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New Items
July 2006
New DES Directions 2006/7
(13/07/06)
New SFE sections (7A, 7B, 7C and 7D) 2006/7
(13/07/06)
Commissioning framework
(13/07/06)
Mental Capacity Act
(13/07/06)
Fire safety law - Introductory guidance and checklist (13/07/06)
(From October 2006 you will no longer need a fire certificate, but it will be your
responsibility to ensure the safety of everyone who uses your premises and in the immediate vicinity.)
Important changes to the Childhood Immunisation Programme - 12th July 2006
(13/07/06)
Medical evidence for exam boards - JCQ
(13/07/06)
(Self certification form and further information - page 113 - 116 of 121) NB - medical
certification is required only where a candidate is absent from an exam and the exam centre cannot verify the circumstances and only when the absence affects a terminal unit for assessment.
Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (CDs): Changes to record
keeping requirements - DOH Interim Guidance June 2006
(12/07/06)
Safer Management of Controlled Drugs (CDs): Private CD
prescriptions and other changes to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs (CDs) - DOH Final Guidance June 2006 (12/07/06)
June 2006
VAT - Health professionals
(26/06/06)
Primary care commissioning & contracting (26/06/06)
Primary Care Contracting - brief notes
DH procurement policy
Tenders Direct
Directive 2004/18/EC of the European Parliament and of the
Council of 31 March 2004 on the coordination of procedures for the award of public works contracts, public supply contracts and public service contracts
Statutory Instrument 2006 No. 5 The Public Contracts
Regulations 2006
Schedule 3 part B (residual service ) Public Contracts Regulations 2006
(This schedule covers Health and Social Services - and establishes that the Public
Contracts Regulations must be followed above a threshold for the lifetime of the contract of £144,371 - 211,000 euros.)
LMC Conference Report 2006 (26/06/06)
PIAG - Your Health Records (26/06/06)
(This Act applies to a contract for the supply of goods or services where the purchaser
and the supplier are each acting in the course of a business, other than an excepted contract. Definition: "business" includes a profession and the activities of any
government department or local or public authority.)
Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 (26/06/06)
Electronic scrip transmission - Dispensing Doctor - January 2006
(26/06/06)
Witness protection
(20/06/06)
Primary and Social Care Premises; Planning and Design Guidance
(15/06/06)
Misuse of drugs
Misuse of Drugs (Amendment No. 2) Regulations 2006
Explanatory memorandum
(13/06/06)
Chief Executive's report to the NHS: June 2006 (08/06/06)
NHS Consent Forms
(08/06/06)
Patient health questionnaire - Nine Symptom Depression Checklist
(08/06/06)
Wessex LMC Bulletin - Spring 2006
(07/06/06)
PBC commissioning plan and Agreement with the PCT
(07/06/06)
Flu Pandemic; Infection Control for General Medical Practices
(07/06/06)
May 2006
Race Relations Act - Code of Practice (18/05/06)
GMS2 Read codes
(11/05/06)
Service Continuity Planning Framework - RCGP & GPC
(10/05/06)
Dispensing Doctors and VAT Registration (10/05/06)
Drug Tariff (09/05/06)
Choice at Referral Guidance Framework for 2006/7 (04/05/06)
Primary Care Contracting - possible contractual options (04/05/06)
General Medical Services (GMS)
Personal Medical Services (PMS)
Primary Care Trust Medical Services (PCTMS)
Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS)
Specialist Provider Medical Services (SPMS)
Related information
PBC made simple - Wessex LMCS guidance (04/05/06)
Best read in conjunction with
PBC Consortium Working - GPC guidance
PBC Division of freed up resources - GPC guidance
Controlled drugs - important changes to regulations
(04/05/06)
Creating Connections for Care - A practical guide to NHS Connecting for Health for primary care teams (04/05/06)
April 2006
Regulation of primary care (27/04/06)
Division of freed up resources under PBC - GPC guidance
(26/04/06)
Connecting for Health on IT in primary care - GPC guidance
(26/04/06)
Alternative Provider Medical Services - GPC guidance (26/04/06)
Data Accreditation Standards Guidance (26/04/06)
BMA/RCGP business continuity plan
(24/04/06)
BMA/RCGP documents on flu pandemic preparations (24/04/06)
Practice based commissioning and budget setting - Statement 5th April 2006
(24/04/06)
Focus on SFE changes 2006-2007 (England) (24/04/06)
GPC guidance for PMS practices and APMS GPs
(20/04/06)
Local Pharmacy Committee - Medicines Use Review
(20/04/06)
GPC guidance on flu pandemic preparations (20/04/06)
(including a Service Continuity Plan and relevant guidance on creating an individualised one for your practice.)
