We are receiving queries around the “wearing of masks” in primary care. This is due to the announcement from the Health Secretary last week stating that it will be compulsory to wear a face mask when visiting a hospital from…
Please see attached “Pre-Op Isolation Note/letter” for use in your own practice if you wish to do so. This letter is very useful and self-explanatory. You are more than welcome to put your own header, etc. onto this document and…
The BMA has published guidance for doctors on life insurance and income protection during the pandemic, following a number of doctors having raised concerns about the impact of COVID-19 on their application and how insurers are taking into account the…
Please find attached latest guidance and standard operating procedures, for your information. In relation to the expectation to do home visits on all shielded patients if they need care, then we would point out that the GPC have raised concerns…
Many practices now have some access to remote working and it is appropriate for clinical staff to make use of this where possible to reduce risk to staff and patients. For those situations where a face to face appointment is…
Providing support to people with learning disabilities is an important part of general practice activity, which includes offering the opportunity for an annual health check. NHSEI has confirmed that, with regards to health checks for people with a learning disability,…
Please see link for guidance issued and attached assessment form for your information.
Please be aware that even if you decide to opt in and have already notified your PCN and your CCG of this, or are planning to do so but then you reconsider before 31 May, you can still opt out…
The BMA has been lobbying government to take urgent steps to address the need to protect Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) communities from COVID-19, as was highlighted in the ONS data published last week, which showed that those with…
GPC/NHSEI statement Following numerous questions and reports of inappropriate threats of breach notices in some parts of the country, we GPCE and NHSEI have jointly issued the below statement on Online Consultations. In response to covid-19, practices should be using…