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Automatic prospective access to patient records
Since 31 October 2023 all practices have been contractually obliged to provide access to prospective entries for all patients.
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Posters: ICS area appointments provided vs workforce shortages
Our A4 posters are for displaying to patients, providing statistics on increasing appointments being offered by local GPs and the challenges they face with a shrinking workforce.
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Video: workforce and workload pressures across London
Our video is for displaying to patients either via practice screens or websites, providing statistics on increasing appointments being offered by GP practices across London and the challenges they face with a shrinking workforce.
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Video: What advice would First5 doctors give to newly qualified GPs?
Recently qualified LMC members give their advice to GPs joining the profession after qualifying in August.
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Disclosure of records after death
This guidance relates to requests made by a family member, friend, partner etc for a copy of a deceased patient's medical record or part of it.
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Template letter for referral rejection due to lack of proforma
This letter covers referrals rejected by hospitals where the GP has provided all necessary information, but has not filled out the trust's proforma.
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Template letter: trust request for non-contractual task(s)
This letter explains that due to extreme workload pressures and demand, practices have no capacity for non-contractual tasks which sit outside of the ‘core’ GP contract.
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The Medical Examiner Service (MES)
What you need to know about the role, function and practical implications of medical examiners, including updates from the first year of the system being live.
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Video: What does ‘part-time’ mean for a GP?
In general practice, 'part-time' working often means full-time hours.