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Newsletter 23 December 2024 13 GPC and RCN on pay for practice nurses

Newsletter 13 December 2024 5 Collaborative Care Record offline for upgrade, 13–16 December

Newsletter 6 December 2024 10 Rebuild General Practice: patient awareness campaign

Newsletter 29 November 2024 7 Christmas and New Year pharmacy opening 2024–25

Newsletter 22 November 2024 7 Health Exchange (homeless health) moving to Attwood Green

Newsletter 18 November 2024 10 GPC England letter to the Secretary of State

Newsletter 8 November 2024 9 EMIS practices: immunisation results to CHIS are changing

Newsletter 1 November 2024 2 Victoria Road Surgery’s practice manager wins national award

Newsletter 25 October 2024 11 BCHC spirometry pilot ending

Newsletter 11 October 2024 7 GPC England update to LMCs, 4 October 2024

Newsletter 27 September 2024 9 Darzi review published

Newsletter 20 September 2024 4 RMBF London Marathon 2025 places

Newsletter 13 September 2024 12 Strensham Road Surgery shortlisted for General Practice Awards

Newsletter 9 September 2024 4 RSV vaccination campaign launched

Newsletter 30 August 2024 11 Medical Examiner Service: detailed how-to guide

Newsletter 23 August 2024 9 Cloud telephony data request: GPC update

Newsletter 16 August 2024 6 RSV vaccination from 1 September 2024

Newsletter 9 August 2024 4 PCN test pilots: section 96 grant agreement guidance

Newsletter 2 August 2024 9 Tackling violence against women and girls

Newsletter 26 July 2024 3 GP pensions campaign: check your records

Newsletter 19 July 2024 6 BMA “Focus on” proformas and referral forms

Newsletter 12 July 2024 8 Datix replaced by InPhase: reporting patient safety events

Newsletter 2 July 2024 4 Survey: antibiotic prescribing for children

Newsletter 18 June 2024 5 Advice and guidance: GPC England guidance

Newsletter 11 June 2024 8 BSol response to the elective services offer (ESO)

Newsletter 3 June 2024 7 Oliver McGowan mandatory training: FAQs

Newsletter 21 May 2024 7 SCRa switched off: use NCRS from 3 June 2024

Newsletter 2 May 2024 4 SNOMED codes for migrant initial health assessments

Newsletter 23 April 2024 11 Planned internet and HSCN outage, 25 April 2024

Newsletter 16 April 2024 5 Veterans: encourage patients to tell you they’ve served

Newsletter 11 April 2024 4 NHS England ADHD taskforce set up

Newsletter 5 April 2024 8 Petition: stop GP practices shutting their doors

Newsletter 27 March 2024 4 Easter bank holiday pharmacy opening

Newsletter 14 March 2024 6 Learning disability register fixed

Newsletter 6 March 2024 9 GP pensions estimates 2024/25: submit by 31 March

Newsletter 27 February 2024 7 Phishing email: fake solicitor “Complaint”

Newsletter 13 February 2024 8 Cloud-based telephony: GPC concerns

Newsletter 7 February 2024 6 Online record access: NHS England support ending

Newsletter 29 January 2024 9 GP pensions: 2022/23 end-of-year forms

Newsletter 23 January 2024 5 Non-porcine MMR vaccine (Priorix): be ready for requests

Newsletter 18 January 2024 17 GPPSU supported website service: register interest

Newsletter 10 January 2024 6 GPPSU health and wellbeing programme, January 2024

Newsletter 2 January 2024 4 Medical examiners to review all non-coronial deaths from April 2024

