Healthwatch ask General Practice Committee for transparency on additional charges - 14 October 2015
The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) recently met with Healthwatch England to discuss charges that GPs can make for work not covered by their contract. Whilst the patient group understands the reasons behind charging, their main concern was a lack of consistency between practices and sometimes even within practices. The...Death in service benefits for locum GPs - are you covered? - 14 October 2015
You may already be aware that there are persistent current inequities regarding the entitlement to ‘death in service’ benefit for freelance/ locum GPs compared to their principal or salaried GP colleagues. Freelance/ locum GPs were not included in the NHS pension scheme until April 2001. However the NHS pension scheme...Year-end deadline for agreement of GP Systems of Choice and GP IT services - 14 October 2015
NHS England has published an agreement for signature by practices and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) setting out the provision of GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) and GP IT services. The agreement sets out the relative responsibilities of CCGs in providing these services and each practice’s responsibilities in receipt. The agreement...Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set - participation voluntary - 14 October 2015
Advice has been sought from the BMA General Practitioners Committee’s IT Subcommittee on the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCG OIS) for 2013/14 and 2014/15. Practices have been asked to sign up to this collection within CQRS to allow data to be extracted through GPES. The intention of the extract is...Improving well-being and health for dementia patients workshop - 14 October 2015
WHELD Research Programme (Improving Wellbeing and Health in Dementia) have organised an Royal College of General Practitioners accredited workshop for GPs in London. It will discuss anti-psychotic medication and no-pharmacological treatments in an interactive and engaging meeting. The workshop takes place on Thursday, 14 January at Wolfson CARD, Kings College...Tamiflu in nursing and care homes - 14 October 2015
In January the GPC sought legal advice on Public Health England’s (PHE) instructions to prescribe Tamiflu for the prophylaxis of influenza in nursing and care homes where there have been confirmed cases of influenza. This advice was highlighted in a letter to PHE: GMS regulations are clear that this service...London GP Leader Calls for Recognition, Not Grand Schemes - 07 October 2015
Dr Michelle Drage, CEO of Londonwide LMCs - the representative body for GPs in London, has commented on the Secretary of State for Health's recent remarks about general practice: Statement from Dr Michelle Drage, CEO of Londonwide LMCs "The hospital-centric policy goals reflected in Mr Hunt’s speech to...Warning for practices over PBX phone systems - 25 September 2015
There are reports that some businesses have recently been victims of PBX (Private Branch Exchanges) fraud where a hacker accessed their phone lines and made premium rate calls at a significant cost to the practice. We have contacted the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) to see...Speakers' Corner - Undergraduate teaching in General Practice. Your medical school needs you! - 21 September 2015
This month Joe Rosenthal, Senior Lecturer in General Practice & Sub-Dean for Community Based Teaching at UCL Medical School, gives us his view of undergraduate teaching in general practice. Undergraduate education in general practice is under...Friends and Family Test - act now to avoid a breach notice - 17 September 2015
We are aware that there may be some confusion about the data required for the Friends and Family Test (FFT). NHS England data on the monthly returns show that many practices have not submitted information regularly, and some, not since it was introduced. It...Speakers' Corner - This month's personal view comes from Dr Sebastian Kalwij. - 17 September 2015
Dr Sebastian Kalwij has been involved with the Chlamydia screening programme in Lambeth, London, as GP Lead, since 2005 and as GP Lead for the National Chlamydia Screening Programme from 2009-2011. Additionally he has written the recent e-learning module on Sexual...Retired Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) indicators update - 16 September 2015
Following concerns highlighted by practices in relation to the request from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) to extract data related to retired QOF indicators, the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) Executive team has taken up the profession’s legitimate concerns with NHS England and NHS Employers. An apology...Life in general practice today – the Commonwealth Fund would like your views. - 15 September 2015
During the summer, the Commonwealth Fund in New York conducted a survey of GPs in the US and England to assess how front line doctors are feeling about practising in the two countries today. The results of this study, one of many that Commonwealth has done over the years...Is your practice as productive as it could be? Business health check event, 24 September 2015 - book your place now - 11 September 2015
Patient Complaints - The DOs and DON'Ts - two half day workshops, Thursday 7 October 2015 - 11 September 2015
Are you confident that you have a complaints ...Egg-free flu vaccine Optaflu now available - 11 September 2015
MASTA, one of the Buying Group’s approved flu vaccine suppliers for the 2015-16 season, is now carrying stocks of the egg-free flu vaccine Optaflu. This can be delivered out with egg-based vaccines or alongside travel vaccine orders so as to not incur a carriage charge. The net price is £6.59...Increased savings on magazine subscription packages with DLT Magazines - 11 September 2015
DLT are the UK’s leading supplier of magazine subscription packages to businesses. Offering permanent discounts of up to 70% off cover prices and a range of over 150 leading titles, they have a choice of packages available to suit your practice size and budget. All members of the LMC Buying...
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