Guidance

The guidance section holds a wealth of information on a wide range of subjects relating to general practice.

Secondary to Primary Care Workload Shift
Guidance
Secondary to Primary Care Workload Shift
One of the challenges we have faced for years in our daily work in general practice is the non-contractual workload shift from secondary care. The requests of colleagues in practices across Lincolnshire to undertake work that should be performed by colleagues in secondary care is estimated to use up to 20% of general practice capacity […]
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Recent Pitfalls in Cervical Sampling
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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Personalised Asthma Action Plans
Personalised Asthma Action Plans
25 August 2021
As part of QOF, patients should have a Personalised Asthma Action Plan agreed when the patient attends for their annual asthma review.  The PAAP should include information about how to…
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Dealing with Unfair Online Comments
Dealing with Unfair Online Comments
20 August 2021
Comments from patients on the NHS website, social media and other similar sites can sometimes be inaccurate, unfair or inappropriate, which can potentially damage an organisation or staff member’s reputation.…
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Visa Sponsorship Guide
Visa Sponsorship Guide
6 August 2021
Gaining the right to be a UK visa sponsoring practice has many advantages and could form an important part of your general practice workforce planning. A step by step guide…
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