Bulletin 28.09.2010

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Bulletin 28.09.2010

9th Sept LMC/PCT Commissioning Event Papers

We are planning a follow up event mid November so please keep an eye on the diary dates. Below are links to all the http://www.mysurgerywebsite.co.uk/website/IGP367/files/supporting information to support the 9th Sept event. We hope to share a full summary of feedback from the facilitated groups next week but a brief overview of the outcomes shows:

  • GP consortia should be developed through PBC arrangements, ensuring that the right balance is struck between ‘local ownership and efficiency’
  • Clear desire to work together across ‘Tees’ within key principles with clear milestones being established at an early stage
  • Transition from PCT to GP consortia needs to be managed
  • Clinical commissioning starts now
  • Interim arrangements for PCTs should include explicit support for GP Commissioning
  • Central to success will be effective ‘relationship management’
  • Real concerns about losing key competencies and starting 23012/13 without a deficit

Supporting Documents

If you would like to arrange a meeting with Janice to discuss any elements of the event or GP commissioning going forward please do not hesitate to call 01642 737 627 or email janice.foster@middlesbroughpct.nhs.uk

WARNING, SCAM ALERT – European Medical Directory

A scam by any other name is still a SCAM! European Medical Directory letters are landing in practices all across Tees. The person they are addressed to vary (you may receive more than one directly to individuals) but the content is still the same – they want your money!! DO NOT SIGN AND/OR RETURN ANYTHING! You will know this scam as either European Medical Directory, Med1web or Novachannel.

Lansley Letter to GP re Commissioning

Andrew Lansley has written this letter to all GPs as part of the ongoing engagement with the profession on the White Paper proposals and to set out the next steps on commissioning. The letter discusses the responsibilities of GPs with respect to the commissioning proposals, the support GPs will receive and the organisational and governance arrangement of commissioning consortia. There has been no decision on the value of the management allowance, while the letter re-iterates that the size of consortia will not be determined centrally, and there is no pressure to form new arrangements at this stage.

Partnership Agreements

We make no apologies for mentioning this again as it is more important than ever as we move into the new age of GP consortia! We strongly recommend that GPs in partnership have a signed, written partnership agreement and seek legal and accountancy advice in doing so. Partnership Agreements reduce both financial and non-financial risk and provide a detailed framework on which the ongoing management and administration of the partnership can be based.

The BMA offers a partnership agreement drafting service exclusively for general practitioners. The service is provided by Neal Hooper, a BMA lawyer, offering high-quality legal advice and drafting, and can be accessed by calling 020 7383 6128 or emailing info.pds@bma.org.uk. To take advantage of the service at least one of the partners in your practice must be a BMA member. BMA members are entitled to the service at a competitive price of £1,500 plus VAT. Members can also take advantage of a fee of just £25 per annum plus VAT for the BMA to hold and store a final signed version of their agreement on behalf of their practice.

SFE Amendment on Learning Disability DES

The latest SFE amendment incorporates a minor feescale correction relating to the Learning Development DES (changing the fee from £50.87 to £51.08). This will have virtually no implications for GPs as it should only apply where the contractor:

  • undertakes the LD DES;
  • has been part of a practice merger since 1st April 2010, and who has not, when the merger took place, previously agreed a health check learning disabilities register in respect of all the patients of the new practice.

In addition this paragraph 7JA.25 payment is an aspiration type payment that is fully recovered when the annual payment is calculated at year end (it is a cash flow issue). We are informed by the DH that PCTs should have no difficulty in identifying these merged practices. This change will take effect from 1 October 2010.

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