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17th November 2020

Workload prioritisation in General Practice


The RCGP and BMA have issued new guidance on workload prioritisation during the pandemic.

The guidance on workload prioritisation details six 'response levels' for practices, depending on COVID-19 prevalence in their area. These range from 0 when the pandemic is effectively over to level 5 where prevalence is very high and practices are in an 'emergency response' state.

 

10th November 2020

Urgent preparing for general practice to contribute to a potential COVID-19 vaccination programme


The BMA General Practitioners Committee in England has now agreed with NHS England and NHS Improvement the general practice COVID-19 vaccination service which will be commissioned in line with agreed national terms and conditions as an enhanced service (ES).

 

5th November 2020

COVID-19 RESOURCES

WE ARE UPDATING INFORMATION ON A DAILY BASIS


During these unprecedented times, we know everyone is working hard to deliver care to their patients and ensure their workforces are protected too. In order to  support our members we have created a dedicated COVID19 link and resources to keep you up-to-date on the fast moving and ever changing COVID-19 guidelines and advice. We're updating the page on a daily basis as soon as we source new information, to ensure our members have easy access to the information needed.  All the latest guidance and links can be found here:

https://www.salfordandtraffordlmc.org.uk/covid-19/

We are also updating our non-COVID19 guidance page on a regular basis too. A link to the main page can be found here:

https://www.salfordandtraffordlmc.org.uk/resources/guidance/

 

26th March 2020

HOUSE OF LORDS - CORONAVIRUS BILL

EXPLANATORY NOTES


The following link is an extremely useful set of explanatory notes on the effect of the new Act. The purpose of the Coronavirus Bill is to enable the Government to respond to an emergency situation and manage the effects of a Covid-19 pandemic. 

https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/bills/lbill/58-01/110/5801110en02.htm

26th March 2020

OFFICIAL GPC INFO

FOR ALL SALFORD & TRAFFORD GPs AND PMs


Reminder: Weekly updates from the GPC can be found under the Resources section of this website under Members Only which is available to all levy paying members. Please check this area regularly for future GPC updates as these will no longer be sent out as a pdf document each week.

Please note, you will need a Google account to access. If you do not have a Google account, please register here: https://bit.ly/2GKwrxN

Once registered, or using your existing account, contact us with your gmail address via the Contact Us page to request access to the Members Only area. 

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You can also visit our CV19 page for the latest CV19 guidance.