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Trusts asking practices to identify overseas patients when referring

We are aware some practices are receiving messages from hospital trusts asking for assistance in identifying overseas patients at the point of referral. We would like to remind practices that there is no contractual obligation for GP practices to provide this information and it is up to the trust to determine eligibility to secondary care […]

New courses: owning your practice premises and cervical sample takers training

Following feedback from practices on their training needs, we are pleased to be able to offer two new training opportunities. Owning your practice premises: the essentials Running for the first time on Thursday 26 September, more details here. This afternoon workshop is for practices whose partners (or former partners) own or co-own their premises, or for […]

Comments sought on CQC for parliamentary evidence session

The Parliamentary Health and Social Care Committee are planning to hold an evidence session with the Chair, Chief Executive and Chief Inspectors of the Care Quality Commission to discuss its annual State of Health and Adult Social Care Services report. Whilst a full call for evidence is not being issued in connection with this session, the […]

Government ‘no-deal’ EU exit planning – September 2019 update

On 10 September the Government published part of its ‘no-deal’ Brexit planning documentation, including a section on drugs supplies which says: “The reliance of medicines and medical products’ supply chains on the short straits [Dover to Calais] crossing make them particularly vulnerable to severe extended delays; three-quarters of medicines come via the short straits. Supply chains […]

Sharing patient records with the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD)

The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) has now concluded a review of the management and use of patient data by the Clinical Practice Research Datalink (CPRD). The GPC are content that practices can safely and lawfully share data with the CPRD. The GPC carried out tests on a number of theoretical risks and considered them to […]

Tips of the month September 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.   Everyone involved in the administration and giving of flu jabs should be familiar with the cold chain in relation to the storage of vaccines, […]

Organising your flu campaign for 2019

Jacqui Perfect, an experienced practice manager and member of our GP Support team, shares her top tips for the flu vaccination season. It’s that time of year again when the practice needs to get the flu campaign up and running. To help you achieve the best results for your practices, we’ve drafted these top tips. […]

‘No Deal’ EU exit impact survey – your views required

We are keen to understand how leaving the EU without any transitional arrangements could impact on practices’ supplies of medicines, products and staff. Please take a few moments to complete our online survey. Last updated : 19 Sep 2019