Topic: Practices
South West Ambulance Service Trust New Feedback and Incident Reporting Process December 2025 – Update: Paramedic Calls to GP Practices South West LMCs have been working closely with SWASFT following a significant rise in paramedics contacting GP practices for advice. After a series of meetings, SWASFT has revised its guidance, with the intention of reducing unnecessary […]
Practice Guides Workflow for GP referrals SMES Workflow for GP secretarial staff ME Letter for relatives Certification of death Death Certification Reforms Quick Guide – Valid from the 9th September 2024 Somerset Medical Examiner Service Referral Form Somerset Medical Examiner Service (SMES) The statutory implementation of the Medical Examiner System is approaching and will impact all […]
We would advise practices that if there is a centrifuge available in the practice that all serum samples (particularly those requiring electrolyte measurements) are centrifuged before transport to lab, allowing at least 10 minutes for tubes to clot before centrifugation. In warm weather, increased activity of the Na-K ATPase causes a shift of potassium from […]
Think Measles! Measles guidance – cases of measles are on the increase in the Southwest, below are the gudiance resources from NHS Somerset. 7 actions to identify – are you measles prepared? Initial actions required when assessing for suspected measles Triage pathway for suspected measles Guidance for risk assessment and infection prevention and control measures […]
Cold Chain Events Guidance Cold chain events change to the process. When an incident happens the nurse or clinician should email screening and Imms team. They will get a call from the ‘on call’ member of the team to ask for more details. The Screening team (PHE) will then contact the manufacturers to see if […]
Business Continuity Plans NHS bodies are required to have Business Continuity Plans to cover contingencies such as flood, fire, national disaster, flu pandemics etc. The LMC strongly recommends (whether or not you are an NHS body) that you should have a plan and we have created the following template that you may wish to download […]
Occupational Health resources and Guidance Practices have a legal reasonability under the Health & Safety at Work Act to identify hazards that any employee may face and put in systems to reduce the risk of harm to their staff, part of this is immunisations and infectious diseases. Practice Staff Practices should ensure they have logged for each […]
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 of the key benefits of […]
National Bereavement Care Pathway A tool kit that has been developed to enable healthcare professionals (GPs, Practice nurses, HCAs, Receptionists/Secretaries) to use and deliver the pathway effectively in the primary care setting. It explains about the National Bereavement Care Pathway and the role primary care has in supporting families in the community once they have […]
Updated Ventilation guidance (HTM 03-01) Specialised ventilation for healthcare buildings These documents give comprehensive advice and guidance on the legal requirements, design implications, maintenance and operation of specialised ventilation in healthcare premises providing acute care. In other types of healthcare a risk assessment of the nature of the treatment being delivered, condition of the patients […]