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Residential Institutes
Within the registration screen, you can record a residential institute code against a patient who lives in a care or nursing home. In the past, payments have been linked where a residential code ha... more
1 Sep 2020COVID-19 National Testing: Flowing results to GP records
PCR swab testing is now routinely available to members of the public by visiting nhs.uk/coronavirus or calling 119.... more
3 Jul 2020Cervical screening update
To support GP practices to respond to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the intervals at which invitation and reminder letters are issued for the NHS Cervical Screening Programme were extended.... more
2 Jul 2020Coronavirus Manager Pack
This Manager Pack has been developed by an employment solicitor and includes: 1. Coronavirus policy for employees 2. Guidance for owners and managers 3. Risk assessment checklist to determine when... more
2 Mar 2020FP10 prescriptions are changing
New paper FP10 prescription forms are now available. The exemption boxes on the back of the prescription forms have been updated, making it easier for patients to claim the exemptions to which... more
28 Feb 2020National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage
National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage The government has announced the biggest increase it’s ever seen for both the National Living Wage and the National Minimum Wage - this is applicable... more
1 Jan 2020The NHS App
All GP practices using EMIS Web and TPP SystmOne clinical systems are now connected to the NHS App. Practices using Vision and Microtest systems will be connected soon.... more
1 Oct 2019Network Contract DES (PCN’s) Data Sharing Agreement
NHS England have developed a data sharing agreement template for PCN’s. Use of the template is not mandatory, practices can develop their own agreements. If the template is used, it must... more
30 Sep 2019Medicines requiring fridge storage
These include insulins, antibiotic liquids, injections, eye drops and some creams. These medicines must be stored between 2ºC and 8ºC. Guidance is available on the CQC website including a link... more
29 Sep 2019Summarising Patient Records (inc Read Codes & GP2GP) Seminars
We have reported how practices are suffering as a consequence of not properly summarising patient records - by accepting the GP2GP transfer without checking the records when the... more
27 Sep 2019