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,...
(WALES PRACTICES ONLY) – Expansion of RSV Vaccine Eligibility
Following on from our article in last month’s edition, about the expansion of the RSV vaccine eligibility, it has been brought to our attention that the arrangements in Wales for this cohort is being managed differently. The Health Board’s Health Protection...
Bristol Continuity of Care Calculator
Please note, we have not used this product, however, having been asked about CoC calculators on multiple occasions, our research found a product which seems to be able to give practices the information they are seeking – and the best bit is it is free …...
(WALES PRACTICES ONLY) Combining Problems in Emis Web
Issues with CHOL004
I wonder if anyone has had any issues with CHOL004 (cholesterol to target) as the last part of the indicator reads – for multiple readings on the latest date the LDL reading takes priority – we have patients with an absence of LDL-c (too low to...
PCA’s – Patient Choice Pathway
(following a shared decision-making conversation) We are often asked questions around the patient choice pathway. This PCA criteria requires a personal contact or discussion recorded in the patient record, noting the reason for the intervention being declined. This...
MMRV – VI002 Manual Adjustment for 2025/26
From 1st January 2026 eligible children are now offered a combined MMRV vaccine instead of MMR as part of the childhood routine 2-dose vaccination schedule. For QOF VI002 , both MMR or MMRV counts towards achievement. However, it was not possible to reflect this...
Changes to the GMS Contract 2026/27
The news is out and there is lots of speculation around the changes, as well as news the BMA’s GP Committee have voted to reject the changes. So this is what we know so far but subject to change … Below we have summarised what we know but this is just top level...
Asthma Review (AST007)
We are receiving lots of queries around AST007, practices thinking they have achieved it, however, it is still outstanding. Ensure you have coded: Asthma review Written asthma care plan coded on the same day as the review Number of exacerbations coded up to 1 month...Free Monthly Hints & Tips
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