Collective action & GPC 56 England LMC conference 2024: resolutions

BLMC 23 DecEngland LMC conference 2024: resolutions
BLMC 23 DecBMA response to the 10 Year Health Plan consultation
BLMC 23 DecGPC response to the Secretary of State’s letter to practices
BLMC 23 DecCollective action meeting with GPC England deputy chair
BLMC 6 DecRebuild General Practice: patient awareness campaign
BLMC 6 DecBMA reps and workplace activists
BLMC 29 NovICB letter on GP collective action
BLMC 18 NovGPC England letter to the Secretary of State
BLMC 18 NovRebuild General Practice newsletter, November 2024
BLMC 18 NovBudget NI blow: BMA and GPC England response
BLMC 8 NovLMCs and industrial action: our position
BLMC 8 NovCollective action: thank you and keep going
BLMC 8 NovBMA GP opinion survey 2024
BLMC 25 OctGPC England update to LMCs, 18 October 2024
BLMC 25 OctCollective action information sharing session: slides
BLMC 11 OctGPC England update to LMCs, 4 October 2024
BLMC 27 SepDarzi review published
BLMC 27 SepGP collective action: waiting for the Government
BLMC 27 SepGPC England at the Liberal Democrat conference
BLMC 13 SepBMA GP safe working guidance handbook
BLMC 13 SepCollective action tracker survey (monthly)
BLMC 13 SepCloud telephony data: GPC England’s view
BLMC 30 AugCloud telephony data extraction: GPC advice
BLMC 30 AugCollective action: 111 messaging and meeting reasonable needs
BLMC 30 AugPractices taking action: the BMA toolkit
BLMC 23 AugCloud telephony data request: GPC update
BLMC 16 AugCollective action guidance for sessional GPs
BLMC 9 AugDecline to treat template and safe working guidance
BLMC 9 AugGP local action tracker survey
BLMC 2 AugCollective action: NHS England patient information
BLMC 19 JulBMA “Focus on” proformas and referral forms
BLMC 19 JulGPC England collective action ballot closes 29 July
BLMC 12 JulCollective action: how practice staff can support the campaign
BLMC 12 JulGPC England update to LMCs, 12 July 2024
BLMC 2 JulSafe working guidance: case studies and webinars
BLMC 2 JulRebuild General Practice: write to your local paper
BLMC 18 JunAdvice and guidance: GPC England guidance
BLMC 18 JunGPC England letter on COVID and flu programmes 2024/25
BLMC 11 JunTemplate letter to decline work transferred from secondary care
BLMC 11 JunRebuild General Practice open letter to party leaders
BLMC 21 MayGPC England: collective action ballot to open in June
BLMC 21 MayBMA approves funding for GP collective action
BLMC 2 MayGPC roadshow for West Midlands practices, 5 June 2024
BLMC 23 AprGPC England in dispute over the 2024/25 contract
BLMC 11 AprGPC England chair on the referendum result
BLMC 5 AprPetition: stop GP practices shutting their doors
BLMC 5 AprGPC England referendum: report voting problems
BLMC 6 MarGP SOS: Save Our Surgeries
BLMC 13 FebCloud-based telephony: GPC concerns
BLMC 13 FebGPC letter to NHS England on the measles outbreak
BLMC 13 FebGPC England rejects the 2024/25 contract offer
BLMC 29 JanRebuild General Practice: template letter to MPs
BLMC 18 JanBMA survey on the future of general practice
BLMC 18 JanPreparing for a possible ballot
BLMC 18 JanBMA referendum on ARM policy
BLMC 2 JanBMA practice finance survey

