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BLMC Newsletter – 10 October 2026

DHSC health data policy workshops: final sessions · AI triage pilots via the NHS App: BLMC advises caution · Government agrees to bilateral talks; collective action escalation paused · GP Reimbursement Scheme: locums included from 1 October 2026 …

BLMC Newsletter – 7 September 2026

Learning disability: new guidance on identification and annual health checks · Seasonal vaccination updates: flu, RSV and prioritising vaccine types · Vaccination contract guidance updated; cervical screening intervals for people with HIV · Webinar: Are your surgery premises holding you back? (9 September) …

BLMC Newsletter – 1 September 2026

Sanofi flu vaccine cancellations: tell the ICB the impact · AI-generated complaints: guidance for practices · NHSE/GatewayC webinar: lung cancer screening, 24 September · HPV self-testing launched in the cervical screening programme …

BLMC Newsletter – 24 August 2026

NHS England consultation on neighbourhood provider models · Collective action, August: raising patient awareness · Sanofi flu vaccine order cancellations · HSSIB report: Advice and Guidance has contributed to patient harm …

BLMC Newsletter – 10 August 2026

Data sharing and extraction agreements (BCHC Data Warehouse): check before signing · ICBs can't decide what counts as essential services: OB005 and weight loss medication · Post-exposure rabies vaccination isn't a GP contractual requirement · Neighbourhood arrangements: you don't have to sign up …

BLMC Newsletter – 17 July 2026

Counting the Cost: FP69 list cleansing financial impact briefing · Free adult weight management services in Birmingham: promotional toolkit · RSV vaccination: national invitation campaign, July 2026 · GP Patient Survey 2026 results …

BLMC Newsletter – 22 June 2026

Gender care for children and young people: referral and prescribing guidance · Same-day appointments for clinically urgent patients: guidance and FAQs · Data sharing agreements: second template letter for ICB replies · Early Day Motion on the future of GP services in England …

BLMC Newsletter – 11 June 2026

Ordering medical certificates of cause of death: register with NHSBSA · EMIS Web practices: incorrectly allocated letters · Chaperone guidance for under-18s (Avon LMC) · Collective action, June: remove non-contractual medicines optimisation software …

BLMC Newsletter – 30 May 2026

Same-day appointments for clinically urgent patients: guidance and FAQs · 2026/27 GP contract: supplementary information, including the GP reimbursement scheme · Accurx update issues fixed · Freedom to Speak Up: changes from 1 July 2026 …