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Topics covered: Support for attending Coroner’s Inquests; Practice Managers Conference; Follow-up from Private Bariatric Surgery (including abroad); Medical Examiner and Changes to Death Certification; DNAR/RESPECT Forms; Right Care, Right Person; Preparation for any future ballot; GP pressures and workforce data; Sessional GPs locum work challenges; Online access to records – data breaches from misfiling of….
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Topics covered: Shared Care Agreements; RCRP; Medical Examiner/Suffolk Coroners; Suffolk GP Organisations Working Together; Office Opening Hours; Important BMA/GPC Surveys; National Updates PDF version – Suffolk LMC Newsletter – December 2023 12 days of Suffolk GP Christmas On the first day of Christmas our practices sent to Suffolk A high quality GP service… On….
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Topics covered: Shared Care Agreements; Inclisiran; Accessing LMC Help & Support; e-Dec and Practices having to declare compliance with Pay Transparency requirement; Dental Issues; Claiming flu and COVID vaccination reimbursement; Mental Health ‘Interface’ Issues – NSFT Liaison Forum CNSGP Indemnity guidance for General Practice – consulting patients abroad; Niche GP Initiative GPC England meeting update;….
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Topics covered: CNGSP Indemnity Guidance; Suffolk PMs Conference; New Medical Examiner System; Accelerated Access to Records update; CNSGP Indemnity guidance for General Practice In response to queries regarding the scope of CNSGP cover, please use the following link CNSGP Indemnity Scheme for General Practice. Colleagues will need additional cover from their medical defence organisations….
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Topics: DVLA Questionnaires & CNSGP indemnity; Suffolk LMC Survey; Flu Vaccs for frontline practice staff; BMA Update Information, Guidance and News DVLA Medical Questionnaires and CNSGP Indemnity Cover Completing DVLA’s medical questionnaires is not part of the NHS contract so DVLA pays NHS healthcare professionals for completing each questionnaire. As completion of these questionnaires….
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Included in this newsletter: 2023/24 DDRB Pay Guidance; Flu & Covid Vaccination Programmes; Amendments to Performers List regulations; Practice Managers Conference Date; Blue Badge Application issue. Information, Guidance and News SCR Requests for Blue Badge Applications Recently it has been brought to LMC attention that Blue Badge applicants in Suffolk are insisting that….
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Included in this newsletter: Private Referrals Private Bariatric Surgery Pay uplift for Practice Staff CSMS Shingrix LMC Buying Group BMA Update Information, Guidance and News Private Referrals The LMC advises that a charge should not be made for private referral letters as we think they are fulfilling a professional, rather than contractual responsibility,….
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Included in this newsletter: Flu 2023/24 Serious Data Leak Travel Vaccinations RCGP Veteran Friendly Practices Learning Disability & Autism Training Accelerated Access to Records Information, Guidance and News Flu 2023/24 The 23/24 Annual Flu letter confirms the cohorts for this season, which does not include the healthy 50-64 yr. Whilst the JCVI have referenced this cohort, you will….
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Primary Medical Care Strategy – Update The Suffolk and North East Essex Primary Medical Care Strategy is being developed to set out best practices and challenges within these services. The team building the strategy want this to be written by the people who know our Primary Medical Care Services best, which is why they have….
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Included in this edition: QSSP GP contract changes guidance Wellbeing and stress awareness month Wellbeing resources GP workload management and triage toolkit Exploring safe working in general practice: how we triage Life time allowance scrapped General practice pay declaration: guidance Guidance on HRT Pre-Payment Certificate (PPC) Medical Examiners DWP Special Rules update New to partnership….
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