Sent to all Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates are available here
Team GP - creating a United Primary Care Voice - a message from Dr Rosie Benneyworth
Somerset School Entry Hearing Screening programme ends July 2017
Vaccine Update Issue - EIW Special edition...
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates can be found here
General Practice Forward View
Thyroxine (infertility patients)
Sessional GPs e newsletter April
Shingles PGD (now available)
DEC Certificates
BMA Event: End of life care 25th May Bristol
Hypertension...
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and Previous updates can be found here
Taunton Radiotherapy Late Effects Service
Fit For Work scheme now available in the South West
Communication between Somerset NHS 111/OOH Service & GP Practices
Temporary EPaCCS Template
GP Clincial Champions...
Dr Anthea Mowat, Chair of the BMA’s representative body, undertook some work recently exploring the experiences, views, and perceptions of doctors and the public on end-of-life care and some aspects of physician-assisted dying. With a specialist social research agency, we held 21 dialogue events...
Patients in Care Homes, Deaths in Care Homes and GP responsibilities.
LMCs often receive questions from practices about the provision of medical services for patients in nursing and residential homes. Most care home patients will fall within the remit of standard primary medical services...
Communication between Somerset NHS 111/OOH Service & GP Practices
Since 1st July the EPaCCS End of Life register has been provided by SDUC .Immediately after the transition several Practices reported problems with the receipt of Post Event Messages (PEMS) about their patients The CSU...
The following are agreements which we are aware of that involve GP practices (either across the whole county, or specific practices or groups of practices as indicated).
Symphony Complex Care (South Somerset Federation group of practices) – Sep 2015
Consultant Connect – Oct 2016 (now...
Original Document: Response to the Supreme Court Judgment/ Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards
LMC Commentary December 2015
This important document, The Department of Health Guidance: Response to the Supreme Court Judgement/Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS), refers to a judgement given in...
What is EPaCCS anyway?
The Electronic Palliative Care Coordination System, (EPaCCS), is a secure web based information sharing tool to ensure that important information about patients end of life care wishes, including information about their illness; important contacts; health professionals...
The Local Medical Committees (LMCs) of Cornwall, Somerset and Devon have collaborated with the South-West peninsula Clinical Oversight Group to produce guidance for GP practices and care homes in relation to the contractual framework expected of GPs providing GP medical services to care homes....
GPC England held its meeting on Thursday 17 November.
At that meeting GPC England received:
An initial update on the progress of contract negotiations.
A presentation on the top line results of the national survey.
The updated version of “Sessional GPs and LMCs – working together more...
Changes to Locum GP Employer Superannuation - March 2013
DWP Fit Note Guidance - March 2013
Looking Both Ways - March 2013
New Service for Gestational Diabetes at TST - March 2013
Safeguarding Children Training - March 2013
Somerset LMC Practice Levy - March 2013
Along with a minimum of 50 CPD credits annually, an average of two significant event analyses to make at least 10 over the five years, a verified patient feedback and colleague survey for the purposes of revalidation you are required to demonstrate participation in activities that evaluate the...
1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Somerset introduced a local alternative to the national GP quality incentive scheme (Quality and Outcomes Framework), in 2014. The Somerset pilot is regarded by NHS England as an early pilot of co-commissioning arrangements. This brief paper is intended to help colleagues in...
St. Margaret's Hospice has been supporting patients with any life-limiting conditions - not just cancer - and their families for almost 40 years. The charity provides a range of services to you and your patients across Somerset, including:
24-hour advice and response line - 0845 070 8910 - for...
