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Thursday 10 March 2022 Dear Colleagues, Briefing on GP Contract 2022/23 As you will now be aware, despite lengthy negotiation no agreement was reached on changes to the national contract for 2022/23. Negotiations between NHS England and GPC England were part of the five year ‘deal’ agreed in 2019 and on 1 April we will enter […]

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Our new animation explains how the treatment backlog in the NHS affects patients and exacerbates capacity problems in general practice. London practices are welcome to share it in on social media or embed it on their website if they feel it would be useful. Tell us what you think about our website by completing our quick […]

We provide tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.    

On 21 February the Prime Minister announced the end of Covid restrictions and most support measures. Including: From 24 February people who test positive for Covid-19 will no longer be a requirement to self-isolate, although it is still advised. Contacts of those infected will no longer be asked to take a daily LFT for seven […]

Simon Madden, Director of Data Policy at NHSX ,on behalf of the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, notified GP practices on 10 February 2022 that the COPI notice which was set to expire on 31 March 2022 has been extended for a further three months until 30 June 2022. Under the COPI notice organisations are […]

Patients with a BT landline may be knowingly or unknowingly opted into a service called ‘Call Protect’ which prevents some practice phone systems calling them properly. Affected practices will find that calls to patients using call protect are not accepted and the caller is asked to leave a message on the 1572 system. Patients may […]

The long-awaited NHS elective recovery plan was published in full earlier this month and sets out plans to tackle England’s elective care backlog over the next three years. The plan sets out aspirations to restore standard operating conditions and reduce staff absences, subject to ongoing progress in managing the pandemic. Whilst the plan is national, local […]

Leaders from University College London Hospitals Foundation Trust have written to consultants and GPs following representation from LMCs. Their letter includes this advice: “Please actively have conversations with patients in order to maintain public confidence in primary care. There are other practical ways UCLH can help too, including supporting our teams to organise tests in […]