Contracts & funding 54 Government suggests 2.8% pay uplift for 2025/26

BLMC 23 DecGovernment suggests 2.8% pay uplift for 2025/26
BLMC 23 DecEmployer NI: BMA briefs MPs
BLMC 23 DecGP pension type 1 and 2 forms for 2023/24: new submission route
BLMC 23 DecPertussis CQRS extract delayed for EMIS practices
BLMC 6 DecEmployer NI: LMC conference demands funding
BLMC 18 NovEmployer NI rise: BMA asks for case studies
BLMC 18 NovGuide to the 2024 Premises Costs Directions
BLMC 18 NovBudget NI blow: BMA and GPC England response
BLMC 8 NovAutumn Budget: employer NI rise hits practices
BLMC 25 OctGPC England update to LMCs, 18 October 2024
BLMC 11 OctGPC England update to LMCs, 4 October 2024
BLMC 11 OctGlobal sum £112.50 and ARRS GPs from October 2024
BLMC 27 SepDarzi review published
BLMC 27 SepDDRB 2024/25: how the 6% is implemented
BLMC 27 SepGP appointments, August 2024
BLMC 13 SepGP pension records campaign
BLMC 30 AugGPC England practice finance survey, summer 2024
BLMC 30 AugGlobal sum uplift 2024/25 confirmed
BLMC 23 AugDDRB 2024/25: implications for practices
BLMC 23 AugNew standard GMS, PMS and APMS contracts
BLMC 16 AugSign up to flu services on CQRS by 15 September
BLMC 16 AugContract changes after DDRB and ARRS announcements
BLMC 9 AugPCN test pilots: section 96 grant agreement guidance
BLMC 2 AugGPC England finance health check webinar, 7 August 2024
BLMC 2 AugDDRB 6% accepted; ARRS extended to GPs
BLMC 26 JulGP pensions campaign: check your records
BLMC 12 JulGeneral Practice Improvement Programme: engagement webinar
BLMC 21 MaySystmOne appointment mapping error affecting IIF ACC08
BLMC 21 MayDHSC taskforce on the future of general practice
BLMC 21 MayAccurx Self-Book: national funding ends 30 June 2024
BLMC 2 MayFunding for digital tools for Modern General Practice
BLMC 2 MayGPC roadshow for West Midlands practices, 5 June 2024
BLMC 2 MayUHB/Umbrella LARC contract 2024–2028: read before signing
BLMC 23 AprVaccination and immunisation: standards and core contract requirements
BLMC 23 AprGPC England in dispute over the 2024/25 contract
BLMC 23 AprPCSE seniority payments reconciliation
BLMC 23 AprAccess recovery plan: year two
BLMC 23 AprAgenda for Change one-off payment and practice nurses
BLMC 16 AprGP pay transparency: declare 2022/23 earnings by 30 April 2024
BLMC 14 MarLearning disability register fixed
BLMC 6 MarGP pensions estimates 2024/25: submit by 31 March
BLMC 6 MarGP employment changes awaiting approval on PCSE
BLMC 6 MarGP contract 2024/25 arrangements
BLMC 27 FebFunding for online consultation tools
BLMC 27 FebNHS travel health provision: what’s in the GMS contract
BLMC 13 FebSpring 2024 COVID vaccination: extra £2.50 per dose
BLMC 13 FebGPC England rejects the 2024/25 contract offer
BLMC 29 JanGP pensions: 2022/23 end-of-year forms
BLMC 29 JanLearning disability register coding issues
BLMC 29 JanEMIS updates causing QOF coding problems
BLMC 18 JanPractice Support Level Framework: required for access recovery
BLMC 18 JanNICE lipid modification: resource implications
BLMC 18 JanGeneral Practice Improvement Programme support
BLMC 2 JanBMA practice finance survey

Vaccinations & screening 47 Pertussis CQRS extract delayed for EMIS practices

BLMC 23 DecPertussis CQRS extract delayed for EMIS practices
BLMC 6 DecNHS England survey on centralising flu vaccine procurement
BLMC 6 DecWinter vaccinations: two weeks left
BLMC 29 NovCOVID vaccination: fixed-site procurement
BLMC 22 NovFlu uptake reporting: no extensions
BLMC 8 NovEMIS practices: immunisation results to CHIS are changing
BLMC 8 NovFlu vaccination for practice staff
BLMC 8 NovFlu vaccination for locum GPs
BLMC 25 OctFrontline staff flu vaccination: who pays
BLMC 11 OctMpox pathway action cards for primary care
BLMC 20 SepFlu vaccination timing and payments 2024/25
BLMC 20 SepFrontline healthcare worker winter vaccination campaign
BLMC 13 SepSeasonal vaccinations site campaign guide, autumn/winter 2024
BLMC 9 SepRSV vaccination campaign launched
BLMC 9 SepCOVID-19 at-risk patient data collection: flu added
BLMC 9 SepCOVID vaccination for frontline health and care workers, autumn/winter 2024
BLMC 30 AugFlu vaccines 2024/25: use first-line vaccines
BLMC 30 AugRSV vaccination: order enough vaccine
BLMC 23 AugCOVID vaccination autumn 2024: JCVI advice
BLMC 23 AugShingles and flu technical guidance 2024/25
BLMC 23 AugMaternal pertussis vaccinations recorded via RAVS
BLMC 16 AugRSV vaccination from 1 September 2024
BLMC 16 AugSign up to flu services on CQRS by 15 September
BLMC 19 JulWhooping cough: promote vaccination in pregnancy
BLMC 12 JulFlu specifications amended: QIVr unavailable
BLMC 18 JunAutumn/winter 2024 COVID vaccination: sign up by 27 June
BLMC 18 JunGP vaccinations dashboard now includes MMR
BLMC 18 JunGPC England letter on COVID and flu programmes 2024/25
BLMC 11 JunPertussis in pregnancy: ADACEL replaces Boostrix-IPV
BLMC 3 JunCervical Screening Management System: final preparations
BLMC 3 JunWhooping cough rising: pertussis vaccination in pregnancy
BLMC 23 AprVaccination and immunisation: standards and core contract requirements
BLMC 5 AprSeasonal flu specifications 2024/25 published
BLMC 5 AprMMR for practice staff: CNSGP indemnity confirmed
BLMC 6 MarMeasles outbreak: MMR for practice staff and indemnity
BLMC 27 FebCSMS access checks
BLMC 27 FebNHS travel health provision: what’s in the GMS contract
BLMC 13 FebSpring 2024 COVID vaccination: extra £2.50 per dose
BLMC 13 FebGPC letter to NHS England on the measles outbreak
BLMC 13 FebMeasles in BSol: action cards and notification
BLMC 13 FebIncorrect MMR reminders: what to do
BLMC 7 FebMMR catch-up campaign
BLMC 29 JanNew Cervical Screening Management System: request access
BLMC 23 JanNon-porcine MMR vaccine (Priorix): be ready for requests
BLMC 23 JanMMR requests from adults: Green Book guidance
BLMC 23 JanNational MMR call/recall, February–March 2024
BLMC 18 JanNHS vaccination strategy published

