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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30 June 2021
As you may be aware, in 2015 the Government brought in regulations to allow parents, who meet certain eligibility criteria, to share the mother’s maternity leave by converting it to…
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23 June 2021
Practitioners should include their GMC or NMC number in all correspondence. GMC guidance states that it is good practice to have GMC number on all professional correspondence. Radiology requests must have…
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16 June 2021
Para 7.9B.1 of the GMS Contract states: The Contractor must ensure that as a minimum the following number of appointments during core hours for its registered patients are made available per…
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11 June 2021
This new online service to help administer practice payments and GP Pensions is now live. Statements: Practice statements are now accessed via PCSE Online, and will no longer be…
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13 May 2021
When we think of business continuity planning for our practice, we don’t often consider practice continuity after death, but this is a real consideration for single-handed GPs. It can be…
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7 April 2021
Have you ever wanted to find the telephone number for a hospital or community service and cannot find it? This should no longer be a problem, as the NHS Service…
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25 March 2021
Patients regularly ask practices to provide evidence to support their benefits claims or letters to help with housing needs. Practices may feel that providing these letters is helping the patient,…
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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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