The BMA’s England GP committee (GPCE) has generated a guide to enable practices to prioritise safe patient care, within the present bounds of the GMS contract.
The guide includes advice on:
The Coronavirus Act 2020, which introduced easements to death certification processes and cremation forms, expires at midnight on 24 March 2022.
Some changes have been retained on a permanent basis through other measures, and other processes revert to previous practice.
Changes in Procedures for the Certification and Registration of Death
NHSE have today published a letter which sets out the GP contract arrangements for 2022/23 including changes to the core GP Contract and the Network Contract DES.
The letter also describes the arrangements for the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF) in 2022/23 along with minor changes to Vaccinations and Immunisations.
With the national deadline of GP practice staff needing to be fully vaccinated looming, there are a number of resources being made available.
We have set up a folder which you can access here. Please also see a number of useful links below.
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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