NHS England has launched its much delayed long-term plan (LTP) for the NHS setting out its vision for the future of NHS services. The aims for improving the health service link to a new service model and support for staff,…
Details of a new contractual agreement between GPC and NHS England on behalf of the government, has been published. The deal is very far-reaching, bringing in significant changes over the next five years, not just 2019 Attached is the BMA …
GPC legal guidance on CHP’s proposals as summarised below: CHP are asking that certain GP practices enter into a tenancy or lease, despite them already having a right of occupation. The general premise that GP practices enter into a documented…
AIM OF THE GROUP The aim of the Managers Forum Group would be to work together to undertake some of the rapidly progressive issues/problems that general practice is currently being faced with and endeavour to try to resolve these issues/problems…
The GDPR requires practices to process data ‘fairly’ and in a ‘transparent manner’ which is ‘easily accessible and easy to understand’. This means that practices must provide information to patients about how the practice processes patient data in the form…
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) is an EU Regulation which will be directly applicable in the UK on 25 May 2018. The most relevant changes for GPs in their role as data controllers are highlighted in the box below…
GDPR changes to Subject Access Requests and fees from 25 May 2018 The General Data Protection Regulations and the Data Protection Act 2018 replaced the Data Protection Act 1998 on 25 May 2018, bringing in widespread changes to UK data…
Check the list of fees and guidance below: Asbestos medical examinations Benefits certification Certificates medico-legal Certificates GPs cannot charge for Charging your patients Childminder health forms Collaborative arrangements Consultant contract – guidance on fee paying work Coroners Cremation Debt recovery…
It has been brought to our attention that there are a number of practices that have, to date, NOT applied for reimbursement of their CQC fees. Some of these claims relate to the year 2017/2018 and many more relate to…
You may have, by now, received leaflets and guidance from PCSE relating to the year end NHS Pension Scheme. The links (below) are very useful and self-explanatory. They also contain the necessary forms that should be completed. Please note that…