Practice Manager Archives | Page 7 of 19

25 June 2024

Contraceptive services, formerly an Additional Service funded by an identified 2.4% of Global Sum, have been included as an Essential Service under the Primary Medical Services (GMS/PMS) Contract, since 2020. …

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NHS Pension Scheme 2024/25 Tier Rates

3 June 2024

NHS Pension Scheme members are reminded that contribution tier rates changed from 1 April 2025. The table below shows the contribution rates for each salary range that are applicable in…

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Secondary to Primary Care Workload Shift

29 May 2024

One of the challenges we have faced for years in our daily work in general practice is the non-contractual workload shift from secondary care. The requests of colleagues in practices…

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Practice Support Network: Agilio TeamNet – Part 4: Absences, TOIL, Overtime and Rotas

16 May 2024

This event is designed to help healthcare professionals enhance their understanding and proficiency in Agilio TeamNet for efficient practice management. During this event we will cover the following topics within…

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Updated BMA Guidance on Covid Therapeutics

8 May 2024

The current commissioning of Covid Medicine Delivery Units (CMDUs) ended on the 27th of June 2023. It is important that GP practices understand what is happening as soon as possible …

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Hints and Tips for Dispensing Contractors-April 2024

30 April 2024

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…

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Performance matters: Management of results and correspondence

24 April 2024

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…

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ICO reminds healthcare organisations about keeping patient data secure

24 April 2024

Following reports of a data breach at the London Clinic, the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) would like to remind all healthcare organisations about the importance of keeping patient data secure.…

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Prescribing at the request of a specialist

2 April 2024

In February 2018 we produced guidance regarding when GPs should and should not prescribe at the request of a specialist. We continue to receive many queries regarding this matter, so here is…

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Very high-risk breast screening

28 March 2024

NHS England is currently contacting a group of 1,487 women at very high risk of breast cancer following chest radiotherapy for Hodgkin lymphoma, after NHSE was alerted that some of…

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Rebuild General Practice patient engagement toolkit

28 March 2024

Rebuild General Practice has launched a patient engagement toolkit action pack containing ideas, tools and support available for Local Medical Committees (LMCs) and individual GPs wishing to engage with patients…

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Annual Flu Letter and Flu vaccinations for practice staff

28 March 2024

Annual flu letter The tripartite annual flu letter for 2024/25 has now been published: National flu immunisation programme 2024 to 2025 letter - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk) The letter sets out for…

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