Know your place Doc…by Nicola Hayward
Know your place Doc by Nicola Hayward Well, the end of yet another month has approached and am I any further forward with any of the paperwork I’m supposed to be dealing with…….err…..that’s a big fat...
View ArticlePractice Manager, Vanessa Young raises £3,400 for Oncology Ward
Vanessa Young, Practice Manager at The Vine Medical Centre; Surrey, has raised £3,400 for the Royal Hampshire County Hospital Oncology Department. Her husband Andy Young was diagnosed with bowel...
View ArticleLeather me up…I’m a biker chick – By Nicola Hayward
Leather me up…I’m a biker chick By Nicola Hayward Recently I became a biker chick……….I know, me……leathers…..a fast bike……could the combination get any better??!!! My bloke has just bought a Honda CBR...
View ArticleWhen I give blood I always make sure I’m wearing a t-shirt…
When I give blood I always make sure I’m wearing a t-shirt By Nicola Hayward Here we are hurtling towards Autumn (where did THAT summer go……mostly in a blur of alcohol admittedly, but is that just...
View ArticleMedical Supermarket goes Mythbuster on CQC
Seeing as many surgeries we do each day, we know there can be a lot of confusion and myths surrounding the CQC audits and agreed principles. We thought to help save you some stress and spending money...
View ArticleWe need your votes!
Big news in the Medical Supermarket office today! We have been shortlisted to the final 100 companies in the O2 Smarta Awards, designed to recognise the most resourceful, inspiring and disruptive small...
View ArticleMedical Supermarket is shortlisted for 3 Beds Business Awards
The team at Medical Supermarket are on cloud 9 this month as we found out we have been shortlisted for 3 Awards at the Bedfordshire Business Awards 2014 To be shortlisted for one award is a great...
View ArticlePublic Health England’s guidance for Ebola virus disease
Public Health England’s guidance Depending on the clinical condition of the patient, staff in contact with the patient should be wearing appropriate PPE, for example, hand hygiene, gloves, plastic...
View ArticleThe NHS is safe with us and not with them…– By Nicola Hayward
I’ve been a bit quiet for the past couple of weeks, but I’ve been ruminating on an email I received from a local MP. Essentially, this particular MP had written ‘off the cuff’ to my secretary as one of...
View ArticleMedical Supermarket launches “Give a Day” Scheme
Today, Medical Supermarket launches the Give a Day, staff charity scheme. Medical Supermarket is giving each member of staff one paid day a year to do any sort of charity work they wish. Whether its...
View ArticleDid you know we sell everything…like EVERYTHING?
We started Medical Supermarket for two reasons. Firstly…to save GP Surgeries money…like lots of money. To date we have saved the UK Healthcare Industry in excess of £4m. Not bad going for a couple of...
View ArticleBuying online with Medical Supermarket
This month we updated our site; Medical Supermarket, to enable anyone to buy from us. Therefore you no longer have to work for a GP surgery, care home, hospital or other healthcare company to buy from...
View ArticleFree Delivery for all online Account Holders
Until 5pm 31 January 2015, all GP surgeries with an online account can order all their medical, cleaning and stationery supplies and receive free delivery. Any surgeries that want to make the most of...
View ArticleInterested in taking the hassle out of HR, H&S and CQC?
Join our membership scheme starting from as little as £99+vat! We know how busy your jobs can be so we put our thinking caps on and have designed a portal for you to be able to download every document,...
View ArticlePractice Management HR Advice
If you work as a practice manager then you’ll know how busy you can get wrapped up with HR issues. Whether it’s needing an HR document or grabbing advice from an HR expert you don’t have the time or...
View ArticlePostage Stamp price increases due end of this month
For the second time this year Royal Mail has increased prices. Firstly increasing the prices of down-stream access postal services and as of March 30th, sending a letter using a franking machine or...
View ArticlePerfect structure for a perfect interview
Hiring mistakes will result in firing pains! by Nick Coleman So wasting time doing a futile interview will cost you in more ways than one. Here are few simple, but tried-and-tested steps to formulate...
View Article5 steps to effective team management…
by Nick Coleman Whether you’re a Practice Manager or any other Manager, ‘managing people’ is an integral component of your business! Your team is undoubtedly the most valuable resource that will either...
View ArticleThe differences between working in Private vs NHS practices
There is plenty of information online regarding the differences between the NHS and private medicine and let’s face it, the advantages are pretty clear for patients. If you are lucky enough to be able...
View ArticleFlexible Working Rights
Everyone can have a successful career with new changes to flexible working rights Mid 2014 the UK government introduced a new legislation that allows all employees the right to request flexible work...
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