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GP payments and queries (correct at 12 March 2021) Primary Care Support England (PCSE) has been working hard to make claiming payments a more streamlined service for general practice. The existing PCSE Online service is being expanded ‘making it easier to submit, track and view payments’, and will also allow ‘easy multiple submissions for payment […]
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The GPC’s guidance on Patient Group Directions (PGD) and Patient Specific Directions (PSD) in general practice was last updated in 2015. There have been no changes to the legislation relating to PGDs during the Covid-19 pandemic. The CQC guidance is helpful too as it references PCNs. Click here to see the BMA’s current guidance.
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This guidance covers how a removal in these circumstances can be undertaken safely, fairly and in accordance with the relevant regulations.
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The BMA’s guidance covers SARs and principles to follow.
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Patients who are over 28 weeks pregnant but less than 37 weeks (32 weeks for twins) may need a letter to fly.
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This page was created in June 2019, the PCN model schedules linked to from it were last updated in March 2023, the rest of the content remains the 2019 version. The new GP Contract was announced at the end of January 2019, having been agreed between the BMA’s GPC and NHS England. For your practice it means that […]
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Patients often contact their GP because they have a dental problem. GPs are not able to fully assess and treat dental problems.
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Download the LMC presentation on triggers here.
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You must have care or treatment that is tailored to you and meets your needs and preferences. NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE, ENGLAND SOCIAL CARE, ENGLAND PUBLIC HEALTH, ENGLAND The Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) Regulations 2014 9.—(1) The care and treatment of service users must— (a) be appropriate, (b) meet their needs, and […]