PCA’s & Exceptions
There is still a lot of confusion around Personalised Care Adjustments (PCA’s) and Exceptions and when to use them. PCA’s were introduced in April 2019, to differentiate between adjusting care and removing a patient from a denominator. PCA’s are automatically...
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,...
Document Management Workflow & Backlog
Sunday 1st Jun 2025 Keeping up-to-date with document workflow and ensuring as many documents are processed without clinical intervention seems to be one of your biggest issues currently. Do you have a backlog of documents awaiting processing which is keeping you awake...
GP Catchment Hub Services
In support of the General Practice Annual Electronic Declaration (eDEC), SCW Geospatial, in collaboration with NHS England, provides the GP Catchment Hub. This platform enables GP practices to view and edit their catchment area data and will continue to support...
MOD Request for Application Data Changes
Reference: Paul Couldrey , DPO, PCIG Consulting Ltd For a while we have received threats from Army recruiters, with them quoting sharing agreements that don’t cover redaction to SAR etc, but that all ends today! As of 29th July 2025, the law changed, as part of the...
MMR Vaccinations for Practice Staff
Due to the recent measles outbreaks, GP practices are permitted to administer MMR vaccines to eligible staff who are registered with another practice, under Immediately Necessary Treatment (INT). This is a time limited arrangement from 1st August 2025 until 31st March...
Shingles Vaccination Eligibility from 1st September 2025
From 1 September 2025, eligibility criteria now includes those who are severely immunosuppressed (SIS) and aged 18-49 years (previously only included SIS patients 50 years +). Patients should receive Shingrix® (2-dose schedule), the second dose administered 8 weeks to...
HPV Catch-Up Campaign
For the 2025/26 GP campaign, which runs from 21st July 2025 to 31st March 2026, practices should invite unvaccinated individuals aged 16-24 for their HPV vaccine. This includes: all females born on or before 01/09/2009 – up to their 25th birthday males born from 1...
Emis Web – QOF Updated to v50 rule sets
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