The required regulations changing the contract are not expected to be put in place until 1st October, and as yet the draft changes have yet to be seen. Until the new regulations are laid before Parliament there is no change…
Dear Colleagues, I gather you will have received the email below and attached from the CCG. The issue of digital patient access is urgently becoming massive for every practice, not just because of the need to adapt services to meet…
EMIS move to Amazon Web Services (AWS) We have been informed that EMIS has sent out a communication to practices which we believe is potentially misleading. In relation to the plan to move NHS records to AWS (Amazon Web Services),…
Inevitably the LMC is receiving a significant number of queries from practices about their membership of Primary Care Networks (PCNs). The contractual changes agreed between the GPC and NHS England make it clear that PCNs are GP- practice membership organisations…
Why the right of access to patient data needn’t be a headache for GPs. Organisation: Information Commissioner’s Office Type: Blog Date: 7 March 2019 A patient’s right to access their own medical records from their GP is a long-established principle…
Labetalol tablets – all strengths DHSC has been made aware of a supply issue with the following products and as a result, supplies will be very limited from April until early-mid May. Labetalol 50mg tablets; Labetalol 100mg tablets; Labetalol 200mg…
You may have, by now, received leaflets and guidance from PCSE relating to the year end NHS Pension Scheme. The links (below) are very useful and self-explanatory. They also contain the necessary forms that should be completed. Please note that…
For those of you that don’t yet know, please see copied below a story in today’s Health Service Journal. I’m yet to see any formal communication about this. This appalling decision comes as no surprise, sadly, despite the best endeavours…