Tips of the month June 2019 - 19 June 2019
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. Prescriptions for sexually transmitted infections need to be endorsed by the prescriber to...Information Commissioner’s Office posters - 14 June 2019
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) have produced useful guidance and posters to help raise the issue of the importance of data privacy with the practice team. The posters are part of the ICO’s ‘Think.Check.Share’ toolkit and cover some of the most common mistakes seen...Migration Advisory Committee calls for GPs to be added to the Shortage Occupation List - 14 June 2019
At the end of May the Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) recommended that the Government add all medical practitioner roles to the Shortage Occupation List (SOL). Being on the SOL means that an employer can sponsor a tier 2 visa for an employee from outside the UK or EEA without having...Mword issue 37 - Dr Michelle Drage's latest update for GPs and practice teams - 31 May 2019
15...Making social prescribing work in practice - 28 May 2019
Dr Jane Myat, of the Caversham Group Practice in Camden, explains how her practice has used social prescribing to improve the wellbeing of patients and staff. From July, approved Primary Care Networks will begin receiving reimbursement for employing social...Preventing type 2 opt-out codes being recorded in clinical systems - 22 May 2019
As we reported in our February 2019 newsletter, type 2 opt-outs have been replaced by the national data opt-out. This means that practices must not use the type 2 opt-out code to record a patient's opt-out choice as these are no longer collected and...Primary care networks update - May 2019 - 22 May 2019
The process for setting up primary care networks (PCNs) has now moved on to the approval stage, following last week’s deadline for submitting applications. CCGs have until the end of May to inform groups of practices who have had their applications approved and until the end of June to work...International Nurses Day 2019 - 22 May 2019
We celebrated International Nurses Day on 12 May by highlighting the contribution of nurses on social media. Did you know that only 11.4% of registered nurses in the UK are men, and only 2.1% of men work in general practice? It would be...Improving numeracy and data skills in general practice - 22 May 2019
We all use maths every day, whether we consciously think about it or not. Staff working in healthcare are no different. Last week included National Numeracy Day, the annual celebration of numbers, making it the perfect opportunity for all of us working in healthcare to brush up on our skills....Tips of the month May 2019 - 22 May 2019
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. 28 QOF indicators will be retired this year and 15 new ones introduced....Premises update - May 2019 - 22 May 2019
Rent review process The rent review process applies to all practices who rent their premises, regardless of who their landlord is. Practices have been reporting delays following applications for a rent review, including delays in visits and reports from District Valuers (DVs). We have escalated these issues to the relevant...Clinical information dashboard delayed - 22 May 2019
The new Primary Care Indicators Dashboard was due to be launched on 1 May 2019. However, NHS England have encountered a number of problems relating to formatting and resolving outstanding data issues for some specific indicators so the revised launch date is 31 May 2019. NHS England have said...November 2018 premises update - 21 May 2019
This month's update includes our new premises support group and the fact we will be making contact with practices who are flagged to us as being in need of urgent assistance. LMC support with premises Issues NHS England/CCGs have a duty to consult with the LMC over issues that...Safeguarding Children and Adults L2 - Wednesday 22 May 2019 - places still available - 16 May 2019
...UK LMC Conference 2019 update - 09 May 2019
The UK LMC Conference was held in Belfast on 19-20 March. A full list of the motions proposed and carried can be found here. Motion 22 from Tower Hamlets LMC, calling for GPs to be supported if they do not wish to ask the...An Overview of the NHS Pension Scheme - Wednesday 24 April 2019 - last few places remaining - 18 April 2019
...New ICO advice on handling Subject Access Requests - 17 April 2019
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have recently released a blog containing further advice for GPs and practices on the right of access for patients, commonly called Subject Access Requests (SARs). The blog is titled 'Why the right of access to patient data needn't be...
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