HIV treatment for overseas visitors in England
From 1 October 2012 an amendment to the NHS (Charges to Overseas Visitors) Regulations means that HIV treatment will no longer chargeable to any overseas visitor.HIV often presents with other...
View ArticleSessional GPs in commissioning
This report surveyed sessional GPs and those involved in emerging CCGs in order to find how engaged sessional GPs are with commissioning and to find examples of best practice, models of inclusion,...
View ArticleEnd of life care: helping doctors get it right
With a review of the Liverpool Care Pathway amid reports of poor care and lack of consent, end of life care is back in the spotlight.End of life care is one of the most challenging areas of medical...
View ArticleGP practice-level outcome indicators (January 2013)
This is the third release of the GP practice-level outcome indicators drawing on data from a variety of sources to provide users with the ability to compare and contrast at GP practice level.
View ArticleNHS England announces new technical guidance to improve patient care
NHS England has published guidance for GP practices explaining how better use of anonymised patient information from general practice will help commissioners improve the quality, efficiency, and equity...
View ArticleGeneral practice prescribing data, March 2013
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has published GP practice prescribing data for March 2013.The data covers NHS prescriptions written in England and dispensed in the community in the UK....
View ArticleQOF business rules for peripheral arterial disease (v26, CTV3)
The PAD business rules v26 (CTV3) contain a code X205v for “venous insufficiency of leg” which is not actually related to peripheral arterial disease.The Health and Social Care Information Centre has...
View ArticleQOF Read codes v26 for CTV3 users
QOF Read codes v26 for 2013/14 for CTV3 users (SystmOne) are now available.
View ArticlePersonal Medical Services review
NHS England has published the arrangements it will apply to ensure the most effective use of resources for Personal Medical Services (PMS). PMS is a locally-agreed alternative to General Medical...
View ArticleGuidance to support contract changes 2014/15
NHS Employers, NHS England and the General Practitioners Committee of the BMA, have published documents to support GP practices and NHS England area teams to implement the 2014/15 contract changes.They...
View ArticleQOF business rules v28
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published v28.0 of the QOF business rules. HSCIC says that as well as business rules for QOF and enhanced services, it will publish expanded...
View ArticleRethinking value: Wigan CCG
The commissioning team at Wigan CCG came together to understand how a new approach to commissioning could deliver local benefits. In a session facilitated by PCC, the group explored how the CCG could...
View ArticleQOF read codes v30
Dr Dave Jeffery from NHS Midlands and Lancashire Commissioning Support Unit has summarised the changes to the QOF Read codes v30 for 2014/15. Exception codes for CTV3 are also available.
View ArticleQOF business rules v31.0
The Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) has published v31.0 of the QOF business rules. The updated business rules show the indicators for the 2015/16 QOF. Also available is an expanded...
View ArticleGMS contract changes 2015/16
PCC has published a summary of changes to the GP General Medical Services (GMS) contract that take effect from this month. The briefing covers changes to the core contract and enhanced services.
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