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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Visa Sponsorship
Visa Sponsorship
28 June 2021
NHSEI have developed some guidance for practices who may be planning to act as a sponsor for newly CCT’d GP trainees who have visa requirements see attached letter. A useful…
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LPFT – New Dementia Pathway
LPFT – New Dementia Pathway
28 June 2021
A new dementia pathway has been developed by Primary Care in conjunction with the LMC, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) and other care providers. It is for over 65yr olds…
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GMC and NMC numbers in correspondence
GMC and NMC numbers in correspondence
23 June 2021
Practitioners should include their GMC or NMC number in all correspondence. GMC guidance states that it is good practice to have GMC number on all professional correspondence. Radiology requests must have…
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NHS 111 remote appointment booking
NHS 111 remote appointment booking
16 June 2021
Para 7.9B.1 of the GMS Contract states: The Contractor must ensure that as a minimum the following number of appointments during core hours for its registered patients are made available per…
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New PCSE GP pay and pensions portal
New PCSE GP pay and pensions portal
11 June 2021
This new online service to help administer practice payments and GP Pensions is now live.   Statements: Practice statements are now accessed via PCSE Online, and will no longer be…
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Lincs Post-COVID Rehab Assessment Service
Lincs Post-COVID Rehab Assessment Service
21 May 2021
Is your patient still experiencing covid symptoms beyond 12 weeks? Have symptoms been investigated and no alternative diagnosis identified? What is it? A holistic post-covid assessment clinic for patients experiencing…
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Considerations for Single-handed GPs
Considerations for Single-handed GPs
13 May 2021
When we think of business continuity planning for our practice, we don’t often consider practice continuity after death, but this is a real consideration for single-handed GPs. It can be…
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Practice Call-Back Policy
Practice Call-Back Policy
22 April 2021
Healthwatch Lincolnshire have recently surveyed patients about their experiences when contacting GP surgeries. One of the issues raised by patients in this survey was the uncertainty about when a clinician…
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