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Mental Health Awareness Week 2024
13th to 19th May Theme - “Movement: Moving more for our mental health” Movement is good for our mental health. There are many reasons we struggle to move enough so the aim of this awareness week is... more
8 May 2024Do you employ children aged 13-16 years?
With school holidays coming up, we thought this would be a timely reminder to ensure you have obtained the necessary work permits. Any employer who allows a child of school age to work, without obtain... more
3 May 2024Employment/HR Update
From April 2024, we will see changes to:... more
20 Mar 2024General Practice Teams
General Practice clinical teams are changing; if given the chance, patients will always see their regular GP, how are you going to break this pattern to help ease your access & GP workload and ensure... more
19 Mar 2024Enhancing GP direct access to diagnostics for patients with suspected COPD, asthma or heart failure
With an estimated 107,000 fewer new cases of asthma and 87,000 fewer new cases of COPD between March 2020 and December 2021, it is critical action is taken to enhance GP direct access to diagnostic te... more
5 Mar 2024Still struggling to understand appointment slot types linked to ACC08?
We know this is a real problem area still for many practices - those who set-up the appointment book and map slot types are most often not those booking appointments. Many PCN’s will not achieve ACC08... more
22 Feb 2024NHS Pensions
NHS Pensions have extended the deadline for Pension Scheme Members to submit their 2022/23 end of year pension forms. The new deadline for submission is now 31st March 2024. To support Pension Scheme... more
16 Feb 2024MMR National call/recall service
Due to the current outbreak, a national call/recall will be initiated throughout Feb/March 2024. Practices should expect to receive enquiries from patients and should check immunisation records and i... more
13 Feb 2024Friends & Family Test – submission deadlines
Reminder of the submission window for FFT results – submitted via CQRS, practices must submit the total number of responses in each category & responses for each collection method.... more
11 Jan 2024GP Online Services - children & young people
Did you know the first milestone for children to access online services via an NHS app is when the child reaches the age of 11? Document available from RCGP which covers proxy access, safeguarding is... more
11 Jan 2024