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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.
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How to safely retrospectively amend GP medical records
Amending medical records must be done carefully, with consideration for how a patient and/or regulator may view a GP's decision to do so.
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Completion of medical reports for deprivation of liberty safeguards (DoLS) assessment
It is common to be asked to complete medical reports or assessments for our patients, any GPs look after patients in care homes with dementia and may be familiar with DoLS assessments.
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Video: International Nurses Day 2022
On International Nurses Day 2022, we celebrate the leadership of general practice nurses on our LMCs.