26 July 2024
Summary People living with HIV (PLWH) are at higher risk of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease. Q-risk 3 does not adjust for HIV. A recent study has shown that there is a…
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26 July 2024
Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has started delivery of the new Medical Certificates of Cause of Death (MCCDs). Many MCCDs have been distributed and deliveries to practices are…
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24 July 2024
Practices have contacted us advising that they are receiving more requests for information or GP reports for blue badge applications. Lincolnshire County Council website does not specifically say a GP…
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24 July 2024
Practices contact us regularly reporting that they have been asked to monitor certain patients who have one of a group of conditions that has been diagnosed and at least initially…
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23 July 2024
Patients with severe mental illness (SMI) have higher risk of physical illnesses, and it is expected that general practices will perform regular physical welfare checks for patients with SMI, this…
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23 July 2024
General practice is collapsing. This is our vision to rebuild it with safety, stability and hope. General practice is collapsing See why HERE Across England, practices are working at an…
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18 July 2024
Hints and Tips is a quarterly bulletin designed to help our dispensing contractors with their interaction with NHS Prescription Services. Get Hints and Tips straight to your inbox and keep…
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15 July 2024
GPC England recently wrote to NHS England about practices adversely affected by a significant flaw in the appointments mapping data processing for GP surgeries using the TPP SystmOne clinical system.…
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15 July 2024
The GP Patient Survey covers GP practice services and asks about patients’ last contact, last appointment and overall experience. The survey questionnaire also includes questions about when the GP practice…
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2 July 2024
TPP has been contacted by several practices regarding the recent BMA publication on data sharing and data controllership. TPP wants to reassure practices that there are NO planned changes to…
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29 June 2024
When a GP Registrar joins your practice, it is essential that they are on the National Performer List (NPL). You can check the dedicated website here to see if they…
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25 June 2024
Contraceptive services, formerly an Additional Service funded by an identified 2.4% of Global Sum, have been included as an Essential Service under the Primary Medical Services (GMS/PMS) Contract, since 2020. …
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