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Completion of form Cremation 4 (Medical Certificate) (replaced form B)

15 August 2023

Medical practitioners: guidance on completing cremation forms The most frequently occurring errors in completing these forms are: Failure to complete all questions in full Deletion of questions Incorrect completion of…

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Updated Lincolnshire Antimicrobial Guidance

15 August 2023

Antibiotic prescribing guidance changes are key in our appropriate prescribing and stewardship of antibiotics in our communities. The updated Lincolnshire Antimicrobial Guidance is now available at: https://lincolnshire-pacef.nhs.uk/policies-guidance/antimicrobial-guidance This page also…

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Dispensing Practices Day: NHS Prescription Services

10 August 2023

Phillip Edwards and Mark Gibbon from the NHS Business Services Authority provide insight into the current NHS prescription services.

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Complaints Policies, Leaflets and Websites

9 August 2023

From 1 July 2023, the way members of the public make a complaint about primary care services to the commissioner changed from NHS England to NHS Lincolnshire Integrated Care Board. All…

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Contacting your Outpatient appointment booking team

9 August 2023

The website will help Practices and patients to access the right hospital team. Note: the teams do not belong to a particular hospital site. Phone lines are open from Monday…

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The Importance of Good Financial Governance in Medical Practices

8 August 2023

Introduction In the world of General Practice, financial governance plays a pivotal role in ensuring an efficient and viable service to your patients. The recent case of Jacqueline Rodger, a…

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EMAS Calls

8 August 2023

The LMC have had several recent enquiries from practices who have been contacted by EMAS while attending a patient due to a 999 call. Practices have asked us what their…

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Episode 35: Lincs LMC Committee meeting highlights (JUL 23)

7 August 2023

The Lincolnshire LMC Team discuss the highlights of the LMC committee meeting that took place in July 2023. If you would like to attend our next committee as a guest,…

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NHSmail self-service password reset

27 July 2023

Self-service password reset is now available for your NHSmail account. How does this impact me? This means you can reset your password at any time without contacting local IT support…

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Community Pharmacy Medicine Supply Issues

27 July 2023

Community Pharmacy Lincolnshire, the Local Pharmaceutical Committee, thought that it might be useful to share an extract from a recent briefing on medicines supply issues produced by the national pharmacy…

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Responding to private healthcare

24 July 2023

GPC England has written the following guidance to help practices reduce extra workload generated by requests from private providers. With nearly 7.5 million people on NHS waiting lists in May…

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DWP forms for healthcare professionals

24 July 2023

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) is responsible for welfare, pensions and child maintenance policy. As the UK’s biggest public service department it administers the State Pension and a…

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