Somerset LMC Weekly Update Friday 29th July 2022
Date sent: Friday 29 July 2022
Sent to all Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates are available here
- Seasonal Influenza Eligible Cohorts and Reimbursements
- DVLA Changes
- MSK Service
- IT Training for GP Practices
- Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast – Ep. 79 – Communication and Wellbeing
- GP Recruitment Event 7th September at Dillington House
- Job Vacancies
Seasonal Influenza Eligible Cohorts and Reimbursements: The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) and Department of Health and Social Care advice, NHS England has published a letter about reimbursable vaccines and eligible cohorts for the 2022/23 NHS Seasonal Influenza (flu) Vaccination Programme. Please follow link https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/annual-seasonal-flu-vaccination-programme-and-reimbursement-guidance
DLVA Changes: From now, the law has changed to enable healthcare professionals other than doctors to complete DVLA medical questionnaires following notification of a medical condition that may affect an individual’s driving. DVLA announces change in the law to enable more healthcare professionals to complete medical questionnaires - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk). It does not apply to the D4 Medical Examination Report which will still need to be completed by a doctor or consultant who is registered with the GMC.
MSK Service: The MSK Physiotherapy service currently offers a self-referral service for those patients who have been assessed by their primary care team. Once assessed, patients can be given the phone number for the booking office to make initial contact on 01278 436733 and the patient must supply a code, either 1 or 2; Code 1 is for urgent cases and code 2 for routine. The inclusion criteria and guidance on urgent vs routine. NB. Patients do NOT require a referral letter from their primary care team.
IT Training for GP Practices: NHS South, Central & West (SCW) provide EMIS Web training and support to Practice and PCN staff in Somerset, which is funded by the ICB. To book training for new members of staff, or a refresher for existing staff, contact our Admin team by email - training.scwcsu@nhs.net - and arrange a time that best suits you. Most of our training is delivered online, using MS Teams, but we are also able to provide training onsite. For more information, please visit our website and register for a login (https://training.scwcsu.nhs.uk – click on Login/Register to create an account). If you’d like to speak to someone, please contact Simon Byrne, simon.byrne@nhs.net, to arrange a Teams or phone call.
GP Recruitment Event 7th September at Dillington House: Our latest popular GP recruitment event will be held from 4.30pm on Wednesday 7th September as a face to face meeting. This event will give GPs and GP trainees the chance to meet and talk to a wide variety of Somerset practices in one place. If you are GP or GP trainee looking for a job in Somerset please book here. Somerset practices can book their table to advertise their vacancy here. Registration and participation is free but space is limited so please book your place early.
Kind regards
Jill
Jill Hellens
Executive Director
Somerset LMC
Crown Medical Centre, Venture Way, Taunton, TA2 8QY
Tel: (01823) 331 428
Fax: (01823) 338 561
www.somersetlmc.co.uk
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