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Performance Matters – Appraisal Confidentiality

The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having “performance” issues. The LMC has identified a number of themes which recur, and this regular feature will highlight these, so that our members can avoid these pitfalls. Recently there was an update to the appraisal tool Fourteen Fish which […]

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Updated primary care antimicrobial prescribing guidelines

11 February 2022

Attached is a copy of the updated primary care antimicrobial prescribing guidelines. These are based on the NICE antimicrobial prescribing guidance for the management of common infections and has been…

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Referring patients to be assessed by a specialist

17 January 2022

Lincolnshire LMC has generated a letter which practices can use when sending a patient to A&E. Please use this form to indicate why you are sending the patient to A&E…

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Performance Matters- Iron Deficiency Anaemia

22 December 2021

Performance Matters The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having "performance" issues. The LMC has identified themes which recur, and this regular…

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Private provider requests for investigations under the NHS

22 December 2021

We have seen an increasing number of requests from private providers to GPs asking for them to arrange investigations or tests for patients. If the GP is asked by a…

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New Statutory Firearms Licensing Guidance – 2021

15 December 2021

Home Office have issued new guidance regarding medical information for firearms licencing. This new guidance does not change the process for firearms medical provision in Lincolnshire. The process remains Patient…

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Referring patients moving from other areas

3 December 2021

When patients move into your practice area from other parts of the country, the outgoing Trust can arrange for the patient to be transferred to the new Trust. Patients who…

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Performance Matters- informing specialists when GPs change medications

23 November 2021

The LMC is regularly involved in representing and supporting doctors who have been identified as having "performance" issues. The LMC has identified themes which recur, and this regular feature from…

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Bariatric Surgery – What Are Practices Responsibilities?

27 October 2021

When patients have bariatric surgery, they usually have this done at regional centres, though some patients choose to have private surgery further afield or abroad. Practices are often asked to…

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Recent Pitfalls in Cervical Sampling

27 October 2021

NHSEI regional screening team have identified that there has been an increase in the number of samples being returned as “inadequate”. The cervical cytology laboratory will return samples as inadequate…

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Managing Requests For Private Services During Times Of Pressure

8 October 2021

If a practice chooses to continue providing non-NHS services, the time frame for providing these reports can be extended to allow NHS clinical work to be prioritised. The extended time…

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Dealing With Abuse Of Practice Staff On Social Media From Patients

29 September 2021

Dealing with abuse of practice staff on social media from patients The GPC have developed guidance how to protect yourself from online abuse and the steps GP practices can take against…

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Non-Specific Symptoms two-week-wait pathway

26 August 2021

A new 2-week-wait pathway has been developed for patients who present with non-specific symptoms (NSS). This NSS pathway should be used for patients with the following non-specific symptoms Appetite loss…

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