We have been made aware that nationally, practices have been receiving requests from patients for GPs to document that they are fit to drive under section 88 of the Road Traffic Act. Apparently the DVLA are behind with licence renewals…
GPs have a contractual obligation as set out in the NHS England Standard General Medical Services (GMS) Contract 2017/18 to support with registering patients prior to their release from the secure residential estate. GP practices are asked to ensure that…
The BMA continues to offer wellbeing services and confidential 24/7 counselling and peer support for all doctors and medical students, as well as their partners and dependents, on 0330 123 1245. For hard copies of our Wellbeing poster, please email…
We are aware of some airlines that are still asking for letters from GPs for mask exemption. To restate our previous guidance, this is not required as per the government advice on exemption cards, which states: “Those who have an age,…
The aim of the GMC’s income discount scheme is to assist doctors whose overall financial circumstances makes it more difficult for them to afford the full annual fee. However some doctors may miss out on the discount if their period…
As many of you will know, the BMA is supporting five GP practices who have started court proceedings against NHS Property Services (NHSPS) to clarify the basis on which NHSPS calculates service charges. Since 2016, many practices have received increasingly…
Please note the revised guidance on Infection Prevention and Control that has been issued and is available at the link below. There is a particularly helpful paragraph at bottom of page 14 on PPE and vaccinations.
The LMC would like to remind all practices that they have no contractual or professional obligation to provide any such certification in respect of school absence, this work is not the role of general practice, will add to practice workload…
The BMA continue to regularly update our toolkit for GPs and practices, which includes a large range of topics relating to COVID-19. There is also guidance on the following topics: Model terms of engagement for a GP providing temporary COVID-19…
All three Medical Defence Organisations (MDOs) have confirmed that they will provide indemnity cover, at no extra charge, for practices who vaccinate their own staff against flu this year. Discussions are ongoing with NHSR about the indemnity arrangements for staff…