IT Support Services Guidance (19/04/06)
Collaborative Arrangements 2006/7
(19/04/06)
(with our thanks to John Canning, Secretary Cleveland Local Medical Committee)
PBC Consortium working - GPC guidance
(19/04/06)
Referrals to Complimentary Therapists (05/04/06)
Local Improvement Finance Trust (LIFT) (05/04/06)
Standards for Better Health
(03/04/06)
Review Body report 2006
(03/04/06)
DDRB letter from BMA to GPs
BMA Press release
Summary of key recommendations
March 2006
Sterilisation of reusable clinical instruments and equipment
(30/03/06)
HCSU health care standards unit - guidance on sterilisation standards
MHRA (Medicines and Healthcare Regulatory Agency) - MDA/2003/019 Reusable stainless steel vaginal specula
HCSU (Healthcare standards unit) - Sterilisation, Disinfection and Cleaning of Medical Equipment
HCSU (Healthcare standards unit) - Good practice in infection prevention and control - Guidance for nursing staff
Council Directive 93/42/EEC concerning medical devices
The Medical Devices Regulations - SI 2002/618
(Came into force 13th June 2002)
Safer management of controlled drugs;
(27/03/06)
Guidance on strengthened governance
Private CD prescriptions & other changes to the prescribing and dispensing of controlled drugs
Commissioning e-Book; a resource to improve commissioning of community services
(27/03/06)
The National Health Service (Performers Lists) Regulations 2004
(23/03/06)
Proposal for GP systems of choice (GPSoC) (23/03/06)
Proposal for GP systems of choice (GPSoC)
Briefing for the NHS
Letter from Gordon Hextall
Implementation Co-ordination Group - shared learning (20/03/06)
All Guidance on GPC Website (20/03/06)
Datasets and Business rules for Q&O Framework (20/03/06)
LMC Briefing paper; Summary of recent contract changes
(16/03/06)
Making a Difference: Safe and Secure Data Sharing Between Health
and Adult Social Care Staff
(15/03/06)
Focus on Choice & Booking DES (15/03/06)
Focus on revisions to the GMS contract 2006/07 (15/03/06)
Controlled drugs
(13/03/06)
GPC guidance; The Financial implications of increasing list size
(02/03/06)
LMC Briefing paper; Future Provider Status for General Practice
(01/03/06)
Making practice based commissioning a reality - technical guidance
(01/03/06)
BMA guidance on medical partnerships under the NHS
(01/03/06)
GPC focus on guidance; Towards practice based commissioning DES
(01/03/06)
February 2006
Hampshire Children and Young Peoples Plan; Draft for consultation (ends 31 March 2006.)
