Somerset LMC Weekly Update Friday 16th September 2022
Date sent: Friday 16 September 2022
Sent to all Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates are available here
- News from the GPC
- Prospective/Future Access to Online Records - Managing Data Quality
- Public Health Nursing Team Contacts
- GP Career Plus
- Finance and HR Update for Somerset Practices
- Webinar Thursday 6th October 13.00-14.00 – What is an FCP, how is it different to an ACP – what are the routes to become an FCP
- Postponed: Free Legal Surgery Sessions with Veale Wasbrough Vizards 21st September at the Somerset LMC Office – this will be rescheduled soon
- Job Vacancies
News from the GPC:
Accelerating citizen access to records NHS England will be enabling clinical record access to patients via the NHS App on 1st November. We are expecting a toolkit to be circulated to practices ahead of this and have remained in discussions to ensure rollout is neither burdensome nor disruptive to practices. NHSE will be in touch with practices directly to explain the changes taking place and how GPs can support rollout.
Understanding more about the experience of International Medical Graduate GPs NHSE/I is working with Ipsos UK to explore the experience of GP IMGs who are in training or have completed training in England, to provide insight into the support needed for IMGs through their training and employment journey. The BMA supports this research by reaching out to our networks.
If you know an IMG who did GP training in England but is not working in general practice please encourage them to talk to Ipsos UK, who are keen to understand their experiences. They want to speak to doctors who trained, but are not working as GPs, for example, working in a hospital or elsewhere in England, or those working outside of England.
Prospective/Future Access to Online Records - Managing Data Quality EMIS have pulled together some useful tips:
Consultations
- Configure a selection of Quick codes and Text
- When completing a consultation, if there are any actions for the patient, make sure they are listed clearly. This also applies when completing management plans. Ensure the consultation details who is responsible for which actions.
- Use Online Visibility for any consultations that the patient does not want to be shown online, especially if someone else has access to their account e.g. a proxy user.
- Online Visibility and second consultations may also need to be used if you are adding something you do not want the patient to view until you have spoken to them.
Care Record
- When filing documents and attachments, ensure they are named clearly. For example, “Clinical Document” isn’t clear but “Discharge Letter” provides more context.
- Review what should and shouldn’t be recorded as a Problem and whether the significance and duration are correct.
- Regularly review the Problem page to ensure problems are accurate, ended where necessary and the patient is aware of each one.
- Use Online Visibility for any individual items that the patient does not want to be shown online, especially if someone else has access to their account e.g. a proxy user.
Third Parties
- Ensure diagnoses or actions have been discussed with the patient prior to documenting them on EMIS Web from letters and third parties.
- If copying emails / correspondence from third parties (eg. Hospital teams) ensure you remove any direct contact information unless appropriate.
Lab Reports
- Review your pre-set lab report comments to make sure they are clear and easy to understand by a patient.
Further details can be found on EMIS Now.
GP Career Plus: We are due to start our next 6-month group of GP Career Plus on alternate Tuesday mornings from the end of November 2022. GP Career Plus is particularly suitable to all GPs beyond their first 5 years of working as a GP, whether they are currently in the workforce or on leave, for whatever reason. It brings together a peer support group with facilitators to help equip people for the challenges of work. Sessions are remunerated. For more information click here. If this isn’t for you but you know of others in your team who may be then please let them know about it also. To register interest or any questions about GP Career Plus please email us at: somersetlmc.gpcareerplus@nhs.net.
Finance and HR Update: An informative and interactive morning and webinar sharing ideas and strategies on a wide variety of topics within the remit of finance, HR, leadership and effective management - run by Employment Relations Specialist, Adrian Poole, and Healthcare Specialist Accountants, Jenna Clark and Chris Clark. A not-to-be-missed session for partners and senior managers wishing to grow their practices in a challenging healthcare environment. A face to face meeting followed by lunch will be held on the morning of Tuesday 18th October at Monks Yard, book here and will be repeated via a webinar on the morning of Friday 21st October, book here .
Somerset LMC/STH Workforce Webinar Thursday 6th October 13.00-14.00 – What is an FCP, how is it different to an ACP – what are the routes to become an FCP: Do you have staff working within your practice who are employed in first contact roles (i.e. seeing people without direct supervision and making diagnoses/independent management plans for patients)? If so, this webinar will help to demystify some of the nuances in terminology around these roles, what the requirements are for the Roadmaps to practice (MSK, Paramedic & OT) along with the supervision requirements. There will also be a brief discussion around the difference between an FCP and an ACP. Book your place here.
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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