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July 2013
Introduction of Care.data
Vacancies
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Out-of-hours Care
Following the recent media coverage and a major debate at LMC Conference, the GPC has published a
position paper on developing out-of-hours care. This paper provides a recent history of out-of-hours care
in England and sets out the GPCs proposals for developing out-of-hours care to meet the challenges
facing the NHSs urgent care system. It is intended to provoke policy changes in the way out-of-hours
care is commissioned, delivered and supported.
The paper is appended to this edition of negotiating news but is also available on the BMA website here:
http://bma.org.uk//media/Files/PDFs/Working%20for%20change/Negotiating%20for%20the%20profession/General%
20Practitioners/GPC%20Outofhoursposition2013.pdf
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Alastair Buxton
Chairman
PSNC
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DVLA Survey
The DVLA have asked us to send a short online survey to practices on the questions about cognition that are
currently used on DVLA questionnaires.
The aim is to improve the DVLA questionnaires so that they best capture the necessary information to enable a
correct licensing decision. This survey is being undertaken to canvas the views of GPs about the red flag
questions which are currently used on DVLA questionnaires, to determine what you anticipate is the effect of
your answer to these questions on licensing decisions. The DVLA have asked for suggestions from you for
additional red flag questions the DVLA could ask which might help GPs to inform DVLA more comprehensively about your patients likely fitness to drive.
This survey is entirely voluntary but if you would like to take part the link for the survey is
https://www.snapsurveys.com/swh/surveylogin.asp?k=136731174402
Please note: you no longer need to read the NEURO2 questionnaire before you start the survey as the DVLA
have reworded the survey.
IPP Panel
Administration of the Individual Patient Placements (IPP) Panel has been transferred to the Individual Funding Requests Team. Please note that the email for all IPP applications is now
individualfundingrequests@kernowccg.nhs.uk
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Introduction of Care.data
Since April 2013 the new GPES system has been authorised to collect personal confidential data from GP systems, including patient identifiers, as part of the care.data project. Under the Health and Social Care Act 2012
practices can be required to provide such information. The objective is to try and collect all the activity data for
individual patients using their demographic identifiers which will then be stripped out when the data is made
available to potential users. As with the Summary Care Record, the default position is that data will be collected, but patients can opt out and either have the upload blocked ( add code .9Nu0 to notes) or they can allow
the upload but block the sharing of any personal data outside the national HSCIC database ( code to be released when available). See BMA advice at http://bma.org.uk/search?query=care.data
NHS England, the BMA and the RCGP have worked collaboratively to produce guidance and FAQs
http://www.england.nhs.uk/ourwork/tsd/data-info/ to support this process.
Supporting guidance from the BMA for professionals. http://bma.org.uk/-/media/Files/PDFs/Practical%
20advice%20at%20work/Ethics/Care%20data/caredataguideforgps.pdf
http://www.england.nhs.uk/2013/05/29/nhs-england-annou-tech-guide/
There have been issues with the opt out codes and we have now sourced the correct ones which are:
#9Nu0.00 and XaZ89 Dissent from secondary use of GP patient identifiable data
#9Nu1.00 and XaZ8A Withdraw dissent from secondary use of GP patient identifiable data
Are for dissent for data to leave PRACTICE to HSCIC, and
#9Nu4.00 and XaaVL Dissent from disclosure of personal confidential data HSCIC
#9Nu5.00 and XaaVM Dissent withdrawn disclosure personal confidential data HSCIC
Dispensing
Branch Surgery
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Marazion Surgery
GP Partnership 8 sessions
Due to the retirement of our Senior Partner, an opportunity has arisen for an 8 session GP Partner to join this
friendly, rural Dispensing GMS Practice. We currently have five GP partners and a list size of 7,000 patients.
The position is available from January 2014, however we would be willing to negotiate a mutually convenient
start date for the right candidate.
Marazion Surgery is in the historic seaside town of Marazion, overlooked by St Michaels Mount. West Cornwall is a rural area, with small picturesque villages, open countryside and scenic coastline.
We are a friendly, forward-looking Practice, with modern purpose-built premises:
Dispensing Practice
Paper-light
Please forward your application, with a covering letter and Curriculum Vitae to Mrs Brown by Email.
Closing date Friday 6th September
Proposed date for interviews Saturday 5th October
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