(21/02/06)
GPC guidance on Quality and Outcomes Framework 2006
(NB Appendix 2 highlights all the changes to existing indicators)
Focus on Quality and Outcomes Framework 2006
Appendix 1
Appendix 2
(20/02/06)
Revisions to the GMS contract for 2006-07 (20/02/06)
Latest news on Connecting for Health
Connecting for Health in Hampshire and Isle of Wight (15/02/06)
GPC Background briefing on GPs, sicknotes and incapacity benefit
(15/02/06)
Referral management - GPC FAQs on referral management
(15/02/06)
Antiviral letter to GPs
(10/02/06)
Consulting in the modern world (March 2001) - Specific
considerations for the use of e-mail communications in healthcare
(login to BMA website required)
(10/02/06)
Department of Health - Practice based commissioning: early wins and top tips
(09/02/06)
GPC guidance on partnership agreements
(09/02/06)
White Paper - our health, our care, our say - a new direction for community services (07/02/06)
The NHS in England: the operating framework for 2006/7
(07/02/06)
Practice based commissioning guidance
(06/02/06)
January 2006
NHSPA - Superannuation forms for completion by GPs (05/01/06)
Patients presenting with dental problems: GP responsibilities - GPC
guidance
(04/01/06)
Review of the General Medical Services (GMS) contract -
Letter from Hamish Meldrum, Chairman of the General Practitioners
Committee
Summary of the package of proposals (04/01/06)
December
GPC Focus on Agenda for Change
(12/12/05)
Vaccine Incident guidance SE London May 2005
(07/12/05)
Primary Care Contracting - Practice Based Commissioning Bulletins
(07/12/05)
National Association of Primary Care - Practice Based
Commissioning - Practice Support
(07/12/05)
Child Protection - Clarification of GP obligations (06/12/05)
NSPCC launches child protection training for GP surgeries
(06/12/05)
Guidance for medical practitioners summoned for jury service;
November 2005
(06/12/05)
GP/Practice Managers Conference of 30 Nov 05 - slide presentations
(01/12/05)
November
Summary of The Children Act 2004
(29/11/05)
Every Child Matters/Children Act 2004 implementation - National
Children's Bureau
(29/11/05)
Every Child Matters - Change for Children (29/11/05)
Overseas visitors; entitlement to primary care services
(28/11/05)
Overseas visitors entitlement to NHS treatment
(28/11/05)
Shortage of seasonal flu vaccine - letter to GPs from Dr David Salisbury,Head of Immunisation,Department of Health
(22/11/05)
Q PR528 - Patient forum inspection visit (16/11/05)
Controlled drugs - Changes to legislation - New GPC guidance
(16/11/05)
Dangerous Drugs; The Misuse of Drugs and the Misuse of Drugs (Supply to Addicts) (Amendment) Regulations 2005 - SI 2005 No. 2864
(16/11/05)
BMA Ethics Department guidance on child protection and confidentiality
(08/11/05)
Health Bill (08/11/05)
DWP Q&As on certification
(03/11/05)
GP registrar e-bulletin, November 2005 - NEW twice quarterly e-bulletin for registrars from the GPC (03/11/05)
Establishing accuracy in QOF data; a PCT assessors guide
(03/11/05)
LMC Letter to GPs re: Patients Death (02/11/05)
October
Framework for risk management - mental health trusts
(31/10/05)
NSF for Mental Health
(31/10/05)
Pandemic Influenza and H5N1 avian influenza
(Hampshire and the Isle of Wight Health Protection Unit - briefing note for Health Professionals October 2005)
(19/10/05)
Pandemic flu (17/10/05)
Q CR503 - Short term certificates required by probation service
(17/10/05)
Delivering a choice of four providers: A practical implementation
guide for PCTs; October 2005 (13/10/05)
LMC Letter; Commissioning a Patient Led NHS
(12/10/05)
September
Your Health, Your Care, Your Say - public consultation
(21/09/05)
Primary Medical Services (Directed enhanced services) (England) Directions 2005 (21/09/05)
Out of Hours - Important information for South West Hampshire
