An FMED 133 is a Medical History on Release from HM Forces and contains a summary of the individual’s service medical history, including details of disabilities, immunisations, clinical conditions and…
All GP practices in England must ensure their staff receive training in learning disability and autism, including how to interact appropriately with people with a learning disability and autistic people.…
Lincolnshire LMC's Dr Reid Baker (Medical Director), Nick Turner (Practice Support Officer) & Rosa Wyldeman (Operations Officer) discuss the highlights of the LMC committee meeting that took place in…
The BMA has recently issued the following statement to practices. General practice continues to face overwhelming pressures, with unmanageable workloads, coupled with a rapidly shrinking and exhausted workforce. The COVID-19 pandemic…
St Barnabas has recently had their e-mail addresses (@StbarnabasHospice.co.uk) formally accredited by NHS Digital. Therefore, they are no longer using NHS.NET e-mail addresses. In addition, St Barnabas are requesting GP…
As of Monday 1 August 2022, deceased patient records NO LONGER need to be printed and sent to PCSE however, GP practices are required to respond to Access to Health…
Following concerns and some confusion at local level regarding Primary Care Networks (PCNs) and Care Quality Commission (CQC) registration, the following clarification has been provided by CQC: ‘It is important…
On 10 January 2020, the Fifth Money Laundering Directive (5MLD) was transposed into UK law. One objective of the 5MLD was to broaden the scope of trusts required to comply…
Under section 49 of the Mental Capacity Act 2005 (the “MCA”), the Court of Protection (the “CoP”) may require NHS health bodies and local authorities to arrange for a report…
Lincolnshire LMC's Nick Turner (Practice Support Officer) & Rosa Wyldeman (Operations Officer) discuss the highlights of the LMC committee meeting that took place in July 22. Topics Include: GPAD General…
We often get asked how disease register prevalence and list size affects the value of QOF. This article explains how QOF is calculated using your practice prevalence data from NHS…