Topic: Contract/PMS/GMS/APMS
Top Tips 2024 National Funding Framework (NFF) Top Tip The only incentivised element for NFF in year one is Public Health indicator – Hypertension. We have included a link to the section in the specification, please read carefully, the deadline for the QI project will be upon you soon 15th July Enhanced Services Local and […]
Getting ready for patients to have access to their future data NHS Digital – General practice readiness checklist This link will take you to a general practice readiness checklist for to use to ensure you are prepared for the upcoming changes of providing prospective (future) access to all patients. It signposts to relevant resources that include an updated […]
Please see the following advice leaflet from the RCOG concerning fitness to fly during pregnancy. https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/patients/patient-information-leaflets/pregnancy/air-travel-pregnancy.pdf There is no statutory requirement for GPs to complete the airline form for patients, although it is up to GPs to decide if they are willing to accept the clinical risk associated with this form. If GPs do choose […]
NHS England has published a guide containing support to general practice to make sure that at least 25% of their appointments are available to book online. It covers a full list of the types of appointments to include, important things to consider and configuration hint and tips. Online Access to digital records Prospective record access This document […]
Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service (DES) 2025/26 2025/26 Network Contract DES package Primary Care Networks: Network Contract Directed Enhanced Service from April 2025 – Explanatory note Network Contract DES – Contract specification for 2025/26 Network contract DES – guidance for 2025/26 in England – part A: clinical and support services (section 8) Network contract DES […]
General practice is one of the most important and respected institutions in our communities; it is the foundation of the NHS. It has been credited as a major reason for the NHS being one of the most cost-effective models of healthcare, outperforming many countries in the Western world which spend significantly more on their health […]
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. Full Guidance.
This guidance is the result of work by a representative, cross-system, stakeholder-led Task and Finish Group, which was asked to look at prescribing across the primary and secondary care interface. At every stage, the ambition behind this important work has been to support prescribers to ensure that high quality patient care is delivered, underpinned by […]
This guide will help you to agree quantitative limits to individual safe practice for GPs. Appropriate limits on workload will depend on the unique circumstances of each practice the contractual status and the preferences of each individual GP, as well as the complexity of care being provided. Quality First: Managing workload to deliver safe patient […]
Locum reimbursement for parental leave (maternity, paternity & adoption) Eligibility When a salaried GP or GP partner is absent from the practice due to a period of parental leave (maternity/paternity/adoption) the practice is eligible to receive funding towards the cost of cover for that GP. For the purposes of this the GP must be on […]