25 August 2021
As part of QOF, patients should have a Personalised Asthma Action Plan agreed when the patient attends for their annual asthma review. The PAAP should include information about how to…
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6 August 2021
Gaining the right to be a UK visa sponsoring practice has many advantages and could form an important part of your general practice workforce planning. A step by step guide…
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6 August 2021
Endorsing correctly for Serious Shortage Protocols Dispensing practices are being encouraged make sure they are correctly using the new endorsement Serious Shortage Protocols (SSPs) to avoid invalid claims. In February…
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8 July 2021
Emergency Departments do not have the ability to safely make or follow-up onward referrals.It has been agreed though that patients seen in ULHT EDs who require urgent assessment, but do…
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28 June 2021
A new dementia pathway has been developed by Primary Care in conjunction with the LMC, Lincolnshire Partnership Foundation Trust (LPFT) and other care providers. It is for over 65yr olds…
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21 May 2021
Please see here for the full report online. At the beginning of the pandemic there were concerns that decisions were being made without involving people or their families, and were…
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21 May 2021
Is your patient still experiencing covid symptoms beyond 12 weeks? Have symptoms been investigated and no alternative diagnosis identified? What is it? A holistic post-covid assessment clinic for patients experiencing…
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13 May 2021
What you need to know: All practices must have a system in place to review, share, and act upon patient safety alerts MHRA and other organisations send practices patient…
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8 April 2021
NICE have recently amended their guidance with regard to referral thresholds for abnormal PSA. Old NICE guidance said to refer asymptomatic patients depending upon their age-related PSA (50-59 ≥ 3,…
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25 March 2021
Practices are frequently asked to perform ECGs by specialists, especially from the mental health trust. Psychiatrists request ECGs because psychotropic medications cause prolonged QTc and can result in arrhythmias. LMC…
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24 March 2021
The GMS contract for practices requires us to provide services to “patients who are, or believe themselves to be ill, with conditions from which recovery is generally expected; terminally ill;…
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