TPP has been contacted by several practices regarding the recent BMA publication on data sharing and data controllership. TPP wants to reassure practices that there are NO planned changes to…
When a GP Registrar joins your practice, it is essential that they are on the National Performer List (NPL). You can check the dedicated website here to see if they…
Contraceptive services, formerly an Additional Service funded by an identified 2.4% of Global Sum, have been included as an Essential Service under the Primary Medical Services (GMS/PMS) Contract, since 2020. …
NHS Pension Scheme members are reminded that contribution tier rates changed from 1 April 2024. The table below shows the contribution rates for each salary range that are applicable in…
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…
The BMA have recently published further guidance on this matter. Accelerated access to records has caused understandable concerns for practices especially with a national push on ICBs to increase uptake…
GPC England, who have informed NHSE that they are in dispute, want each and every GP colleague and PM in Lincolnshire to be aware of what is happening as a…
The upcoming KO41b General Practice Written Complaints data collection, that will be running on SDCS, will open on 20th May 2024, and the deadline for submission will be 8 weeks…
The current commissioning of Covid Medicine Delivery Units (CMDUs) ended on the 27th of June 2023. It is important that GP practices understand what is happening as soon as possible …
Hints and Tips is a quarterly bulletin designed to help our dispensing contractors with their interaction with NHS Prescription Services. Get Hints and Tips straight to your inbox and keep…
The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having “performance” issues. The LMC has identified a number of themes which recur, and this…
Following reports of a data breach at the London Clinic, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) would like to remind all healthcare organisations about the importance of keeping patient data secure.…