Further to information furnished on Monday 24th February 2020 and whilst any further national position on this is awaited I would remind practices that the types of consultations which it makes available for online booking are entirely a matter for…
BMA has updated all its employment status (IR35) guidance into one easy-to-read document so that locum GPs have all the information they need to be confident in determining their employment status. Read more in a blog by Matt Mayer, deputy…
The containment of COVID-19 remains of major concern and we are monitoring the situation and will continue to disseminate information as it becomes available. Our webpage is regularly updated with guidance and links to information from Public Health England, Health…
The deadline to submit the NHS Pension Scheme end of year Type 1 medical practitioner (GP Provider) certificate or the Type 2 medical practitioner (salaried GP) self-assessment form for year 2018/19 is Saturday 29th February 2020. These need to be…
Medicines Supply Notification for salbutamol 2mg/5ml syrup Please see attached a medicine supply notification from the DHSC for Salbutamol 2mg in 5 mg syrup which is out of stock until the end of February 2020. For patients with insufficient supplies…
Reports are being received from around the country that NHS 111 is inappropriately sending patients to general practice for suspected coronavirus assessment/testing. If you experience any instances of this please could you provide chapter and verse evidence to the LMC…
The BMA has now published a web page highlighting key information and links to official guidance from government agencies on Coronavirus, including how to handle queries from patients and how to manage patients who contact or attend GP practices. We are in…
Please see attached the latest medicine supply update from the Department of Health and Social Care.
NHSE/I have published a new FP10 NHS prescription form with the new prescriber endorsement ‘FS’ for free supply of sexual health treatment – please see attached the guidance and toolkit. The new FP10 form is being rolled out at the…
Following the concerns raised by practices about the loss of opportunistic prompts following the rollout of the QOF changes in 2019, TPP have confirmed to NHS Digital that they will add a status flag to the patient record which will…