Expansion of RSV Vaccine Eligibility
From 1st April 2026, to coincide with COVID Vaccines for possible co-administration, the eligibility for RSV will include patients 80 years & over and all residents in care homes for older adults (previously only offered to patients who had not yet reached 80...
National patient safety alert
Beware of incorrectly coding a patient’s penicillin allergy as a penicillamine allergy. This error risks a patient with a known penicillin allergy being administered a penicillin-based antibiotic and having a potentially fatal anaphylactic reaction. ‘Penicillin’...
Rybelsus (semaglutide) Changes In Formulation
Rybelsus should always be taken once daily (1 tablet per day). Patients should be switched directly to the new equivalent strength: If dose escalation due, patients can be switched to the higher new strength. Patients should be informed about the change in...
PCA’s – CHOL003 & BP Targets
We are receiving lots of queries from practices struggling with CHOL003 – Q: We are having issues with CHOL003 – Consider statin or other lipid-lowering therapy – this is still outstanding although we have used Statin declined (XaIIl) (SNOMED:...
PCSE Online – Accountant Access
From 16 January 2026, new functionality is available in PCSE Online to support GP accountants who work on behalf of GP Pension Scheme Members. This will allow accountants to view a member’s Employee Contribution Statement and to complete annual Type 1 or Type 2...
Childhood Immunisation Calculator
Public Health have created a downloadable immunisation calculator for GP surgeries and other relevant health professionals. Use it to calculate when a baby or child, is due which vaccines. Once you have access; you can enter their date of birth in the calculator...
Regular Consultancy Days
This month we have seen a massive uptake of practice consultancy days and I completely understand why – practice managers have this need to keep every plate spinning, this super-being who is an expert in HR, IT, finance, business development, facilities,...
New proposed statutory rates from April 2026
QOF Prevalence Health Check
Comparison August 2023 – August 2025 Have you ever compared your list size/register sizes from one QOF year to another and looked at what effect this could have on the practice, especially...Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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