Workforce & employment 46 GPC and RCN on pay for practice nurses

BLMC 23 DecGPC and RCN on pay for practice nurses
BLMC 23 DecUpdated guide for GP registrar sessions
BLMC 13 DecNHS England EDI improvement plan for primary care
BLMC 13 DecSupporting Armed Forces reservists in healthcare
BLMC 6 DecGovernment review of physician associates
BLMC 6 DecGP pressures: workforce and appointment data
BLMC 18 NovIntegrating ARRS roles into PCNs: Midlands senate report
BLMC 8 NovFlu vaccination for practice staff
BLMC 8 NovFlu vaccination for locum GPs
BLMC 8 NovEuropean GPs’ statement on MAPs
BLMC 25 OctFrontline staff flu vaccination: who pays
BLMC 25 OctBMA sessional GP newsletter
BLMC 11 OctGeneral Practice Staff Survey 2024
BLMC 11 OctFreedom to Speak Up: national policy and guardians for primary care
BLMC 27 SepGP workforce, July 2024
BLMC 27 SepPCN DES updated: GPs added to ARRS from 1 October 2024
BLMC 20 SepBMA webinar: preventing sexual misconduct in the workplace, 9 October 2024
BLMC 20 SepFrontline healthcare worker winter vaccination campaign
BLMC 13 SepZero tolerance of racism: poster for practices
BLMC 13 SepBMA wins legal challenge over RCGP exam attempts policy
BLMC 9 SepCOVID vaccination for frontline health and care workers, autumn/winter 2024
BLMC 30 AugGPC letter on adding GPs to ARRS
BLMC 30 AugGP workforce data, July 2024
BLMC 16 AugContract changes after DDRB and ARRS announcements
BLMC 16 AugCollective action guidance for sessional GPs
BLMC 9 AugGeneral Practice Staff Survey: 10 responses needed for a report
BLMC 2 AugGPC England guidance on physician associates in general practice
BLMC 2 AugDDRB 6% accepted; ARRS extended to GPs
BLMC 19 JulBMA guidance for doctors who are pregnant or breastfeeding
BLMC 2 JulSafe working guidance: case studies and webinars
BLMC 18 JunBMA sessional GPs conference, 20 September 2024
BLMC 11 JunGP Diary: workload tool for sessional GPs
BLMC 3 JunOliver McGowan mandatory training: FAQs
BLMC 3 JunBMA survey: locum GPs’ experience
BLMC 23 AprGPRC letter on the New to Practice Fellowship
BLMC 23 AprAgenda for Change one-off payment and practice nurses
BLMC 11 AprBMA guidance on physician associates in general practice
BLMC 5 AprMMR for practice staff: CNSGP indemnity confirmed
BLMC 14 MarNIHR In-Practice Fellowship: now open to all primary care professions
BLMC 6 MarMeasles outbreak: MMR for practice staff and indemnity
BLMC 18 JanGP pressures and workforce data
BLMC 18 JanSessional GPs struggling to find locum work
BLMC 18 JanPhysician associate regulation: write to your MP
BLMC 10 JanGP Fellowship and Supporting Mentors schemes closing
BLMC 10 JanFree national care navigation training
BLMC 10 JanFunding for trainee nursing associates

