Hold the date: After the Referendum – Our Future, Our Say, Our Way
On Thursday 13 June from 12.30-4.30pm, we will be hosting the 2024/25 GPC England London roadshow at Friends House in Euston.
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On Thursday 13 June from 12.30-4.30pm, we will be hosting the 2024/25 GPC England London roadshow at Friends House in Euston.
The Government has announced that the MES will become statutory from 9 September 2024, having been delayed again from April.
Craig Nikolic is Chief Operating Officer of Barking and Dagenham GP Federation, he shares his thoughts on recent proposed GP access changes.
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) Central Alerting System (CAS) is the national system for issuing patient safety alerts, important public health messages and other safety critical information to all providers, including GP practices. Since 1 October 2019, the MHRA have sent CAS alerts directly to practices, replacing the established local patient safety CAS alert […]
October 2019 Newsletter Digital-first update NHS England’s board has approved proposals put forward for managing the funding and lists of digital-first providers. READ MORE ► Notification of Deaths Regulations updates The Ministry of Justice has a new mandatory set of circumstances where GPs must provide written notifications of deaths to coroners. READ MORE […]
On 8 October Matt Hancock, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, released a statement on his department’s preparations for a ‘no-deal’ exit from the European Union. It provides some high-level details of supply chain plans, but no specific actions for general practice. At the end of September, the National Audit Office (NAO) released […]
Following World Mental Health day earlier this month, Dr Richard Stacey from our GP support team looks at how clinicians can take better care of their own mental health. 10 October 2019 marked the World Mental Health Day, this year’s theme being suicide prevention – any initiatives that raise awareness about and de-stigmatise mental health issues […]
It will now be a contractual requirement for GPs to complete a Debt and Mental Health Evidence Form (DMHEF), for patients who have a mental health condition. GPs in England can no longer charge a fee for completing the DMHEF. Patients are encouraged to self-certify and creditors to accept self-certification, there are also a range […]
We provide weekly 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. Check whether the activity you are undertaking is covered by CNSGP with @NHSResolution‘s extensive table, collating recent queries. #tipsoftheweekhttps://t.co/zJf4Fy3ZxH — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) October […]
At the end of September NHS England’s board agreed proposals put forward following its most recent digital-first consultation. The NHS England board paper on digital-first recommendations can be viewed here. The main issues decided on where: Out-of-area registrations will be allowed to continue, with out-of-area patients funded at the same level as those living within practice […]
The BMA surveys of GP practices and of GPs are closing on Friday 25 October. They are designed to collect information on the problems encountered with Primary Care Support England, the service provided by Capita. Survey of GP practices Survey of all GPs including trainees Last updated : 21 Oct 2019
The Notification of Deaths Regulations (2019) came into force on 1 October 2019, a link to the associated Statutory Instrument can be found here and the Ministry of Justice’s guidance on complying with the new regulations can be found here. The new regulations place doctors under an obligation to notify the ‘relevant senior coroner’ (which means the senior […]