Covid 19
SGPET Weekly Update - Mon 1 Mar 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here SGPET Membership 2021-2022 - Hopefully you will now have all received the invitation for SGPET Membership for the coming year. If not full details and application forms can be found via our Membership Page . Due to such change and...
SGPET Weekly Update - Mon 22 Feb 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here Next Study Day Endocrine - 10 March 2021 - The Endocrine Multidisciplinary day is suitable for anyone working in Primary care as well as GPST1/2s. The program will cover the current strategies for weight loss in Somerset and current...
SGPET Weekly Update - Mon 15 Feb 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here Improve the Ways you Talk to Patients about TEP/ACP and Bad News - 17 March 2021 Small group learning with palliative care specialist teaching and facilitation,case discussion and skills practice with medical actors. For all...
SGPET Weekly Update - Mon 8 Feb 2021
NEWS/UPDATE BOARD - This and past updates can be found here First Contact Practitioners and Advanced Clinical Practice in Primary Care 4 Feb, session recordings. Following the success of last weeks sessions, we are now able to share the recordings of both with you. Please follow the links...
Somerset LMC Weekly Update Wednesday 23rd December 2020
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates can be found here Goodness what a year it has been, we would like to wish all our hard working colleagues a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We do hope you all get time to relax and recharge with family and...
Covid Antibody Testing
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers Dear Colleagues We are getting a few queries on how staff and their patients can now access antibody testing. This is not yet in place for Primary care in Somerset, a protocol and SOP is being developed by the system testing cell and further detail will...
Update Care Homes
All Clinical Directors Dear Clinical Directors Just as a Heads up for your information we are putting the following in the update this Friday CARE HOMES AND CV19. Richard Vautrey of the GPC said that NHSE had backed away from contractual change and agreed with the BMA that most practices are...
Letters to Patients removed from Shielded List
All Senior Partners and Practice Managers Dear Colleagues We are aware that a number of practices have been unable to find the letter that NHS digital alluded to in a recent update, we have now been sent this and the letter can be found here Kind Regards Ji Jill Hellens Executive...
EMIS information - GP Connect and COVID Clinical Assessement Service (CCAS) information
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers Dear Colleagues Hope you have all managed to get some rest over the Easter weekend Apologies the EMIS guide was not included in the weekly update article, it is now attached for reference, Please do direct any questions about this to the...
Somerset LMC Weekly Update Friday 10th April 2020
Sent to all Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates are available here General Practices' Alert State Opening on Good Friday and Easter Monday Central Alerting System: Shielding - GP Practices Guidance on how to access PPE Yeovil Hospital up date for primary care...
Primary Care Support from Secondary Care for Acutely Unwell Adults
Sent to all Somerset GPs and PMs Dear Colleagues Attached are the finalised documents from the CCG detailing how primary care is able to access consultant support for routine advice, urgent specialist advice, admission support and support in discussion around escalation or admission. Kind...
COVID-19 testing for Primary Care staff including Form
All Somerset GPs Practice Managers and Lead Nurses Dear Colleagues In case you missed this in the CCG update details of Testing Primary care below, please also find the assessment form attached The Somerset system has been working hard to put in place testing for colleagues for COVID-19....
Zoom Support Calls (password required)
All Somerset Practice Managers (From Yvonne Vigar) Dear Practice Manager, Just a reminder that there will be a zoom call for anyone wishing to join, from Tuesday at 11am. Where possible these will be held every Tuesday and Thursday over the coming weeks but will be reviewed according to...
Zoom Support Calls
All Somerset Practice Managers Dear Colleagues Hope you are all well The feedback given on the recent survey showed that many of you would like face to face group support. Yvonne Vigar has therefore set up a series of these over the coming weeks that you can join via zoom. Yvonne is...
