16 June 2022
From 1 July 2022, legislation is changing which will allow more healthcare professionals to certify fit notes to patients. Currently only doctors can legally certify fit notes. DWP are now…
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26 May 2022
In this episode of the Lincolnshire LMC hot topics podcast, Rosa (LMC Operations Officer) and Dr Reid Baker (Medical Director) provide us with the highlights from last month's committee…
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11 February 2022
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…
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26 January 2022
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…
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17 January 2022
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…
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23 December 2021
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…
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22 December 2021
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…
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23 November 2021
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 feature from…
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27 October 2021
When patients have bariatric surgery, they usually have this done at regional centres, though some patients choose to have private surgery further afield or abroad. Practices are often asked to…
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27 October 2021
NHSEI regional screening team have identified that there has been an increase in the number of samples being returned as “inadequate”. The cervical cytology laboratory will return samples as inadequate…
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