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Think Measles!
Think Measles! Measles guidance - cases of measles are on the increase in the Southwest, below are the gudiance resources from NHS Somerset. 7 actions to...
MD Soundbites!
28th June 2024 Little things make a difference … The LMC has for the last few weeks been sighted that GPs are being asked to write letters about 'toilet...
GP Contract 2020/21 2023/24 24/25
GP Contract 2024/2025 Highlights The global sum will be a figure of £107.57 per patient based on the contractor weighted population figure. Practices under GMS, PMS...
LMCs Buying Group Federation
Somerset LMC joined the LMC Buying Groups Federation in December 2008 to deliver savings to practices without creating any additional work or inconvenience. What...
Latest Guidance
Vaccine update: issue 346, June 2024
Vaccine update: issue 346, June 2024 Measles and pertussis circulating pertussis leaflet and poster revised new 'Which pertussis vaccine poster?' for health...
New NHS Vaccination programme against Respirato...
New NHS Vaccination programme against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Following guidance from the Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI), we are...
Inclisiran
Inclisiran Update - 13 June 2024 We would like to highlight our previous steer that primary care should avoid prescribing Inclirisan until we have successfully...
Sample quality in hot weather – potential for p...
We would advise practices that if there is a centrifuge available in the practice that all serum samples (particularly those requiring electrolyte measurements) are...
