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…
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…
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…
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…
New annual leave guidance for employers of salaried GPs This newly published guidance produced by the sessional GP committee provides advice to the employers of salaried GPs to ensure that…
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…
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…
We have provided an update on the following subjects: Autumn contract changes and how they will be implemented Recent emergency meeting about access, support, and industrial action Lincolnshire ICS…
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…
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…
Welcome back to the final episode in our liver pathways series on abnormal liver function tests. Today we will be joined again by Dr Sreedharan Gastroenterologist from ULHT to…