Referrals & hospital services 45 Specialist wound care clinics in east and south Birmingham

BLMC 23 DecSpecialist wound care clinics in east and south Birmingham
BLMC 29 NovGatewayC lung cancer resources
BLMC 22 NovHealth Exchange (homeless health) moving to Attwood Green
BLMC 22 NovUrgent Community Response and virtual wards
BLMC 22 NovSWB ICE: stop reprinting old pathology orders
BLMC 22 NovChange Grow Live south hub has moved
BLMC 22 NovEat Well Move More: healthy lifestyles for families
BLMC 18 NovMental Health Act reforms
BLMC 1 NovUHB Advice and Refer: HCOP and general surgery from 4 November 2024
BLMC 25 OctBCHC spirometry pilot ending
BLMC 25 OctAutism (ASD) referrals: the new One Portal
BLMC 13 SepExpediting UHB referrals: use the original UBRN
BLMC 9 SepNew referral pathway for children’s gender services
BLMC 23 AugHot weather and acute kidney injury
BLMC 23 AugOpt-out HIV and hepatitis testing at QE emergency department
BLMC 9 AugDecline to treat template and safe working guidance
BLMC 19 JulBMA “Focus on” proformas and referral forms
BLMC 12 JulUHB Advice and Refer: direct booking no longer available
BLMC 12 JulPaediatric blood tests (12–18) at Washwood Heath CDC
BLMC 18 JunAdvice and guidance: GPC England guidance
BLMC 11 JunBSol response to the elective services offer (ESO)
BLMC 11 JunTemplate letter to decline work transferred from secondary care
BLMC 2 MayUHB/Umbrella LARC contract 2024–2028: read before signing
BLMC 16 AprDiabetes Prevention Programme form: add contact number manually (EMIS)
BLMC 16 AprUHB enhanced referral communication and expedite requests
BLMC 11 AprNHS England ADHD taskforce set up
BLMC 5 AprUHB paediatric phlebotomy: longer waits
BLMC 5 AprReminder: community endoscopy service for urgent GI referrals
BLMC 5 AprUnified Paediatric Advice and Guidance line
BLMC 5 AprUmbrella sexual health referral form
BLMC 27 MarUHB Lp(a) results now reported in nmol/L
BLMC 27 MarUmbrella: onward referral pathway for hepatitis B
BLMC 6 MarUHB booking centre: new email address
BLMC 6 MarBadger Health Group rated Outstanding by CQC
BLMC 27 Febe-RS: use the new web address
BLMC 27 FebCommunity endoscopy now taking GP direct access referrals
BLMC 27 FebDirect diagnostic spirometry for Birmingham practices
BLMC 7 FebDelayed radiology reports being released
BLMC 7 FebNHS App shows estimated hospital waiting times
BLMC 29 JanDigital Weight Management Programme: refer via e-RS
BLMC 29 JanCommunity endoscopy at Castle Vale for urgent suspected GI cancer
BLMC 18 JanGP direct access to spirometry, FeNO and NT-proBNP
BLMC 10 JanUHB pathology service survey
BLMC 10 JanTier 2 adult weight management: no referrals in January 2024
BLMC 2 JanOp COURAGE veterans’ mental health service campaign

