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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NHS Service Finder
NHS Service Finder
7 April 2021
Have you ever wanted to find the telephone number for a hospital or community service and cannot find it?   This should no longer be a problem, as the NHS Service…
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ECGs on behalf of specialists
ECGs on behalf of specialists
25 March 2021
Practices are frequently asked to perform ECGs by specialists, especially from the mental health trust.  Psychiatrists request ECGs because psychotropic medications cause prolonged QTc and can result in arrhythmias. LMC…
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Requests for benefits or housing letters
Requests for benefits or housing letters
25 March 2021
Patients regularly ask practices to provide evidence to support their benefits claims or letters to help with housing needs.   Practices may feel that providing these letters is helping the patient,…
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