It has come to our attention that the Psychiatry Access Team are writing to GPs, who have referred patients to them, advising they will not proceed with a referral and asking for a list of additional information.
This letter and approach have not been discussed with your LMC representatives.
Letters from Psychiatry Access Team refusing to progress referrals
A reminder from the BMA of their guidance clarifying the conditions surrounding patient registration in GP practices in England.
GP practices continue to experience significant and growing strain with declining GP numbers and rising demand.
Here's the January NICE newsletter - providing all the up-to-date news, social care, blogs, events, resources, announcements and how to get involved...
To support the NHS move away from use of fax as a method of communication and in response to the removal of fax machines from GP surgeries, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has been working with Centre for Health and Disability Assessments (CHDA), to respond to this change.
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