands-on experience and structured learning. Sarah Burrows, PMA Chief Education Officer, said “These apprenticeships not only help in addressing skills shortages – they’re also a great way of attracting new talent, [...]

PMA Awards 2023: Winners revealed

October 20th, 2023|Categories: Press Release|

Winners revealed THE annual PMA Awards ceremony has taken place at the 2023 Best Practice Show hosted at the NEC in Birmingham last week. Thousands of healthcare professionals attended the show across two days, which included presentations on many issues in primary care, including Managing Stress and Burnout in the Workplace, the impact of the ARRs roles, Care Navigation – The Future of Primary Care access, and how to retain employees and boost morale in general practice.  It was standing room only at a packed PMA Theatre as the prestigious award ceremony began, celebrating [...]

Awards recognising excellence in primary care now open for nominations

July 12th, 2023|Categories: Press Release|

NOMINATIONS are now open for this year’s PMA Awards, designed to recognise and reward the fantastic achievements across all areas of the healthcare sector. Now entering its third year, the awards are free to enter and there are nine categories in total, including Practice Manager of the Year, Receptionist Team of the Year and Outstanding Contribution to General Practice. PMA invites applications from all managers, PCN and practice colleagues - and you can even nominate yourself. Winners will be presented with their awards at the Best Practice show in October, a two-day event attended by thousands [...]

Charging for GP appointments will never work, say PMA

February 2nd, 2023|Categories: Press Release|

GPs and other medical professionals have supported the PMA in rejecting the former Health Secretary’s calls to charge for GP appointments and A&E visits.Sajid Javid described the present model of the NHS ‘unsustainable’, adding “Too often we hear doctors and nurses frustrated at people making unnecessary trips to frontline services, which takes time from other patients. Would the same level of demand exist here if this Irish model were adopted? This extends to GP appointments.”In the Republic of Ireland, 70% of the population are charged a fee to see the GP. However, in a cross-sectional survey of patients carried out [...]

Stop the rhetoric surrounding face-to-face GP appointments, say PMA

November 8th, 2022|Categories: Press Release|

THE PMA is calling for the rhetoric surrounding the so-called lack of face-to-face appointments with GPs to end, as reports of abuse towards Practice staff continues. Violence, abuse and criminal damage is never acceptable in any healthcare setting and many Practices are now highlighting their zero-tolerance policy. “There seems to be a trend fuelled by certain newspapers and exacerbated by some politicians that seeing a GP is virtually impossible and this is so far from the truth,” said Ian Jones, PMA Director. “This has been going on for some time now and it seems to have turned into a [...]

PMA Awards 2022: Winners revealed

October 19th, 2022|Categories: Press Release|

THE annual PMA Awards ceremony has taken place at the 2022 Best Practice Show hosted at the NEC in Birmingham last week. Thousands of healthcare professionals attended the show across two days, which including presentations on many issues in primary care, including Succession Planning, ARRS roles: integrating and managing multi-disciplinary teams, managing GP Practice Finance and customer and conflict management. It was standing room only at a packed PMA Theatre as the prestigious award ceremony began, celebrating excellence in management across all areas of the health and social care sector. Following hundreds of nominations and some tough decisions for [...]

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