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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.
Covid antiviral drugs and social distancing in practices
On 14 April, the UK Health Security Agency updated their infection prevention and control guidance for health and care settings. Social distancing is no longer ‘routinely required’ in GP practices, and practices should assess themselves whether ‘standard infection control precautions’ such as hand hygiene and PPE are needed. This was widely reported as meaning an […]
Goldacre review of patient data use for research
The Goldacre review was set up by the government in February 2021 to look at how to improve safety and security in the use of health data for research and analysis. It is led by Prof Ben Goldacre, a doctor and academic who specialises in the use of data in healthcare. The review recommends the […]
Seqirus influenza vaccines order – update on 2022/23 influenza programme
Following the recent NHS England and NHS Improvement communication, Reimbursable vaccines and eligible cohorts for the 2022/23 NHS Seasonal Influenza (flu) Vaccination Programme , dated 2 March 2022, and the announcement that 50-64 years age cohort will not be included in the 2022/23 NHS Seasonal Influenza (flu) Vaccination Programme. Sequiris advise that practices can amend […]
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March 2022 Newsletter
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Tips of the month March 2022
We regularly share useful tips, guidance and details of contractual requirements on social media. Practices should familiarise themselves with their role in providing childhood immunisations to children born to hepatitis B infected mothers. https://t.co/6s11kgrDSj — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) March 24, 2022 💡The arrangements for death certification and registration introduced by the Coronavirus Act expire on […]
Urgent Community Response Teams promotion campaign
NHS England are about to run an awareness campaign promoting “Urgent Community Response Teams” also known as Rapid Response – a service for adults (over the age of 18) experiencing a crisis which might result in an unplanned hospital admission without a two-hour crisis response. The teams are a mix of advanced nurse practitioners (ANPs), […]
General practice related parliamentary activity – March 2022
On 22 March, the Health and Social Care Committee held an oral evidence session for their Workforce: recruitment, training and retention in health and social care inquiry. Professor Dame Clare Gerada. Medical Director, NHS Practitioner Health and Chair, Doctors in Distress, spoke at the session. Dr Gerada began by noting more doctors had contacted Doctors […]
London MPs’ parliamentary questions and GP evidence to Health Select Committee
On 15 March, the Health and Social Care Committee held an evidence session for their inquiry into the future of general practice. MPs heard from Dr Kate Fallon, a GP Partner in Somerset, Dr Andrew Green, a retired GP, Dr Becks Fisher, Senior Policy Fellow at The Health Foundation, Prof Martin Marshall, RGCP Chair and […]