Best Practice issue 9 | Page 11

EXHIBITOR PROFILES THE PRACTICE GROUP We know the pressure you’re under Over the last ten years The Practice Group has supported innovative approaches to primary care across England. Working with nearly a quarter of all CCGs, clinicians from The Practice Group deliver well over a million patient appointments a year. Some of these appointments are to patients from a registered list of over 140,000 patients but the group also delivers 120 community outpatients clinics providing a range of services including Ophthalmology and ENT. The Practice Group is known for supporting commissioners in the provision of solutions in support of some of the most challenging circumstances. The group provides services as diverse as the provision of primary care for street homeless and violent patients excluded from mainstream provision to the delivery of referral management services and primary care into care homes. No one understands s like we do o The Practice Group is an enthusiastic supporter of federations and joins federations wherever they have a presence. The group is a founder member of the National Association of Provider Organisations and offers advice and support to newly emergent federations providing services, bid support and work in partnership where appropriate. KIDNEY RESEARCH UK Visit us at the Best Practice Show on Stand U40 to test your knowledge in the MDU pressure zone. themdu.com TEST YOUR KNOWLEDGE IN THE MDU PRESSURE ZONE AT BEST PRACTICE Specially designed to put the most seasoned doctor ‘under pressure’, delegates at the upcoming Best Practice Show are invited to test their knowledge at the Medical Defence Union (MDU) Pressure Zone. The MDU is a not-for-profit organisation dedicated to its members’ interests. We provide expert guidance, personal support and robust defence in addressing medico-legal issues, complaints and claims. We give high quality, specialised medico-legal advice, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Kidney Research UK is the leading UK charity funding research into the causes, treatment and prevention of kidney disease. Right now there are over three million people in the UK at risk of kidney disease. There is currently no cure. Just two exci ѥ