Resources
Discover easily accessible resources available for all local NHS General Practices within Surrey and Sussex LMCs
Popular resources
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Practice Management Signposting
This introduction provides essential signposting to help you confidently navigate your initial weeks in the role
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Non-Standard Childhood Immunisation Requests
Guidance for practices
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Infected Blood Inquiry (IBI)
This resource outlines the recommendations in relation to GP registration processes
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Associate services
The list of organisations provided on this website includes contact details of organisations known to Surrey and Sussex LMCs. This list is not exhaustive and inclusion or omission does not constitute a recommendation or endorsement. The content may be subject to change without notice.
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Firearms Licensing Process
This resource provides an overview of the Firearms Licencing Process, in particular what GPs are asked to provide to assist police decisions
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Off-site Records Storage
Changes in Arrangements for Medical Records Storage and Reimbursement which affect West Sussex, East Sussex and Brighton & Hove
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Certificates for School Absences and Missing Exams
GPs are not contractually obliged to provide a sick note for pupils who are off sick from school, nor are they obliged to provide sickness certification for students who miss an exam or believe their performance was affected due to illness
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Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP)
GP Indemnity Arrangements – Update for 2025
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GP Pay Transparency Regulations
This resource reviews the General Practice Pay Transparency Regulations submitted through the Strategic Data Collection Service (SDCS)
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Managing Patient Behaviour and Patient Removal
This resource provides guidance for general practices on managing challenging patient behaviour and, where appropriate, removing a registered patient from the practice list at the request of the partnership [contractor], in line with Schedule 6, Part 2 of the General Medical Services Regulations 2024.
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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