Previous years advice
Superannuation payment on retirement Sept 09 - There is a clear consensus among LMCs nationwide that on 24 hour retirement the GP should be entitled to keep the money previously applied to his superannuation payments as income.
Hepatitis B 2009 - Advice on what to do when requests are made for Hepatitis B vaccinations.
A guide to revalidation May 09 - A guide to revalidation for Gloucestershire practices.
Stressed GP Services June 2009 - Support for GP's with health or other problems.
Pandemic Flu Practice plan September 08 - Pandemic Influenza - A Toolkit for General Practitioners and their teams - ‘The Gloucestershire Response’.
Nursing Home patients September 08 - Sometimes the owners of Nursing Homes etc are unclear where the funded medical care provided by the NHS for their residents ends and further services, which have to be paid for, begin. Here are some notes that we hope will help make things clearer.
Overseas Visitors 08 - Advice on different categories of overseas visitors.
Occupational Health 08 - Occupational Health falls outside the GP’s NHS contract, so the GP is not allowed to charge the practice’s registered patients for such work, even if that GP were qualified and knowledgeable. This document lists performers with special occupational training or experience and are willing to be approached by individuals, whether employers or employees, who are not registered with them under the NHS.
Prophylaxis against Infective Endocarditis 08 - Major change of current practice and new recommendations that ‘at-risk patients undergoing interventional procedures should no longer be given antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis.
Complaints procedure 08 - The HC is likely to change and a move to bring health care and social care closer together and when this occurs the new complaints procedure is likely to change. In the meantime this document provides some advice on how best to deal with complaints.
Dementia 07 - Advice on how GPs can improve the care and support provided to the ever growing elderly population with Dementia.
Continuing care NHS funded nursing 07 - National framework on continuing healthcare needs and assessment, including the 'decision support tool'.
Living wills under the Mental Capacity Act 07- Advice on living wills and what's expected from GPs, as of Oct 07 the Act enables people to plan ahead for a time when they may lack capacity.
Use of IT equipment & access to patient data 07- Respecting patient’s rights to privacy.
Locum Reimbursement Policy 07 - PCT policy on locum reimbursements in line with the Statement of Financial Entitlement (SFE).
Patients presenting with dental problems 07 - This guide covers: emergency dental services, GPs’ obligations, prescribing and recommendations for local arrangements.
Goodwill Guidance 04 - In 2004, when the new GMS contract was introduced, regulations were made permitting, in limited circumstances, the sale of goodwill of medical practices, which had been totally banned since the formation of the NHS in 1948.
Allocation Procedures 02 - PCT procedure on allocation of patients.
Chaperon Policy 01 - The protocol on the use of chaperons within General practice.
Confimation of death 99 - The distinction between confirming and certifying death.
GP's and passport forms 02 - GPs as counter-signatory on a patients passport.
H & S legal aspects 02 - Sets out the general duties, which employers have towards employees and members of the public, and employees have to themselves and to each other.
Housing Allocations 02 - Template letter to those requesting letters from GPs to support housing applications.
Job Sharing 02 - Job sharing for GP principals.
Living Wills 02 - Your duty of care.
Occupational Health 03- Medical Advice on Occupational Health Matters including Occupational Health Vaccination.
Salaried GP contracts 02 - Notes intended to help if one's thinking of employing a salaried GP.
Medical Advice to Health Clubs 02 - How to deal with requests made by health clubs to GP's.
Making a difference 2002 - Extremely useful document as it sets out what the government had planned to do for reducing the workload in general practice. A highly recommended read!