GPC England continues to support patients taking a proactive role in the management of their own  health. This could be facilitated through access to a patient’s own electronic health records.

Following the imposition of the 2023/24 GMS contract, the Accelerated Access to Records  Programme is currently scheduled to go live for all patients on 1 November 2023. From that date,  patients in England will be given prospective access to information entered into their GP record.

Guidance and advice published in September 2023, to include:

NHS England has announced new changes to the previously published winter covid vaccination guidance, as part of an ‘accelerated programme’. Following the earlier notification of a reduction to covid fee payments, there will now be time limited ‘accelerated payments’ offered to bring forwardthe covid vaccination programme to 11 September for completion by the end of October (this relates to the enhanced fees and vaccination can continue after 31 October, but at the reduced IoS fee of £7.54). NHSE guidance states:

Sent to Salford & Trafford GPs /PMs/PCNs

Dear All

We are writing to update you on a recent change to the LMC.  Some of you will already be aware that Dr Jenny Walton retired from the LMC at the end of July.  Jenny started her GP training in 1982, and became a GP partner in 1983, as well as working as an Occupational Consultant in Bolton during the mid 90’s.