This newsletter includes articles on;
General Practice Forward View
Performance Matters - Prescribing to Vulnerable Adults
PCSE Contact Details
Out of Area Registrations
Global Sum Funding & Uplift
Revalidation Guidance for GPs
Electronic Discharge Summaries - ULHT Backlog
Learning Disabilities...
Back pain is a very common problem for general practice patients, and most of the time it does not have a sinister cause. However, at recent serious case reviews there have been a number of cases where back pain in older patients has been the first presentation of more sinister diagnoses.
When...
We all receive, deal with, and file, hundreds of blood test results every week. In the vast majority of cases this is a seamless and uncomplicated process. However, over recent months a number of cases have been discussed at performance panels where the main concern has been due to incorrectly...
This newsletter includes articles on;
Practice Manager's conference
Recent LMC work
Requests from schools
Mental capacity assessments
Transitional care / Home First
Flu vaccinations
Firearms update
Dental problems
Safeguarding guidance
Requests for branded drugs
Winter indemnity schemes for...
We all know that we make mistakes, and we learn from these mistakes. We also know that we are likely to miss certain diagnoses. The Practitioner Performance Team is, thankfully, realistic about this, and supports GPs who miss uncommon diagnoses. However, when doctors miss common diagnoses they...
Not getting adequate consent is the fourth most common cause for medical indemnity claims[1]. It also accounts for high proportion of the cases which are taken to the GMC and local Performance Groups.
When consent is not adequately obtained, and a claim arises, 75% of claims are settled...
Articles in this newsletter include;
International Recruitment
Call for Special Conference
Improving Communication between General Practice & ULHT
Performance Matters - Firearms held ny patients
Safeguarding Children Conference
Government e-petition to save general practice
BMA Survey of GP...
GPs frequently see patients who are aged under 18 years of age without the parents being present. If the GP decides to treat these patients without parental knowledge or consent parents may complain about the doctor's actions. It is thus essential that all GPs understand the rules and guidelines...
It is well documented that interruptions during consultations are upsetting to both doctors and patients. About 10% of GP consultations are interrupted for one reason or another. When surveyed, patients felt that over 50% of these interruptions were unnecessary, and 20% felt that the...
This Newsletter contains articles on:
SNOMED CT Coding
Clarification on the 14 Day Rule for Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCCD) and Cremation Forms
Clinical Peer Review
Lincolnshire Vacancies
GDPR
As well as other useful and interesting articles.
Please note, articles are correct at...
Please see the latest edition of the Lincolnshire LMC Newsletter, Practice In Touch, attached.
Included in this newsletter are articles on:
Performance Matters
Proposed Changes to Chlamydia Screening Programme
PCSE Online Update
Lincolnshire Training Hub Update
SystmOne - QOF Personalised...
This newsletter includes articles on;
General Practice Crisis Meetings
Private Administration of Men B Vaccinations
Performance Matters - Sepsis
GMS Contract Changes 2016/17
Publication of GP Earnings
DNA-CPR Countywide Policy
Zika Guidance for Primary Care
Improving Communications between...
Medication Reviews
Medication and prescribing errors can cause significant patient harm, and thus can lead to complaints and referral to the Practitioner Performance Team (PPT) or GMC. When these complaints are investigated, the PPT will look at the index case, and also at the records of...
Practice In Touch
Practice In Touch is the Lincolnshire LMC newsletter. The newsletter is sent out on a regular basis to all GPs & practices in the county.
If you do not currently receive a copy of our newsletter & would like to subscribe, please email rosa.larner-peet@lpft.nhs.uk to be added...
This newsletter includes articles on;
Marketing Lincolnshire General Practice - BMJ Careers Fair
Performance Matters - Back Pain in Older Patients
Department of Works & Pensions (DWP) Consent
Patient Registration for GP Practices
CQC Registration
Doctors Health
Intranasal Influenza...
A recent safeguarding Serious Case Review (SCR Family V, published on the Lincolnshire LSCB website) highlighted the importance of knowing who has parental responsibility for a child. In this case, a man had repeatedly taken a child to multiple medical appointments, and the child had received...
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 from our newsletter will highlight these, so that our members can avoid these...
Recent CQC visits to practices, and post-payment visits (PPVs) by CCG and NHSE have highlighted that there are wide differences from practice to practice in how chronic disease reviews are coded for QOF. It is important that practices carry out comprehensive chronic disease reviews for patients,...
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.
Exposure to Blood...
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.
Unwell...
A vulnerable adult is defined in 'No Secrets‟ Governments Guidance of Adult Abuse as:
'someone who is aged 18 and over, who is or may be in need of community care services by reason of mental or other disability, age, or illness and who is or may be unable to take care of him/herself and...
NHSE have recently changed the focus of GP Appraisal. The new focus is aimed at being more developmental and less bureaucratic, so that less time needs to be spent preparing for appraisal.
NHSE has circulated a document which sets out the changes; this document can also be found in the...
Sepsis is, if you pardon the pun, a hot topic currently. High profile cases and pressure from groups such as Sepsis Trust UK have pushed sepsis up the political and performance agenda. This higher profile, and a number of recent performance cases, has prompted us to encourage practices to have...
Patients presenting with possible dental problems
This guidance informs GPs of their obligations to patients either requesting emergency dental treatment or asking for an NHS prescription for drugs recommended by private or NHS dentists. It is aimed at all GP’s including out of hours...
