New NHS guidance that comes into effect today, will help primary care networks (PCNs) offer thousands of patients a holistic review of their medication, to help them stay healthy and remain independent. The guidance supports PCN clinical pharmacy teams with…
The NHS Long Term Plan outlined how NHSE/I would roll out the Enhanced Health in Care Homes model across England by 2024, which moves away from traditional reactive models of care delivery towards proactive care that is centred on the…
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…
NHSE/I has now published the revised Network Contract DES materials on their website. This includes a cover note, amended 2020/21 Network Contract DES Specification and guidance, IIF guidance and SMR guidance. We have summarised the changes here.
Updated Contract DES Specification NHS England and NHS Improvement has published an updated Network Contract DES Specification and Network Contract DES Guidance. The changes cover areas such as the introduction of the Investment and Impact Fund, the introduction of nursing associate and trainee…
Please note the full information and links below set out the changes that have been made to the Network Contract DES Specification and Network Contract DES Guidance for 2020-21, applicable from October 2020, for your information. Network Contract Directed Enhanced…
The definitive 20/21 GP contractual changes and PCN DES documents have now been published: https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/investment/gp-contract/ A lot has changed since the original contract was agreed and the focus of the PCN DES is now ostensibly mainly to support practices to increase their…
An updated version of the PCN handbook, taking into account the 2020/21 contract agreement, has now been published, as has the first PCN scenario, based on a four practice PCN in the South West, here (in the PCN section). Further…
BMA press release: For immediate release, Thursday 16 January 2020 BMA GP committee England votes down contract package and calls special conference The BMA’s England GP committee has voted not to accept a contract agreement with NHS England and condemned…