Lincolnshire LMC | Guidance

Guidance

Directory of Service (DOS) guidance

This guidance shows you how to change you DOS status when at safe working capacity or when you have a service interruption so 111 and other system partners do not divert patients back to your practice that day. Lincolnshire ICB requested the emails be sent to them only and that they would liaise with the […]

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New policy for applications to the Performers Lists

7 April 2022

NHSE/I has published a new policy for applications to the Medical Performers List (MPL), which introduces a number of changes including the removal of duplicated checks, introduction of more nuanced…

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Becoming a Skilled Worker (formally Tier 2) Visa Sponsor

7 April 2022

Did you know that if you wanted to recruit a GP from outside the EU, it is highly likely they will require a Skilled Worker (formally Tier 2) visa and…

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Updated primary care antimicrobial prescribing guidelines

11 February 2022

Attached is a copy of the updated primary care antimicrobial prescribing guidelines. These are based on the NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidance for the management of common infections and has been…

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Emergency contact details for hospitals

26 January 2022

When making an emergency referral to hospitals it is best practice to discuss the patient with the on-call specialist in advance of referral. This has traditionally been difficult due to…

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Referring patients to be assessed by a specialist

17 January 2022

Lincolnshire LMC has generated a letter which practices can use when sending a patient to A&E. Please use this form to indicate why you are sending the patient to A&E…

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Performance Matters- Iron Deficiency Anaemia

22 December 2021

Performance Matters The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having "performance" issues. The LMC has identified themes which recur, and this regular…

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Private provider requests for investigations under the NHS

22 December 2021

We have seen an increasing number of requests from private providers to GPs asking for them to arrange investigations or tests for patients. If the GP is asked by a…

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New Statutory Firearms Licensing Guidance – 2021

15 December 2021

Home Office have issued new guidance regarding medical information for firearms licencing. This new guidance does not change the process for firearms medical provision in Lincolnshire. The process remains Patient…

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Referring patients moving from other areas

3 December 2021

When patients move into your practice area from other parts of the country, the outgoing Trust can arrange for the patient to be transferred to the new Trust. Patients who…

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Performance Matters- informing specialists when GPs change medications

23 November 2021

The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having "performance" issues. The LMC has identified themes which recur, and this regular feature from…

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Bariatric Surgery – What Are Practices Responsibilities?

27 October 2021

When patients have bariatric surgery, they usually have this done at regional centres, though some patients choose to have private surgery further afield or abroad. Practices are often asked to…

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Recent Pitfalls in Cervical Sampling

27 October 2021

NHSEI regional screening team have identified that there has been an increase in the number of samples being returned as “inadequate”. The cervical cytology laboratory will return samples as inadequate…

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