by Laura | Oct 3, 2024 | Enhanced Services, General Practice, Hints & Tips
Shingles A question we often get asked so one worth highlighting. This is an automated claim, however, the timing of the 2nd vaccine is 6-12 months following the first. The rule looks for 186 days between the vaccines – if you gave the first vaccine on the 6th...
by IanL | Oct 1, 2024 | Uncategorised
by IanL | Sep 24, 2024 | Uncategorised
Do you have a robust process for document workflow within your admin teams? Does this help reduce the admin burden on your clinical staff? Pre-COVID, many practices had a workflow process which ensured limited to no clinical intervention was needed for 75%+ of...
by IanL | Sep 18, 2024 | Uncategorised
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,...
by IanL | Sep 11, 2024 | Clinical Systems
Do you have a backlog of documents causing you major headaches currently? Does this impact your clinicians workload? Is this due to lack of resources or lack of training? Back in April 2022, as the country was getting back to the new normal, one of the hardest hit...
by IanL | Sep 9, 2024 | QOF
We cannot stress how important it is, especially this year, protecting some indicators does mean your QOF achievement is likely to be fairly static this year but this does not mean your income will be. Many practices are validating registers to ensure their prevalence...
by IanL | Sep 6, 2024 | Uncategorised
From 1 September 2024, maternity services will be using RAVS to record pertussis vaccinations. GPs will therefore no longer need to manually add these vaccination events to the patient record as the data will flow automatically. The exact time when these vaccination...
by IanL | Sep 5, 2024 | Uncategorised
To meet the challenges of an ever-changing primary care sector, apprenticeships are considered a crucial tool for developing a skilled and resilient primary care workforce. As the demands on your services continue to grow, the need for well-trained professionals, who...
by IanL | Sep 2, 2024 | Uncategorised
Join NHS England’s Policy and Engagement and NHS App teams for an update on the NHS App – on Tuesday 24 September at 11:30am to 12:30pm. In this session we will be joined by the Proxy Access team for a look at Linked Profiles/Proxy Access and will also introduce our...
by IanL | Sep 1, 2024 | Uncategorised
This is an essential, contractual service, from 1st September 2024 onwards. Practices will be paid an IoS payment per vaccine. This is currently a MANUAL SUBMISSION on CQRS. Older adults Older adults routine – adults turning 75 years, eligible until 80 years...