School attendance and fit notes Schools frequently request information from GPsregarding a child’s health conditions, their absence from school, or to certify that they were ill when sitting an exam. Parents often are put under pressure from schools to get…
We are aware of some airlines that are still asking for letters from GPs for mask exemption. To restate our previous guidance, this is not required as per the government advice on exemption cards, which states: “Those who have an age,…
The LMC would like to remind all practices that they have no contractual or professional obligation to provide any such certification in respect of school absence, this work is not the role of general practice, will add to practice workload…
Please find below the Link to the Government guidance to help GP Practice’s prepare for Brexit (01.01.2021) https://www.gov.uk/guidance/how-healthcare-providers-can-prepare-for-brexit?utm_source=0e1026bc-a981-446a-ad36-9702a2d44e6d&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=govuk-notifications&utm_content=daily
We are all aware that practices are experiencing a vast amount of work that is being pushed back inappropriately to General Practice. We have drafted a letter for your use, which we hope you find useful and is self-explanatory. I…
The BMA has updated its guidance for GPs about the annual allowance, following extensive lobbying, resulting in two important changes that affect the 19/20 and subsequent tax years. As an emergency measure for 19/20, NHS England and the Welsh Government…
The LMC appreciates how desperately hard all GPs and practices are working to cope with the coronavirus pandemic and its fall out, including the need to very quickly move to radically transform models of care delivery. The crisis has also,…
It was announced today that the BMA is launching legal action against NHS Property Services (NHSPS) over “unjustifiable” rises in service charges faced by GP practices. Practices leasing their buildings from NHSPS have seen their charges rise over the last…
GPC England and NHS England have published joint guidance on patient access to records online: prospective record access. This guidance aims to support practices in meeting the commitment to give new registering patients online access to prospective data, subject to…
GPC has been made aware that some NHS Trust Overseas Visitor Managers (OVMs – staff member(s) responsible for charging overseas patients for NHS treatment in hospitals) have written to GP practices requesting their help in identifying whether patients are eligible…