All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers
Dear Colleagues
Please find links to the following documents
1. Network DES Specification
2. Network DES Guidance
3. Network DES Registration Form
4. Network Agreement
5. Network Contract VAT Information Note
6. GP contract 2019/20: NHS England...
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers
The Alternative Canary Latest blog from LMC Chairman Nick Bray
Somerset LMC Spring Newsletter 2017
NHS Standard Contract 17/18
Changes to the Statement of Fitness for Work form
EMIS Remote Consult: Sharing Agreement
Dols Legislative Change
Porter Dodson...
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates can be found here
NEW LMC Chairman
PSU (Provider Support Unit) GP Options Documents
Firearms guidance update - message on behalf of John Canning, Chair of the Professional Fees...
Sent to all Somerset GPs, Practice Managers and Lead Nurses This and previous updates are available here
Investing in Primary Care ES
Antivirals Now Indicated for Treatment of Flu
Well@Work - Baseline Health Questionnaires (BHQ's)
Vaccine Update - Special Edition 2016
Investing in...
NHS England released guidance on the new out of area patient registration (choice of GP practice) arrangements during November 2014, click here to access this.
What does this actually mean?
Within the guidance that has been issued it identifies 2 elements to this scheme which are:
Out of...
CQRS Local has been built with practices in mind, and offers several new benefits with its uptake.
The new system offers a single point of access for local and national claims, with payment from CQRS local going directly to the practice bank account in the same way as national payments.
Some...
Advanced Learning Disabilities Support
Anti-Coagulation Initiation, Stabilisation and Monitoring
Community Leg Ulcer Service (Federation Based) Frome
Community Leg Ulcer Service (Federation Based) South Somerset
Community Leg Ulcer Service CLICK
Complex Care (Federation...
FLU
CQRS includes a new service to support the 2021/22 Flu ES requirement for practices to report on the number of flu vaccinations administered to primary care staff 21 December 2021
Enhanced Service Specification Seasonal Influenza Vaccination programme 2021/22 - Updated 29 September...
Enhanced Services Local and National 2022/23
Enhanced Service Specification COVID-19 vaccination programme: phase 3 2021/22 and phase 4 2022/23 - March 22
Enhanced services (ES), Vaccination and Immunisation (V&I) and core contract components (CC) business rules 2022-2023
Network Contract...
GMS Contract 2021/22
The APMS directions reflecting GMS and PMS contract changes that came into force from 1 April 2021 along with the Directed Enhanced Service Directions and the Statement of Financial Entitlements Directions have now been published.
Contractors should note that the revised...
The following is an extract from the NHS Employers website. This link takes you to the contract changes for 2015/16, dating back to 2006/07:
NHS Employers and the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) of the British Medical Association have agreed changes to the General Medical Services...
2023/24
GP Contract 2023/24 financial information
Update to the GP contract agreement 2023/24: financial implications
Standard GMS Contract Variation Notice August 2023
Practice and PCN income ready reckoner for 2023/24
Implementing the 2023/24 GP Contract Changes to Personal Medical Services...
Green Impact For Health
The Green Impact for Health project has been developed for General Practice by the National Union of Students, GPs, trainees, and medical students. It's supported by University of Bristol, NHS Health Education South West and the Severn Faculty of the RCGP. The web-based...
Background
The Conservative Manifesto for the 2015 election included a number of pledges to increase access to general practice. A Conservative government would “ensure that you can see a GP seven days a week by 2020” and that “everyone over 75 will get a same day appointment if they need...
Issue 205
Seven Day Access to General Practice
Information sharing with other health and social care providers
From the Archives
Somerset STP what it is really all about
The Cameron Fund
Dr Whimsy
Guidance on how to locally manage held flu vaccine stock in Primary Care Providers and NHS Trusts
The National Flu Immunisation Programme 2020/21 - NHSE flu letter setting out eligible cohorts Annual 2020/21 flu season
20/21 DES specification Updated 02.09
Guidance Options and solutions for...
Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme Enhanced Service 2022/23 Additional guidance on recording of flu vaccination events, payments and collaboration 26 September 2022
NHSEi Communications Toolkit for Covid 19 and Flu Vaccinations
Autumn COVID-19 booster and flu vaccine programme - 18...
CQRS includes a new service to support the 2021/22 Flu ES requirement for practices to report on the number of flu vaccinations administered to primary care staff 21 December 2021
Somerset School Aged Immunisation Pathways for the 2021/22 academic year - 10 December 2021
Child / Young person...
Online Access to Digital GP Record 2019/20 contract
Joint BMA and NHSE statement Online access
The General Medical Services (GMS) and Personal Medical Services (PMS) contracts (2014/15) include the requirement for general practices to offer and promote to patients: online appointment...
The Patient Online programme has released two oolkits to support GP practices, CCGs, CSUs and other NHS organisations with the effective promotion of online services to patients: ordering of repeat prescriptions, booking of appointments and viewing of medical records. The toolkits consist of...
This GP Timetable and Guide was developed by the LMC and Resilience team and we hope practices find it useful, it is being updated continually as services change or are updated.The support documents are listed below
Enhanced Services Quarterly Returns Form 19/20
CQRS Amendment Form
LARC...
This Enhanced Service is being offered between February 17 and October 17 in recognition of work caused by QRISK2 mapping error, practices will be offered the service via CQRS and will need to sign up to accept it
Letter from David Geddes
Enhanced Service Specification
FAQs (LMC/SPH/CCG)
2022
Enhanced Access FAQs
2020
Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service Frequently Asked Questions 2020/21
National FAQS
Q: Do the PCN Agreement Schedules need to be submitted to the CCG by 30 June 2019?
A: The BMA have advised that the PCN Schedules do not need to be...
Top Tips 2022/23
2.11.23
Shingles Vaccine Technical Guidance
Please find the link to the Shingles vaccine technical guidance here. This guidance outlines the technical requirements for the programme and provides information on eligible cohort, clinical codes required to record shingles...
Unplanned Admissions enhanced service National Specification 15/16
Summary of key Changes for 15/16
Unplanned Admissions Specification with reporting template Word Version
Following a number of queries about how often the care plan for the Avoiding Unplanned Admissions (AUA) enhanced service...