(19/09/05)
LMC Letter; Hospital discharge and medicines management
(19/09/05)
Clinical Development of the NHS Care Records Service
(19/09/05)
Transforming ambulance services (19/09/05)
British Computer Society - The Clinical Development of the NHS Care
Records Service (19/09/05)
Adoption and Children Act 2002 (12/09/05)
Q STA06 - Christmas gift (12/09/05)
Patients get booking 'guarantee' on NHS GP appointments; Lord
Warner
(12/09/05)
Taking Healthcare to the Patient (07/09/05)
QOF results
(01/09/05)
August
GPC guidance note on the annual certificate of pensionable earnings
(31/08/05)
Hampshire Local Pharmacy Committee website - new Pharmacy Contract
(30/08/05)
GPC Guidance on Primary Care Development Scheme
(30/08/05)
Primary Care Development Scheme (30/08/05)
Hepatitis B immunisation for employees at risk
(24/08/05)
Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development (24/08/05)
Information Commission - The Employment Practices Code
(24/08/05)
LMC Position Paper on Professional Regulation
(17/08/05)
Q PR527 Chaperones
(11/08/05)
GPC guidance; Treating patients in Private Hospitals
(10/08/05)
Records Management: NHS Code of practice
(10/08/05)
HR in the NHS - Plurality of provision (09/08/05)
Reforming the Coroner and Death Certification Service - A Position
Paper from the Home Office
(09/08/05)
Guidance on the Role and Effective Use of Chaperones in Primary
and Community Care settings
(08/08/05)
Review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework (04/08/05)
Submission received by NICE from third parties for inclusion in the
NICE and NHS QIS response to the review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework
(04/08/05)
GPC guidance for GPs accountants (prepared on behalf of the BMAs Pensions
Department and General Practitioners Committee by Kingston Smith Chartered Accountants in response to common queries received from GPs and their accountants on
the new arrangements for assessing GP pensionable earnings. It is intended primarily for GPs accountants for them then to discuss the arrangements with their GP clients.)
(01/08/05)
Focus on assessment of GPs pensionable earnings
(01/08/05)
Your health, your care, your say
(Consultation which will shape the
White Paper on improving community health and care services - press release)
(01/08/05)
Q ST504 - Sick leave for salaried GP
(01/08/05)
Payment adjustments arising from errors in the Global Sum calculations 2004/ 2005 and
Problems with Global Sum payments (01/08/05)
July
Focus on Community Hospital GPs (28/07/05)
Commissioning a Patient Led NHS
(28/07/05)
Collaborative fees from April 2005 (27/07/05)
GPC guidance on Phlebotomy as an enhanced service
(27/07/05)
The Report of the Fundamental Review of Death Certification and
Coroner Services published 4 June 2003 (27/07/05)
GPC guidance on Medical performers list for GPs applying as individuals
(26/07/05)
Q PR526 - Hazardous Waste Regulations (12/07/05)
Q PR525 - Locum reference (12/07/05)
July 2005 Bulletin
(10/07/05)
Q FN511 - Seniority and average superannuable income 2005-6
(07/07/05)
Q FN510 - Global sum 2005-6 (07/07/05)
Q PR524 NHS investigations for private patients (07/07/05)
Q ML503 - Enduring power of attorney (EPA) (07/07/05)
Q PR523 - Travel vaccines (07/07/05)
Q PE503 - Sale of alternative medicines (07/07/05)
Practice based commissioning (PBC) Pre-Agreement Template
(07/07/05)
Q DP506 - Patient correspondence received in error (06/07/05)
NHS confederation - APMS Guidance
(04/07/05)
June
Q RG504 - Bankruptcy
(27/06/05)
LMC conference - Wessex LMC report (27/06/05)
LMC conference - GPC report (23/06/05)
Q FN509 Charitable funds (23/06/05)
Q RG503 - Private practice (14/06/05)
National Conference for GPs to Be: General Practice: Your Choice? Your Future?
