7 April 2021
Have you ever wanted to find the telephone number for a hospital or community service and cannot find it? This should no longer be a problem, as the NHS Service…
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31 March 2021
Practices hold regular safeguarding meetings to discuss vulnerable children and adults, and to share best practice. It is essential that this is a multi-disciplinary meeting so that all practice teams…
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25 March 2021
Practices are frequently asked to perform ECGs by specialists, especially from the mental health trust. Psychiatrists request ECGs because psychotropic medications cause prolonged QTc and can result in arrhythmias. LMC…
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25 March 2021
Patients regularly ask practices to provide evidence to support their benefits claims or letters to help with housing needs. Practices may feel that providing these letters is helping the patient,…
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24 March 2021
The GMS contract for practices requires us to provide services to “patients who are, or believe themselves to be ill, with conditions from which recovery is generally expected; terminally ill;…
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