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...
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...
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...
BMA - QOF changes at a glance
Investment and evolution: A five-year framework for GP contract reform to implement The NHS Long Term Plan (full document)
Implementing the 2020/21 GP Contract
NHS England Enhanced Service Specifications
Quality and Outcomes Framework Sept 2020
letter
PCN...
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...
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 booking, online ordering of repeat prescriptions and, by 31 March 2015, online access to summary...
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
Top Tips 2020
28.8.20
Cytology
Things to consider:
Age Group - Patients aged 25 - 49 are eligible for screening every 42 months
Cervical smear disclaimer must be coded when received by the practice and is only valid for 42 months
Patients will need to receive three invitations and if no...
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...
