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…
Doctors have undercharged for private and non-NHS fee-based work for years, effectively subsidising the system and taking the hit on their take-home pay. In response to this issue which was…
Ardens Health Informatics Ltd have now released the suite of clinical searches for Practices and CQC inspection teams. Please see the following link for the full article which describes the…
The following is an extract of the GP Mythbuster 107: Pre-travel health services. The full article is available here. Travel health services are provided by a range of NHS and independent…
A practice CANNOT opt out of giving travel vaccinations, it is part of the core contract. Travel vaccinations that must be given for free to all registered patients These vaccinations…
Enhanced Access Implementation: A more detailed and broader FAQs will follow shortly. Can a PCN opt out of part of Network Contract DES e.g. the Enhanced Access (EA) service? When…
From 1 October 2022, the GMS and PMS regulations were amended to require some GPs to self-declare their earnings The principles of pay transparency in general practice were agreed between…
The NHS England and Wales Drug Tariff was made available online in April 2023. Drug Tariff NHS Prescription Services produces the Drug Tariff on a monthly basis on behalf of…