Resources
Discover easily accessible resources available for all local NHS General Practices within Surrey and Sussex LMCs
Popular resources
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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
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Cyber Guidance for GP Practices
Provided by NHS England SWL IT to provide cyber guidance notes for practices
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Seasonal Flu Guide
This guide is designed to help practices plan the operational aspects of their flu delivery programme
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What might be expected from a reception team during a CQC inspection?
This guide outlines potential questions for your reception teams during a CQC inspection, based on insights from LMC observations, Federation, and ICB CQC Leads in Surrey and Sussex
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Seniority Payment Reconciliation
Seniority payments were made to Principal GPs in recognition of their years of NHS reckonable service. The scheme closed to new applicants on 1 April 2014 and the last payments were made at the end of March 2020
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Advertising your Practice
Any General Practice may advertise the services they offer to patients but must follow both GMC and Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) guidance
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Deceased Patients’ Records
This guide explains the changes made to the contract in April 2022 regarding accessing deceased patients' records and outlines your responsibilities when handling such requests
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Standardised GP Appointment Categories
This resource describes more about GP appointment categories and how they are being standardised across England
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Eating Disorders and Medical Monitoring
This resource reflects on an inquest undertaken by the Cambridgeshire Coroner which highlighted the lack of a formally commissioned monitoring system for eating disorder patients. The Inquest may act as a trigger to review current arrangements
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Female Genital Mutilation (FGM)
This resource outlines key statutory responsibilities for GPs and practice staff should they encounter FGM in a clinical or safeguarding context