GMS Ready Reckoner
The GMS ready reckoner has now been updated: It should help individual practices see what happens to their baseline. This is an update to the one from last year.
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DHSC February Monthly Supply Issues Update
Please see below the February Monthly Supply Issues Update (and related attachments) from the Department of Health and Social Care. In addition, a diamorphine injection supply disruption alert (SDA) was issued today via the central alerting system (CAS):
GPC Coronavirus (COVID-19) update
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…
IR35 guidance for locum GPs
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…
Coronavirus and Suspension of On-Line Booking
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…
Pension Scheme End of Year Deadline
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 – Salbutamol
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…
NHS 111 & Corona Virus
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…
Coronavirus – BMA web page now live
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…
Medicine supply update
Please see attached the latest medicine supply update from the Department of Health and Social Care.