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Dear colleagues, In our November meeting we discussed the pros and cons of an alert system for General Practice, similar to that used in secondary care. This has been pioneered by Devon LMC: https://www.devonlmc.co.uk/general-practice-alert-state. It is being piloted in north London, and we look forward to the outcome. In SE London, the problems with the Safeguarding […]

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Practices have until 5pm today (4th November) to pause the activation of accelerated access to patient records.

Our series of lunchtime workshops each run from 12:30 to 1:15pm, with half an hour of instruction and explanation and 15 minutes for questions.

Practices should bear in mind that the 1 November 2022 target for automatic access is not a contractual requirement, despite the large volume of communications received presenting it as a hard deadline.

Steve Barclay inherits all the same challenges his predecessor did some seven weeks’ ago.

Read our October 2022 updates on patient access to records, PCN DES opt-out window and BMA safe working in general practice.

Concerns remain regarding the leadership and financial management of the General Practitioners Defence Fund (GPDF). Rather than planning activity, we need to focus on and address what are widely believed to be strategic leadership and governance issues, and to ensure that the Fund’s financial management is robust and re-aligned with its core purpose. The benefit […]

It is increasingly important to GPs and that their teams that clear and consistent upper limits of patient contacts to enable them to practise safely both for patients, and for practitioners. The recently updated BMA’s “Safe Working in General Practice” clearly outlines that 25 contacts is the safe limit. Working beyond safe limits, whether to […]