GP-preparedness-update-letter-27-march-2020
All Somerset GPs and Practice Managers Dear Colleagues Apologies if you are receiving this letter twice but it appears from the e mails that we are receiving many of you haven't. it includes a lot of useful information including Easter opening Stay well Kind Regards Jill Jill...
(PCN) National Information and Key Dates
2023/24 NHS England Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) 2023/24 Practice and PCN Ready Reckoner 2023/224 GP Contract 22/23 Network contract Direct Enhanced Service Indicators and SNOMED codes - This tool provides a list of SNOMED codes for each indicator which are used to...
Childhood Conditions and Handy Apps and websites
Handy Apps and websites for Childhood conditions HANDi Paediatric app : : advice for common childhood conditions -Written by MPH consultants (Once you click on that link, please click 'advanced' and then 'Continue to devonccg.nhs.uk' Worried about your child? : Healthier Together by RCPCH A&Es...
Coronavirus: action plan-A guide to what you can expect across the UK
A guide to what you can expect across the UK
Covid 19 BMA Advice and Resources for General Practice
BMA Covid19 Site Covid 19 Whats new
Covid 19 Government webpage
covid 19 Government page
Covid 19 National Guidance
2023 Posters for Point of care recording - COVID-19 vaccinations Access to vaccination for displaced population groups Childrens programme update 11.10.23 COVID-19 vaccines - Quick reference guide NHSE National Protocols for COVID-19 Covid-19 Vaccination Enhanced Service Specification...
Covid-19 - Vaccination Programme
2023 NHSE COVID-19 vaccination guidance Patient Group Directions (PGDs) for COVID-19 vaccines National Protocol for COVID-19 (Adults) Managing COVID-19 Vaccines: Guidance and SOPs - SPS - Specialist Pharmacy Service - The first stop for professional medicines advice COVID-19 testing in...
GP Career Plus and GP-Link Groups
GP Career Plus and GP-Link Groups: These two support schemes are being offered to all GPs in Somerset. Summary of support for GPs in Somerset The GP Career Plus Scheme Video A series of twelve facilitated and financially supported peer support meetings over 6 months. The intention is to run...
LMC & ICB Local Guidance
Guidance note for patients requesting exemption letters Children Returning to School (LMC Template letter) Managing acutely unwell children in covid-19 outbreak Somerset Primary Care Guidance during the Covid 19 Pandemic (this link will direct you to a new page where you will need to be...
National COVID19 online education
Training modules Covid Vaccine: The Core Training Modules are now live, accessible via the Learning for Health site. The QNI has developed several online resources to support community nurses and nursing students who work with carers. The QNI's interactive toolkit includes learning...
New and returning nurses administrating Prostap
With many new and returning nurses administrating Prostap, Takeda Uk Limited thought it useful to provide a link to the online administration video. Prostap administration video - https://prostapdcs.co.uk/professional/the-device/administration/ Additional Prostap resources including access to...
Queen’s Nursing Institute (QNI) on line resources to support community nurses and nursing students who work with carers
The QNI has developed several online resources to support community nurses and nursing students who work with carers. The QNI's interactive toolkit includes learning resources for: District Nurses General Practice Nurses School Nurses (includes information about young carers) A...
Response to Communicable Diseases in a Community Setting
Covid-19 Healthcare Setting Outbreak Framework - 14 July 2021 South West Regional Healthcare Setting Covid-19 Outbreak Framework Appendix 1: IIMARCH Template for Reporting NHS Commissioned Services Communicable Disease Outbreak Appendix 4: Health Setting Communicable Disease Outbreak - Update...
Somerset LMC Special Edition Newsletter - Spring 2020 Issue 215
Issue 215 - Special Edition Newsletter
Support and Resilience Tips for Somerset Practice Managers
Professional Wellbeing Tips Natural antidepressants - SSRIs of the non-drug variety ( strategy, strengths, resources, insights) Presentation Worksheet The Happiness Advantage - The Power of Positive Psychology Presentation Worksheet Personal and Team Resilience Presentation Worksheet...
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