Reports are being received from around the country that NHS 111 is inappropriately sending patients to general practice for suspected coronavirus assessment/testing. If you experience any instances of this please could you provide chapter and verse evidence to the LMC…
The final pay control regulations were introduced from 1 April 2014 to protect the pension scheme from the costs that arise where an employer awards an exceptionally high pay rise to a member of the 1995 section of the NHS…
Thank you for your patience while we address this problem. Thanks also for the early warning via the list server on this matter. I will not re-narrate the issue or point out the obvious risk to patients as you are…
In June 2019, NHS England and NHS Improvement issued information reminding CCGs and GPs of a contractual change in the NHS England Standard General Medical Services (GMS) Contract 2017/18 (see page 64), which means that people can now register with a GP…
New FGM Clinic at Summerfield Primary Care Centre A clinic for women (18 years +) who have undergone female genital mutilation (FGM) is open at Summerfield Primary Care Centre, Heath Street, Birmingham, B18 7AL/ A range of support and care is delivered…
The England LMC Conference took place Friday 22nd November 2019. The attached document details the conference resolutions and motions lost. Resolutions passed by the conference become GPC England policy which it is now tasked to take forward in its negotiations…
I find myself once again having to write to practices about this matter. I attach the appropriate regulations which detail the grounds for immediate removal of violent patients and the procedure that practices must follow when a patient has committed…
Following recent changes in IR35 legislation HMRC has updated its CEST online tool:
Following calls from GPC England, LMCs, and PCNs, NHS England has today agreed to extend the purpose of the ARRS (Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme) funding for Social Prescribers. We are aware that nearly all organisations supplying a Social Prescriber Link…
We have received enquiries from practices in relation to this years Personalised Care Adjustment (Exception Reporting) issues. You may or may not already be aware of the changes. Many practices are already experiencing problems. This issue has been caused by…