A message from Kate Terroni, Interim Chief Executive This morning the Cabinet Office and Department of Health and Social Care published the interim findings of their review into CQC’s effectiveness.…
The BMA’s campaign to encourage GPs in England to make sure their pension records are accurate and up to date has just launched, please see webpage here – https://www.bma.org.uk/GPpensionissue Primary…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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.…
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…
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…
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…