Latest advice -This years
Standing advice to health clubs Nov 11 -
Health clubs have expanded rapidly in recent
years. Increasingly they are offering ‘personalised programmes’ of exercise to
their clients. Gloucestershire GPs have come under increasing pressure to fill
in forms to certify to the Health Club that the potential client is fit for an
exercise programme, or to indicate the limitations required of such a programme.
It
is important to understand that GPs are not the doctors who should be advising
Health Clubs in
this way.
Ethnicity and first language recording May 11 -
It is expected that practices would want to continue to record their patients’
first language and ethnicity as a matter of routine in order to assess the needs
of their population. This guidance highlights the published codes for ethnicity
and first language so that
practices can continue to record this data.
Focus on new tax brackets June 10 - This note has been produced by the GPC, a branch of practice committee of the BMA. It highlights the effects of the tax changes which will affect doctors earning over £100,000, and other financial considerations arising as a result. Advice should be sought from your Accountant where necessary.
Housing allocation 10 - Template letter for GPs to support housing applications .
Treatment of Overseas Visitors may 10 - Advice on access for treatment by overseas visitors.
Charges for non NHS work by GP's Mar 10
PMS Feb 10 - An update on the PMS contract.
The contracts 10 - Comparisons of the contract.
Provision of Information 10 - GPs are frequently asked for information about their patients. Often there is no mention of a fee and it is not always clear that the patient has given informed consent for information to be released. This paper clarifies a GP's responsibilities in respect of providing medical information on patients.
Work Observation and Experience Guidelines 10 - The LMC has formulated the following guidance that gives practices a advice on requests for work observation and experience.