31 October 2024
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…
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24 October 2024
The referral process for access to the Covid treatment pathway (CMDU) is changing. This is a pathway that supports non-hospitalised patients who are at high-risk of developing severe complications from…
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22 October 2024
The updated PCN DES bringing in the GP ARRS was released last week. GPs employed via the Scheme must be within 2 years of their CCT on 1/10/24 and PCNs…
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15 October 2024
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…
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15 October 2024
Health and social care professionals working across Lincolnshire are reminded that they have access to a dedicated, clinically led single point of access (SPA) to escalate challenges with patients who…
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18 September 2024
A quick-to-implement, free support programme for GP practices in England that will enable you and your practice team to easily identify, understand and support veterans and, where appropriate, refer them…
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9 September 2024
Following the overwhelming YES vote in our ballot over the summer, practices are starting to take action as part of our ‘Protect your Patients and Protect your Practice‘ campaign. GPC…
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27 August 2024
Introduction This guidance has been developed to assist GP surgeries in navigating the growing trend of patients requesting to record consultations. With patients increasingly using smartphones and other devices to…
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12 August 2024
Following regulations laid in Parliament in April 2024, the Death Certification Reforms come into force on 9 September 2024 (see the end of this summary for details of the regulations).…
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27 July 2024
The BMA’s campaign to encourage GPs in England to make sure their pension records are accurate and up to date has just launched, please see webpage here – https://www.bma.org.uk/GPpensionissue Primary…
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26 July 2024
Summary People living with HIV (PLWH) are at higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Q-risk 3 does not adjust for HIV. A recent study has shown that there is a…
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26 July 2024
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has started delivery of the new Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs). Many MCCDs have been distributed and deliveries to practices are…
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