(14/06/05)
Kings Fund - Case managing long term conditions
(13/06/05)
Improving local representation of salaried and freelance GPs
(07/06/05)
Supporting people with long term conditions (07/06/05)
NHS Care Record Guaranteee
(06/06/05)
The Care Record Guarantee leaflet
(06/06/05)
Q PR522 - Conflict resolution training (06/06/05)
Q PE502 - MMR and PGDs
(06/06/05)
Q ML502 - Out of Hours (OOH) work and medical defence cover
(06/06/05)
Q CL502 - Disposal of sharps (02/06/05)
PULSE Patient Survey
(02/06/05)
Superannnuation - Pensions Agency information
TN15 - 2004
TN3 - 2005
(01/06/05)
QOF amendments 2005-2006 (01/06/05)
Choosing Health - Executive summary
(01/06/05)
GPC Freedom of Information Act - FAQs (Updated) (01/06/05)
May
Creating a Patient-led NHS - Delivering the NHS Improvement Plan
(17/05/05)
Choosing health through pharmacy
(17/05/05)
Q PR521 Hospital issue of med 3s (17/05/05)
Q PR520 - Temporary patients (17/05/05)
Q PE501 - Prescriptions for care home (17/05/05)
Q FN508 - Solo form
(16/05/05)
IT Tip - Adding buttons to your toolbars
(16/05/05)
Q FN507 - Limited liability company (10/05/05)
Q FN506 - Private practice (10/05/05)
GPC Guidance; Overseas Visitors who do you treat?
(09/05/05)
Q PR519 QOF Fraud check (09/05/05)
Child Protection - Important Legal Judgement (05/05/05)
Q DP505 - Copies of records after death (05/05/05)
Q PR518 Pre-registration clinical checks (05/05/05)
Q PR517 - Visitor from a country with bilateral healthcare agreement
(04/05/05)
Q PR516 - Partners liability in employment disputes (04/05/05)
LMC Position Paper on Referral Forms (04/05/05)
April
Q PR515 - Patient demanding inappropriate prescriptions
(28/04/05)
Mental Capacity Act
(28/04/05)
Wessex LMC Bulletin - April 2005
(28/04/05)
Q RG502 - Retirement age
(28/04/05)
Primary medical performers list FAQs (28/04/05)
Q ML501 Parental responsibility (28/04/05)
Personal Medical Services Agreements (Payments for specific
purposes) Directions 2005
(26/04/05)
Q PR514 - Jury service
(26/04/05)
Q PR513 - Child health record (25/04/05)
Q PR512 - 087 and 084 telephone numbers
(25/04/05)
Q PR511 - CRB checks abroad (25/04/05)
GPC Freedom of Information Act - FAQs
(23/04/05)
Motions for the LMC Conference 2005
Dorset LMC
North East Hants LMC
South East Hants LMC
West Hants LMC
Wiltshire LMC
(21/04/05)
Briefing Note on administration of NHS Pensions (21/04/05)
(We are very grateful to Di Tyas, PCT Liaison Officer, Kent LMC for permission to
publish this document.)
GPC Removal of patients from GP lists
(18/04/05)
GPC Medical performers list for GPs applying as individuals
(18/04/05)
Consultation paper on the postgraduate medical education and
training board draft fee rules
(18/04/05)
Partners and the Disability Discrimination Act (14/04/05)
New Pharmacy Regulations (14/04/05)
Q PR510 Hepatitis A
(13/04/05)
Q PR509 Hepatitis B immunisation (13/04/05)
NHS Pension Scheme membership for GP Locum Medical Practitioners
(11/04/05)
Q PR508 - Consent forms
(07/04/05)
GPC Manifesto
(07/04/05)
GPC guidance on collaborative arrangements
(06/04/05)
Statement on PMS uplift for 2005/06
(04/04/05)
National Health Service Act 1977 The Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information: General Medical Services, Personal Medical Services
and Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions 2005
(04/04/05)
Confidentiality and Disclosure of Information: General Medical
Services (GMS), Personal Medical Services (PMS), and Alternative Provider Medical Services (APMS) Code of Practice 24 March 2005
(04/04/05)
GMS Statement of financial entitlements 2005-6 (04/04/05)
