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2023/24 NHS Priorities & Operational Planning Guidance
Published on the 22nd December, the guidance focuses on integrated care across systems which means Primary Care is heavily involved.... more
5 Jan 2023Data on written complaints 2021/22
This publication shows a count of written complaints made by (or on behalf of) patients, received between 1 April 2021 and 31 March 2022 in England with one section related specifically to general pr... more
20 Dec 2022NHS111 referrals direct to CPCS
From Monday 3 October, referrals from NHS 111 online to CPCS can be made for minor illness as well as for an urgent medicine supply. This follows a successful 6-month pilot across Bristol, North... more
18 Oct 2022Physical health care for people with severe mental illness
A half-day, interactive course which looks at ways to improve the physical health of patients with severe mental illness, is taking place on the 19 October 2022.... more
14 Oct 2022National call and recall for children missing MMR doses
NHS England will be sending communications to parents/guardians of children aged 1 to under 6 yrs whose record shows they are missing one/both MMR doses, advising them to contact their child’s GP to b... more
11 Oct 2022What do you need from NHS Digital to help you implement digital solutions? Help them to help you...
NHS Digital are looking for 6 colleagues from GP practices, willing to give 30 minutes of their day over 4 days, from Monday 5th September, to let them know what you need and when to help you prepare... more
21 Sep 2022Why think Same Day Emergency Care? A guide for primary and community care clinicians
NHS England want to ensure access to Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) services is available system-wide, whether that is in a hospital setting or within the community. To support this, they have created... more
1 Aug 2022Hints & Tips
Accelerating patient access to their GP-held records & Deadline for national data opt-out extended... more
3 May 2022COVID-19 Assessment Pathway
Guidance developed to support frontline clinicians with assessing, monitoring and treating patients who present to general practice with symptomatic COVID-19. Clinical teams are encouraged to... more
2 May 2022Re-registering suspended patient records
You will soon be able to allow suspended patient health records to be electronically transferred on re-registration following an upgrade to the GP2GP system. Suspended patient records are those who a... more
1 Apr 2022