Contractual Obligations for Practices from 01.10.2020
You will by now have received the Regulation changes to your GMS/PMS Contracts as from 1st October 2020. Please find attached a simplified breakdown of the changes to the Contract.
Category Contractual matters
Influenza vaccination: Principles for collaboration
The RCGP and the Royal Pharmaceutical Society have published a joint statement on Influenza vaccination: Principles for collaboration across Great Britain, setting out the need to ensure a high uptake of flu vaccination to keep people well and negate excessive…
Practice rental payments
As we reported last week, the issue of some tenants of GP practices either decreasing, or threatening to decrease their rents, was recently raised with GPC. Tenants cannot unilaterally change the existing arrangements without due process and discussions, and to…
GMS contract amendments (England)
NHSE/I has written to practices to outline amendments to the contract, as agreed in our last round of negotiations in February this year, as well as extending/amending some of the amendments that have been made in order to assist with…
Contractual responsibilities of providing care during COVID-19 pandemic
The guidance below was issued by the GPC back in May. This is also on their web page https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/covid-19/gp-practices/covid-19-toolkit-for-gps-and-gp-practices/service-provision Contractual responsibilities of providing care during COVID-19 pandemicWe have received several queries and concerns in the last few days from LMCs…
Primary care networks working with community services
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…
Locum doctors and flu vaccine
We have received several reports of locum doctors finding it difficult to secure flu vaccinations from their registered practice. Locum GPs are fully entitled to receive the flu vaccination from their registered GP, and practices are contractually responsible for providing…
PCN Contract DES & Guidance
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…
NHS Test and Trace App – QR Code
NHS Test and Trace AppThe new NHS Test and Trace App will launch next week on 24 September. The QR codes are not intended for healthcare settings but for business and other public buildings that will be mandated to keep…
GPC /RCGP Template letter to private providers about screening
Please find below information from the GPC for your attention. We have co-badged a template letter with the Royal College of GPs, that practices can use to write to private providers offering non-approved screening tests. Numerous private companies are offering…