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Primary care networks: delivering a digital response to the pandemic, and beyond
Colleagues working across primary care networks have come together to discuss the collaboration that has been happening to implement the delivery of care and support access to general practice services via digital channels, alongside traditional routes. We hear how local…
Pay & Pensions New System
The new GP pay and pensions system was planned to launch imminently. However following final performance testing the launch has now been postponed. GPs and practices should continue to use Open Exeter until notified otherwise. PCSE are communicating to all…
NHS England Update – Online consultations in General Practice
Online consultations in general practice – changing products The general practice response to the pandemic has been remarkable. Almost all practices now have access to an online consultation system to support total triage and use of these systems has been…
COVID-19 antibody test results flowing to GP records
From 10 September, when a person undertakes an antibody test that is taken through the public antibody portal (an ELISA test), the result will be loaded directly into their patient records. This will be in addition to flowing of test…
On-Line Consultations – GPC/NHSE Statement
GPC/NHSEI statement Following numerous questions and reports of inappropriate threats of breach notices in some parts of the country, we GPCE and NHSEI have jointly issued the below statement on Online Consultations. In response to covid-19, practices should be using…
GPC Letter to NHSX raising concerns over COPI regulations
GPC England has written the attached letter to NHSX to seek assurances on the misuse of Control of Patient Information Regulations to request GP data. It has had several queries from GPs concerned that they are being asked to provide…
eDeclaration Practice E-mail address for patients
Thank you for your patience while we address this problem. Thanks also for the early warning via the list server on this matter. I will not re-narrate the issue or point out the obvious risk to patients as you are…
NHS 111 and DSA agreements
We have had several queries from practices around NHS111 asking practices to sign Data sharing agreements. We believe the issue is that NHS 111 is wanting full access to patient HCR via GP connect. Until we can understand the lawful nature of this…