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How to safely retrospectively amend GP medical records
Amending medical records must be done carefully, with consideration for how a patient and/or regulator may view a GP's decision to do so.
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Completion of medical reports for deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) assessment
It is common to be asked to complete medical reports or assessments for our patients, any GPs look after patients in care homes with dementia and may be familiar with DoLS assessments.
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Video: International Nurses Day 2022
On International Nurses Day 2022, we celebrate the leadership of general practice nurses on our LMCs.
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Video: Mental Health Awareness Week – A London GP’s Experience
On Mental Health Awareness Week, we asked a London GP to talk about how their mental health is affected by the job.
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Helping us to help you
The GP Support team is here to help and support you through challenging times. These are their expectations how collaboration will work to achieve the best possible outcome.
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Professional protection from a medical defence organisation (MDO)
MDOs still provide cover for regulatory, legal and performance management issues not covered by the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP).
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Video: Registering patients in general practice
This resource explains practices' responsibilities to refugee, homeless and other undocumented patients, and how we can help where there are challenges.
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Amending medical records – appropriate circumstances and how it should be done
When records might need to be amended There are reasons why a patient’s medical record may need amending. There are reasons why a patient’s medical record may need amending. The information is wrong. The patient is requesting certain details in the record to be removed. There is a difference between the ‘facts’ and ‘opinions’. Retrospectively […]
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Video: How do treatment delays impact patients and general practice?
The pandemic’s impact on patients and workforce in general practice has been far less visible than that on hospitals.