CQC, regulation & governance 37 MCCD guidance updated

BLMC 23 DecMCCD guidance updated
BLMC 13 DecPuberty blockers ban made indefinite
BLMC 13 DecHealth protection notification regulations updated
BLMC 29 NovFriends and Family Test: printed materials ending
BLMC 22 NovMedical Examiner Service: referral process updated
BLMC 18 NovMental Health Act reforms
BLMC 11 OctRemove smartcard access for staff who’ve left
BLMC 11 OctFreedom to Speak Up: national policy and guardians for primary care
BLMC 13 SepZero tolerance of racism: poster for practices
BLMC 13 SepAll deaths now reviewed independently
BLMC 13 SepMedical Examiner Service goes live in Birmingham and Solihull
BLMC 30 AugMedical Examiner Service: detailed how-to guide
BLMC 30 AugBSol Medical Examiner Service webinar, 5 September 2024
BLMC 23 AugWarning: razor blades behind stickers
BLMC 16 AugNational Medical Examiner’s guidance published
BLMC 2 AugTackling violence against women and girls
BLMC 2 AugEMIS outage: no need for practices to report to the ICO
BLMC 12 JulDatix replaced by InPhase: reporting patient safety events
BLMC 2 JulNew MCCDs from 9 September 2024
BLMC 3 JunOliver McGowan mandatory training: FAQs
BLMC 3 JunMedical Examiner legislation laid
BLMC 3 JunBirmingham MASH: don’t give patients the professionals’ number
BLMC 21 MayStatutory Medical Examiner Service starts 9 September 2024
BLMC 23 AprBecome a veteran-friendly accredited practice
BLMC 23 AprMedical examiner arrangements: latest
BLMC 23 AprGMC Good Medical Practice 2024
BLMC 23 AprCQC provider portal problems: temporary process
BLMC 16 AprVeterans: encourage patients to tell you they’ve served
BLMC 16 AprGP pay transparency: declare 2022/23 earnings by 30 April 2024
BLMC 16 AprMedical Examiner Service: start date not yet confirmed
BLMC 14 MarMedical Examiner Service webinar recording
BLMC 6 MarMedical Examiner Service webinars for practices, 6 and 20 March 2024
BLMC 29 JanOnline record access: ICO responds to DPIAs
BLMC 29 JanMedical examiners and the new MCCD: what changes for practices
BLMC 18 JanDeath certification reforms from April 2024
BLMC 18 JanOnline record access: report harms from misfiled records
BLMC 2 JanMedical examiners to review all non-coronial deaths from April 2024

Public health 19 Health protection notification regulations updated

BLMC 13 DecHealth protection notification regulations updated
BLMC 29 NovPatient leaflet: lowering your risk from air pollution
BLMC 22 NovEat Well Move More: healthy lifestyles for families
BLMC 18 NovBMA survey: caring for asylum seekers and refugees
BLMC 25 OctEarly prison releases: second tranche
BLMC 25 OctGP registration for people experiencing homelessness: training
BLMC 11 OctMpox pathway action cards for primary care
BLMC 13 SepSupporting young carers: guidance for practices
BLMC 23 AugOpt-out HIV and hepatitis testing at QE emergency department
BLMC 2 AugTackling violence against women and girls
BLMC 11 JunE. coli (STEC) outbreak: sampling and referral
BLMC 3 JunInfected Blood Inquiry: information for patients
BLMC 2 MaySNOMED codes for migrant initial health assessments
BLMC 2 MayUHB/Umbrella LARC contract 2024–2028: read before signing
BLMC 5 AprUmbrella sexual health referral form
BLMC 27 MarUmbrella: onward referral pathway for hepatitis B
BLMC 13 FebMeasles in BSol: action cards and notification
BLMC 29 JanDigital Weight Management Programme: refer via e-RS
BLMC 10 JanTier 2 adult weight management: no referrals in January 2024

Prescribing & medicines 16 Puberty blockers ban made indefinite

BLMC 13 DecPuberty blockers ban made indefinite
BLMC 6 DecFlu antivirals can now be prescribed (2024/25)
BLMC 29 NovChristmas and New Year pharmacy opening 2024–25
BLMC 25 OctCGM for women with type 2 diabetes on insulin during pregnancy
BLMC 11 OctRPS and RCGP repeat prescribing toolkit
BLMC 27 SepGP to community pharmacy referrals: new standard
BLMC 2 AugMedicines: shared care agreements (ESCAs) update
BLMC 2 JulSurvey: antibiotic prescribing for children
BLMC 27 MarEaster bank holiday pharmacy opening
BLMC 27 MarPharmacy consultations now flow into GP records (Update Record)
BLMC 14 MarHRT prescription prepayment certificate: guidance updated
BLMC 13 FebPharmacy First launched
BLMC 7 FebDigital prescriptions in the NHS App
BLMC 23 JanGLP-1 RA supply: new National Patient Safety Alert
BLMC 18 JanNICE lipid modification: resource implications
BLMC 18 JanPharmacy First consultations will update GP records

PCSE & patient registration 10 Health Exchange (homeless health) moving to Attwood Green

BLMC 22 NovHealth Exchange (homeless health) moving to Attwood Green
BLMC 18 NovBMA survey: caring for asylum seekers and refugees
BLMC 8 NovTranslated GP transfer cards
BLMC 25 OctEarly prison releases: second tranche
BLMC 25 OctGP registration for people experiencing homelessness: training
BLMC 27 SepGMS1 replaced: offer online registration by 31 October 2024
BLMC 19 JulGMS registration and GP2GP for people in prison
BLMC 12 JulOnline registrations: enrol in “Register with a GP surgery”
BLMC 2 MaySNOMED codes for migrant initial health assessments
BLMC 6 MarGP employment changes awaiting approval on PCSE

