GPC has received a message from Public Health England that, as has happened over the past two years, the availability of PPV has become limited in the flu season. PHE has re-issued its previous advice in a slightly amended form in the…
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…
Please see information below relating to two webinars for practice staff in connection with prescribing safety and end of life care: In April 2019, a new quality improvement domain was added to QOF as part of the contract negotiations in…
Please find attached an Alert Process Map to be used in response to lost/stolen/fraudulent/forged prescriptions; including CD prescriptions. Also attached is a Key Contacts List which includes contact details for Controlled Drugs Liaison Officers and Local Counter Fraud Specialists for…
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A new national framework for ambulance responses to requests from health care professionals (HCPs) has recently been published. Urgent care leaders within the NHS have been working on this for 18 months, so we were concerned that the final draft…
Capita reported to NHS England that they had realised 160,000 patient medical records had been erroneously archived instead of sending to the subsequent GP practices (following further investigation, the number is closer to 148,000). These records will be sent to…
The GPC has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (below) with the Home Office and the National Police Chiefs Council (NPCC) on the licensing of firearms, which addresses and clarifies the long-held concerns of GPs around liability, making it clear that…
GPs/practices are urged to contact their medical defence body immediately in order to confirm arrangements for their indemnity cover for provision of paid-for travel vaccinations. Indemnity – paid for travel vaccinations no longer covered by CNSGP The Department of Health…