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MWord 117, covering: new Government, GPCE message to Wes Streeting and collective action ballot
Plus: our safety resources, getting involved in speaking up for general practice and reporting pressures to make the case for greater support.
Media comment: new Government has opportunity to reverse degradation of core general practice
New Ministers can cut red tape to employ more GPs, alongside having an honest conversation about what the service is resourced to do.
Sign-up to our new Buying Group and win an Amazon Kindle Fire tablet
Any practice who signs-up to our new Buying Group before 12:00 Wednesday 2 May (end of the morning break during our conference) will be entered in a draw to win an Amazon Kindle Fire 7 tablet provided by Buying Group member MidMeds. To enter your practice either needs to have signed-up via this online form before the day of […]
National Data Opt-Out to be introduced alongside the GDPR in May
The Government has announced that the national data opt-out will be introduced alongside the GDPR on 25 May 2018. It has also been agreed to present the national data opt-out as a single question to cover both research and planning. Type 2 opt-outs (which currently prevent identifiable data from leaving NHS Digital) will be converted to the new national […]
CQC update on the 2017/18 Data Security and Protection Requirements
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued an update on the nine requirements for general practice from the 2017/18 Data Security and Protection Requirements. The Department of Health has set out the steps they expect all health and care organisations to take in 2017/18 to demonstrate they are implementing the 10 data security standards recommended by […]
CQC inspections and Significant Event Analysis
Our GP support team have seen an increase in the number of ‘Inadequate’ and ‘Requires Improvement’ CQC reports which identify the lack of awareness, discussion and/or documentation of Significant Event Analysis (SEA) by practices as a problem. We suggest practices read this page detailing the CQCs view of SEA and what they are looking for during […]
GDPR – further guidance now available
The EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force on 25 May 2018 when it replaces the UK Data Protection Act 1998. The GDPR is significant and wide-reaching in scope and it expands the rights of individuals to control how their personal information is collected and processed. The GDPR places a range of new […]
GPC update on type 2 certificate deadline
Dr Krishan Aggarwal, Deputy Chair of the GPC’s Sessional Subcommittee has sent the following message out to GPs: “As you may be aware, the deadline for submission for the annual Type 2 Certificate is 28 February 2018. The BMA has raised concerns to the legitimacy and application of the Annualisation regulations. We at the BMA […]
Brent LMC February 2018 newsletter
Please click here to read the February 2018 Brent LMC update.
KCW and HF LMC February 2018 newsletter
Please click here to view the latest KCW and HF LMC news update.
Londonwide LMCs’ February 2018 newsletter
February 2018 Newsletter Join our new Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group We are delighted that so many practices have joined our new Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group. The group provides registered London practices with unique discounts on key products and services. Please note that you need to register, even if you used the previous buying group arrangement, […]