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Video: Registering patients in general practice

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Practices can often feel caught between their contractual obligation to register patients and commissioner pressures to get proof of address.

Shared care pathways

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Shared care guidelines are frequently used in the NHS to transfer work and the care of patients from secondary/tertiary care to primary care.

NHS England investigations

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NHS England (London) investigate performers list concerns, this guidance explains that process. Londonwide LMCs can support GPs subject to such investigations.

A quick guide to reflection

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Covering the purpose of writing reflections, when to do them, how they might be written and requirements around disclosure.

Measles and MMR resources

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This page collects together public and practice facing guidance around measles, including the campaign to increase mumps, measles and rubella vaccine (MMR) uptake.

Automatic discharge of patient following DNA

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The NHS Standard Contract instructs hospitals to rebook patients who miss appointments rather than automatically discharge them to their GP.

Patients with dental problems

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Patients often contact their GP because they have a dental problem. GPs are not able to fully assess and treat dental problems.

Housing application guidance

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GPs receive frequent requests for medical letters and reports in support of housing applications, which are not contractual activity.