A new national framework for ambulance responses to requests from health care professionals (HCPs) has recently been published. Urgent care leaders within the NHS have been working on this for 18 months, so we were concerned that the final draft…
Capita reported to NHS England that they had realised 160,000 patient medical records had been erroneously archived instead of sending to the subsequent GP practices (following further investigation, the number is closer to 148,000). These records will be sent to…
The GPC has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (below) with the Home Office and the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on the licensing of firearms, which addresses and clarifies the long-held concerns of GPs around liability, making it clear that…
Please see attached the latest Supply Issue Update for July, from the Department of Health and Social Care. The DHSC are also keen to get feedback on the monthly update, and have set up a brief survey: (there is…
GPs/practices are urged to contact their medical defence body immediately in order to confirm arrangements for their indemnity cover for provision of paid-for travel vaccinations. Indemnity – paid for travel vaccinations no longer covered by CNSGP The Department of Health…
The required regulations changing the contract are not expected to be put in place until 1st October, and as yet the draft changes have yet to be seen. Until the new regulations are laid before Parliament there is no change…
The Department of Health and Social Care has just informed us that they are currently managing a supply issue with disopyramide capsules. A supply disruption alert has been issued via MHRA’s CAS, which includes information on the issue and actions…
Some of you may already have received correspondence from NHS England request practice actions following the latest Capita disaster. Please see below a statement from GPC about this. The LMC’s view is that, whilst the statement is helpful to some…
Dear Colleagues, I gather you will have received the email below and attached from the CCG. The issue of digital patient access is urgently becoming massive for every practice, not just because of the need to adapt services to meet…