Wellbeing & support 7 Winter wellbeing support for staff

BLMC 6 DecWinter wellbeing support for staff
BLMC 18 NovProud@BMA LGBTQ+ network
BLMC 20 SepRMBF London Marathon 2025 places
BLMC 19 JulCameron Fund summer newsletter 2024
BLMC 18 JanWellbeing resources and safe working tools
BLMC 10 JanGPPSU health and wellbeing programme, January 2024
BLMC 2 JanOp COURAGE veterans’ mental health service campaign

PCNs & neighbourhoods 5 Integrating ARRS roles into PCNs: Midlands senate report

BLMC 18 NovIntegrating ARRS roles into PCNs: Midlands senate report
BLMC 11 OctGlobal sum £112.50 and ARRS GPs from October 2024
BLMC 27 SepPCN DES updated: GPs added to ARRS from 1 October 2024
BLMC 30 AugGPC letter on adding GPs to ARRS
BLMC 9 AugPCN test pilots: section 96 grant agreement guidance

BLMC news 4 Victoria Road Surgery supports Children in Need

BLMC 29 NovVictoria Road Surgery supports Children in Need
BLMC 1 NovVictoria Road Surgery’s practice manager wins national award
BLMC 25 OctYardley Wood’s Sophia Raja wins PMA award
BLMC 13 SepStrensham Road Surgery shortlisted for General Practice Awards

Premises & estates 3 Podcast: what next for GP premises?

BLMC 23 DecPodcast: what next for GP premises?
BLMC 18 NovGuide to the 2024 Premises Costs Directions
BLMC 2 AugPrimary care capital grants policy

Every item from BLMC’s newsletters for the year. Items open for member practices.

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 19 July 2024

BMA "Focus on" proformas and referral forms · BMA guidance for doctors who are pregnant or breastfeeding · Whooping cough: promote vaccination in pregnancy · GMS registration and GP2GP for people in prison …

BLMC Admin
19/07/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 12 July 2024

Datix replaced by InPhase: reporting patient safety events · UHB Advice and Refer: direct booking no longer available · Paediatric blood tests (12–18) at Washwood Heath CDC · Online registrations: enrol in "Register with a GP surgery" …

BLMC Admin
12/07/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 2 July 2024

Survey: antibiotic prescribing for children · New MCCDs from 9 September 2024 · Safe working guidance: case studies and webinars · Rebuild General Practice: write to your local paper

BLMC Admin
02/07/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 25 June 2024

Advice and guidance: GPC England guidance · BMA sessional GPs conference, 20 September 2024 · Autumn/winter 2024 COVID vaccination: sign up by 27 June · GP vaccinations dashboard now includes MMR …

BLMC Admin
25/06/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 18 June 2024

BLMC Admin
18/06/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 11 June 2024

BSol response to the elective services offer (ESO) · Template letter to decline work transferred from secondary care · Rebuild General Practice open letter to party leaders · Setting up NHSmail with smartcards …

BLMC Admin
11/06/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 3 June 2024

Oliver McGowan mandatory training: FAQs · BMA survey: locum GPs' experience · Infected Blood Inquiry: information for patients · Cervical Screening Management System: final preparations …

BLMC Admin
03/06/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 21 May 2024

SCRa switched off: use NCRS from 3 June 2024 · Funding for digital tools for Modern General Practice · SystmOne appointment mapping error affecting IIF ACC08 · Statutory Medical Examiner Service starts 9 September 2024 …

BLMC Admin
21/05/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 2 May 2024

SNOMED codes for migrant initial health assessments · Funding for digital tools for Modern General Practice · GPC roadshow for West Midlands practices, 5 June 2024 · UHB/Umbrella LARC contract 2024–2028: read before signing

BLMC Admin
02/05/2024

Newsletters

BLMC Newsletter – 23 April 2024

PCSE seniority payments reconciliation · Planned internet and HSCN outage, 25 April 2024 · Vaccination and immunisation: standards and core contract requirements · Become a veteran-friendly accredited practice …

BLMC Admin
23/04/2024