Guidance

It is important that practices ensure they consider notifying the appropriate organisations when GP Partners are joining or leaving a practice. We have tried to develop a list of key contacts for practices/Partners to inform of upcoming changes within the...

Did you know practices can claim for any safeguarding reports submitted? If you don’t already claim for safeguarding reports, this is a reminder to practices should invoice the ICS for any safeguarding reports completed by the GP. a. Background The...

Advice and tips for practices thinking about merging Be prepared to eat, drink and sleep mergers but remember that the majority of your staff won’t be at the same level as you so will need to hear information many more times than you might think is reasonable!...

The main pathways for a general practice to remove a patient from its registered list are summarised as a flow chart in Annex A. The number in each section refers to Schedule 3 of the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts)...

The BMA has partnered with legal firm Magrath Sheldrick, who oversee our immigration advice service, to develop a webinar on navigating the GP sponsorship process. The webinar is aimed at GP employers and offers practical tips on how to navigate the current...

A common question asked by practices is how to respond to patients directed by 111 to the practice once you have reached a safe limit. When implementing safe working, practices should read the GPC’s Safe Working Guidance: a handbook for general practices in...

2025/26 Contractual documents coming soon - in the meantime, please see update on 25/26 GP contract following recent announcement We have included the key contractual documents that relate to General Practice. National Contractural documents Local Contractural...

The ICB publishes the latest RTT waiting times by speciality across the local providers each month. It also breaks down the waiting time for UHL split by speciality across the admitted and non-admitted categories. This is a monthly report that will be updated and...

Following our previous communications in the LMC September newsletter around the concerns raised about the Optum element of the Medicines Optimisation Framework (MOF), we have since discussed these concerns with the ICB on behalf of practices. To outline, Optum...

Update June 2024 The LMC continues to receive queries regarding the prescribing of Inclisiran. During 2023/24 Inclisiran was part of the Basket of Services. It was included in the first drafts of the Community Based Service specification but has now been removed....

Shared Care Agreements (SCA) specifically around Private Providers and whether they have to accept SCA. Shared Care is incorporated within the Community Based Services (CBS) contract, so practices should make sure they are aware of the contract and funding...

After years of fits and starts the revised process of certifying the cause if death changes from 9th September 2024. Please see the updated LMC guide attached and we recommend that you keep a printed copy with the new MCCD book. If your practice has not received a...

Background In August 2024 following the almost universal support for both the referendum and non-statutory ballot, the LMC started to encourage every practice in LLR to undertake at least one of the 10 collective actions. It was always indicated that 'this will be...

The LMC has been advised of practices being told that they must carry out the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Needs Checklist. If a patient is awarded CHC then they may be eligible for full payment of their care, including, for example, paying fees for a care home,...

The LMC receives a lot of questions in relation to Shared Care Agreements (SCA), specifically around Private Providers and whether they have to accept SCA. Shared Care is incorporated within the Community Based Services (CBS) contract, so practices should make sure...

The LLR LMC has opened its elections following nominations to join the LLR LMC board, electoral term November 2024 - November 2028. Every GP who is connected to a Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland GP practice and is on the Medical Performers List...

UPDATE JUNE 2024 The monitoring of patients with MGUS was originally identified as a commissioning gap for a non-core service for LLR practices. Following extensive discussion between Dr Mamta Garg (Consultant Haematologist at UHL) and ICB with the...

Following the 2024 DDRB announcement, please find info that has been shared by GPCE. If you have any further queries please feel free to contact the LMC office. The DDRB have published their 52nd Report . Paragraph 9 recommends a 6% increase in...

The LMC has been advised of practices being told that they must carry out the NHS Continuing Healthcare (CHC) Needs Checklist. If a patient is awarded CHC then they may be eligible for full payment of their care, including, for example, paying fees for a care home,...

The LMC has been contacted by practices seeking more information about what NHS Resolution operated state indemnity scheme for general practice covers. Although practices would need to contact NHS Resolutions for advice about any specific circumstance, in...

The LMC is aware of that requests have been circulated to practices around the 'Cloud Based Telephony Data Collection – Data Provision Notice'. The GPC has sought legal advice and the briefing guidance is...

The CSMS is now live and replaces the previous Open Exeter call/recall IT system. The CSMS is accessed via an NHS smartcard. All providers are asked to update any internal operating procedures and documentation that supports delivery of cervical...

GPC have issued an update following  recommendations by the JCVI, two new RSV vaccination programmes will begin from 1 September 2024: Adults aged 75 – 79 years old Pregnant women to protect infants NHSE intend to commission this from...