Resources
Discover easily accessible resources available for all local NHS General Practices within Surrey and Sussex LMCs
Popular resources
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Template letters
This resource overviews the template letters for Collective Action and inappropriate requests for workload transfer
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Guidance on Private Consultants Referring to NHS Services
Providing clarity on the process for private healthcare providers referring patients to NHS services, focusing on the use of the Electronic Referral Service (eRS) and related responsibilities
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Salaried GP Maternity Leave Entitlement
This resource advises on a change to the recommended maternity leave policy within the BMA Model Contract
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Prospective Access to Medical Records
The ability for patients to view their medical records online, including documents and test results, from a specified date onwards
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Emotional Support Animal Letters
Emotional Support Animals (ESAs) are not legally recognised in the UK, though some individuals may find therapeutic benefit from their presence
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Smoking cessation and prescribing responsibilities
This resource outlines the LMC’s position on the provision of smoking cessation services and the prescribing of related medications
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Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) and Death Certification
This resource provides advice on the process should a patient die while under a DoLs authorisation or MCA deprivation
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Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM) in Type 2 diabetes
This resource relates to Surrey Heartlands
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BMA Model Contract for Salaried General Practitioners
Providing details on the contractual position in relation to the use of the BMA Model Contract when employing Salaried General Practitioners
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Standard General Medical Services Contract Variation Notices
Contract Variation Noties occur after 1 April, and, if any changes have occrred in-year, after 01 October
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A Generic Guide to Reviewing Locally Commissioned Services
A support for all Practice Managers when reviewing Locally Commissioned Services (LCSs)
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LMC – Surrey Heartlands LCS Assistance Package 2024/25
This provides a copy of the LMC covering email for the relaunch of Surrey Heartlands LCSs, including a generic guide and all the LCS specifications
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Managing the retirement of a GP Partner
This resource supports practice managers to facilitate the process of a GP partner's retirement
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MMR Immunisation and exposure considerations for staff
This resource relates specifically to staff members who decline to be vaccinated
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General Practice Annual Electronic Self-Declaration (eDEC)
This guidance highlights to all practices the required completion of the annual eDEC submission to NHS England and any changes that might apply
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Recording of Residential Institute Codes
Supports accurate recording Residential Institute (RI) Codes for patients who reside in either a care home or residential home
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Medical Examiner Scrutiny of Community Deaths
The National Medical Examiner (ME) system provides independent scrutiny of all non-coronial deaths, including those certified by GPs
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Cloud-based telephony data collection
NHS England's nine metrics of cloud-based telephony data extracted via CQRS
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Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) Vaccination Programme
This resource provides and update on the RSV Programme in General Practice