Statement of Financial Entitlements 2005 onwards - Summary of changes
(04/04/05)
General medical services (statement of financial entitlements)
amendment directions 2005
(04/04/05)
Personal medical services agreements (payments for specific
purposes) directions 2005
(04/04/05)
Standard General Medical Services; Contract Variation Notice - April 2005
(04/04/05)
IT Tip - Using Excel to calculate time periods
(04/04/05)
March
Q DP504 - Confidentiality and public health information (24/03/05)
GPC Guidance on Pensions
(23/03/05)
Focus on assessment of pensonable earnings - March 2005
Note on non-GP partners pension contributions
Focus on the Dynamising factor
Q PR507 - Practice based commissioning (23/03/05)
Responsibilities of Doctors in Child Protection Cases with regard to
Confidentiality
(21/03/05)
Q ST503 - Pre-employment health questionnaires (21/03/05)
Q ST502 - Disability Discrimination
(21/03/05)
Q FN505 - Golden Hello
(13/03/05)
Q DP503 - Postage costs
(13/03/05)
Q CR502 - Short term certificates
(10/03/05)
Payments for Vaccines - Guidance
(09/03/05)
IT Tip - Paragraph Formatting in Word (07/03/05)
PCT Competency Framework
1 Workforce
2 Primary care contracting
(02/03/05)
Q PR506 - Housing letters
(01/03/05)
First NHS Language and Translation Framework (01/03/05)
Practice Based Commissioning - Technical Guidance (01/03/05)
February
GPC Annual report 2005
(28/02/05)
(An Executive Summary will be sent to all GPs.)
Agreeing Enhanced Services Floors - Guidance for LMCs
(28/02/05)
Doctors' and dentists' review body thirty-fourth report 2005
(24/02/05)
087 Phone Numbers Banned (17/02/05)
Q ST501 - Sexual harassment
(17/02/05)
Focus on Quality Achievement Payments
(17/02/05)
Complaints Involving Sessional GPs
(14/02/05)
with Thanks to: Dr Tara Watson, NASGP Council February 2005.
This document has been produced by the NASGP to assist practice managers and primary care organisations to incorporate sessional GPs fully and appropriately into their complaints procedures.
Confidentiality of information and security of the choose and book
service
(14/02/05)
The National Health Service Act 1977; The National Health Service
(General Medical Services - Premises Costs) (England) Directions 2004
(14/02/05)
Community Hospital GPs: Interim Guidance (14/02/05)
Freedom of Information Act 2000 - New Guidance
(02/02/05)
Q NC502 Exception Reporting
(01/02/05)
Q PR505 - Citizen Card
(01/02/05)
January
Co-proxamol withdrawal
(31/01/05)
Practice Based Commissioning - LMC View (27/01/05)
Referral Management Centres - LMC Advice
(27/01/05)
Self Care - A Real Choice; Self Care Support - A Practical Option
(24/01/05)
IT Tip - Actions menu in Outlook Contacts folder
(24/01/05)
Q PR504 - Agenda for change (12/01/05)
Q CR501 - Health Assessment for Temporary Staffing (12/01/05)
Q DP502 - Data Protection Charges (12/01/05)
Q FI501 - Freedom of Information Act Fees (11/01/05)
Q PR503 - Practice letterheads (11/01/05)
Q FN504 - Locum pay rates (11/01/05)
Q PR502 - Full booking (11/01/05)
Q RG501 - Retained doctors and performers list (10/01/05)
Q NC501 - Pharmacy enhanced services (10/01/05)
Q TS501 - Pneumococcal immunisation (10/01/05)
Q FN503 - Fee for coroners report (10/01/05)
Q CL501 - Signing anaphylaxis treatment form (10/01/05)
Q PR501 - Practice Turnover (09/01/05)
Q FN502 - QOF payments (06/01/05)
Advice for GPs on patients returning from Tsunami regions
(06/01/05)
Shipman Recommendations Summary from NHS Confederation
(06/01/05)
Q FN501 - Charging for travel advice (04/01/05)
Q DP501 - Storing police information (04/01/05)
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