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September 2021 Newsletter

Download Newsletter Included in this edition: Upcoming Events Tackling abuse and meeting with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care – Message from Dr Richard Vautrey GPC Chair Media Intrusion Dealing with abuse of practice staff on social media from patients Dealing with unfair comments on websites BMA Support Your Surgery campaign Suffolk….

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January 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: PCN Training Suffolk & North East Essex – Covid Vaccination Website for patients Covid Vaccination – Health & Social Care Staff CVP – Additional Funding for Rapid vaccination of Care Home Staff & Residents Covid Vaccination – Various Updates Guidance for clinically extremely vulnerable (CEV) patients Temporary Amendment to the Performer….

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July – August 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: Upcoming Events GP appointment data demonstrates workload pressure Patient survey results DDRP Uplift East of England Gender Identity Clinic GP payments and pensions system update Annual flu vaccination letter Face Covering Claims NHS staff and self-isolation Vaccines and undocumented migrants – safe surgeries toolkit Health & Care Bill Delegation of NHS….

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June 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: GP appointment data (England) Workload crisis – GPC statement Spirometry Delay in roll-out of patient data sharing programme (GPDPR) Extending the medical examiner into primary care New PCSE pay and pension system update Pension guidance for retired doctors – reminder Enhanced shared parental leave system for salaried GPs (UK) Time to….

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May 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: NHS Pension COVID-19 vaccination programme NHS Standard Contract 2021/22 – New “interface” provision (England) Updated guidance for HGV medicals (UK) DWP Forms CQC – mythbusters Maternal mental health PCSE New GP Pay and Pensions system Workforce data and GP pressures Face-to-face appointments – Dr Richard Vautrey Statement Central procurement for Pneumovax®23….

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March / April 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: GMS/PMS regulations – pandemic amendments (England) SFE and global sum calculation (England) Implementing the 2021/22 GP contract changes to personal medical services and alternative provider medical services contracts (England) Government evidence to DDRB (UK) QoF Payments Covid Vaccine certificates Access to vaccination for parents with children Vaccinating during Ramadan Flu vaccination….

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February 2021 Newsletter

Included in this edition: PM Training Covid 19 Vaccination Programme Staff with long COVID (England) Nuffield Health – Ipswich Updated GMC guidance on prescribing Local Authority – Primary Care Contract 2021/22 Pathway to Partnership: New Partner Development Programme GP Pensions Update Flu vaccine reimbursement 2021/22 Amendments to European Health Insurance Cards (EHICs) and S1 forms….

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December 2020 Newsletter

Included in this edition: Increased fee for COVID-19 vaccination for care home residents and staff Staffing support to deliver the COVID-19 vaccine to care home residents and staff (England) HR Staffing Support for COVID Vaccine Delivery COVID-19 vaccination programme SOP (England) 6th dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Workload prioritisation Transfer of vaccination information  Providing vaccinations….

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November/December 2019 Newsletter

Included in this edition: CCG v Kafico DPO Services Performer List – new PCSE online portal Special Allocation Scheme Data Sharing Agreements Ear Syringing PCNs – some common queries Recent Court Case – collecting records Safeguarding Training Pensions tax payment for 2019/20 Private Consultants Sleep Station Registration of individuals leaving the secure residential estate (England)….

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November 2020 Newsletter

Included in this edition: Key matters reviewed by the committee in November PCNs Training Needs Practice Manager Webinars coming up Communication from Jo Churchill Covid Vaccination Programme Guidance Additional Funding Support for Covid Vaccination Programme Covid Vaccination Programme – IT capability Latest Guidance for Extremely Vulnerable Patients Guidance for GPs – isolating or in vulnerable….

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