There are many useful resources in the public domain which are beneficial to know about and the Surrey and Sussex LMC team are on hand to assist you if you need help or additional signposting.
NTPM colleagues often find the following resources useful:
The Regulations
The National Health Service (NHS) General Medical Services (GMS) regulations set out the rules and guidelines for how general practitioners (GPs) provide primary healthcare services to patients within the National Health Service (NHS). The regulations outline the standards and requirements for delivering primary care.
These documents can be tricky to navigate so if you are looking for something specific, please do let us know and we will help you find it.
GP Contract Changes
You may prefer to hear a summary of the contract changes, and our published webinars are available for you to watch.
Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE)
The General Medical Services (GMS) Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) will explain how your payments are calculated. It includes details on the different types of funding available, how practices can claim these funds, and the conditions they must meet to receive payments.
Reading the SFE is important because it helps general practitioners (GPs) and practice managers (PMs) understand the financial rules and ensure they are getting the correct payments for the services they provide.
National Health Service (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions 2024
The long-awaited National Health Service (General Medical Services – Premises Costs) Directions 2024 is here! It supersedes all previous versions of the Directions and provides essential guidelines on how general practices in the UK can receive financial support for their premises.
Business Rules, Enhanced Services and V&I
Business Rules released by NHS Digital; here you can find the coding rules underpinning the Quality and Outcomes Framework (QOF), and below the Enhanced services (ES), Vaccination and Immunisation (V&I) and core contract components (CC) business rules – NHS Digital
Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS)
The Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS) is a web-based system that is used by GP practices and Primary Care Networks (PCNs) to manage and report their performance against various healthcare targets.
Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual
The Primary Medical Care Policy and Guidance Manual is a NHS England wide policy document and covers a wide range of topics such as patient registrations, premises, contract breaches, sanctions and terminations, contractor disputes, adverse events, contract variation.
Quality Outcomes Framework
QOF Guidance is released every year, and the latest guidance can always be found on the NHS England’s Contract pages.