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COVID-19 Patient information leaflets in 32 languages
COVID-19 & COMMUNITY WORKERS
We are aware that some practices may have had to cancel community clinics (based in the practice), such as ante-natal clinics due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We appreciate that in certain exceptional circumstances such decisions may be unavoidable, legitimate and entirely reasonable.…
Special Conference of England LMCs (March 2020)
Friends & Family Test – Update
NHS England has published comprehensive new guidance in changes to the Friends and Family Test(FFT) from April. Use of the FFT is of course a contractual obligation, and, so therefore, is the need to have regard to this guidance, which…
Update on annual AA Tax Charge
In relation to proposals from NHS England and Improvement (NHSEI) to provide emergency mitigation for clinicians that incur annual allowance tax charges in 2019/20 the proposal from NHSEI is that if you receive an annual allowance tax bill on the…
CONFERENCE OF ENGLAND LMCs 2019
The England LMC Conference took place Friday 22nd November 2019. The attached document details the conference resolutions and motions lost. Resolutions passed by the conference become GPC England policy which it is now tasked to take forward in its negotiations…
Pharmacy contract changes-information from GPC
In July 2019, the Pharmaceutical Services Negotiating Committee (PSNC), NHS England & NHS Improvement and the Department of Health and Social Care agreed a five-year deal for community pharmacies. GPC contacted the PSNC following some reports about practices being approached…
Guidance on Social Prescribing
GPC has recently been in contact with the National Association of Link Workers (NALW), which represents social prescriber link workers. Given the recent inclusion of social prescribers in the PCN workforce in England, GPC has produced guidance on social prescribing…
Updated DWP guidance for GPs
The DWP has recently updated its Short guide to the benefit system for GPs and its guidance on factual medical reports