Practice Manager Updates - Audio & Video Podcasts and Recorded Webinars

An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs "Thanks for these wonderful podcasts! They are hugely helpful and supportive".

You can record your reflections on this form or via your learning diary here: https://www.fourteenfish.com/about/learningdiary ​​CQC are particularly keen to see any evidence of your listening and how you apply it.

Practice Manager Update - 14th September 2022

• Podcast Recording

1. The accelerated online access programme only relates to patients over the age of 16yrs. Therefore, proxy access to children’s records will not be affected by the 1st November switch on of patient records. Details on clinical system configuration for the 1st November switch on can be seen on the NHS Digital website
2. NHSE communications pack for GP practices to help with any comms to parents on childhood immunisations. They can be tailored as practices feel appropriate to supplement what they are already doing. The pack contains a range of communications materials including a template letter and text message, website copy, social media assets and FAQs.
3. Claiming financial incentives for autumn covid-19 vaccination of care home: Details of this can be found on the FutureNHS platform. ​​​​​​​A financial incentive is available up to 23rd October 2022 and to claim this teams will need to complete a short live-time survey

• PCN Managers Day – Salisbury & South Wilts Golf Club
• Annual Conference
• The Job’s Too Big - podcast
• Cycling through Fire – podcast

Practice Manager Update - 31st August 2022

• Podcast Recording
• Webinar Recording
• National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness
• If you would like to access the section on National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness only, you can listen to the podcast here and watch the webinar here

Practice Managers Update - 17th August 2022

• Podcast Recording
• Deceased patient records:
  • PCSE https://pcse.england.nhs.uk/services/medical-records/accessing-medical-records/access-to-health-records-ahr/
  • BMA https://beta-staging.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/ethics/confidentiality-and-health-records/access-to-health-records
• Glove use e-learning:
  • Via the NHS PPS Improvement Learning Site Curatr - Login (england.nhs.uk)
• Transgender/non binary guidance 

 Practice Manager Update - 3rd August 2022

• Podcast Recording
• Webinar Recording 

The attached list is the information requested by CQC prior to an inspection in a Practice in HIOW recently.  This list is an example and practices shouldn’t assume that they will automatically be asked to provide exactly the same information.

Practice Manager Update - 6th July 2022

• Podcast Recording
• Webinar Recording
• PCSE 6 Steps Retirement Guide
• National Standards of Healthcare Cleanliness 2021
• Who can issue fit notes: guidance for healthcare professionals and their employers - GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)
• The Fit Note - elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk) 
• Work and Health - elearning for healthcare (e-lfh.org.uk)
• Accreditation programme now available for general Practice Managers
• Wessex LMCs Podcasts - Patients with Learning Disabilities and the Flu Jab | Free Listening on Podbean App
• Learning Disabilities in Patients - Autism: What is our role in Primary Care? Recorded Webinar?  

Practice Manager Update - 22 June 2022

• Podcast Recording  
• BMA – Risk Assessment for GP Practices, including IPC .
• Wessex LMCs – Refugee webpage
• Wessex LMCs IG webpage – includes details on national data opt-out
• DBS - ID
• Non-emergency patient transport review

NHS Digital would like to speak to general practice staff to find out more about the current process of updating patients’ address and the process of accepting/declining a request if a patient is outside of catchment. This would be done through a 30-minute interview via Microsoft Teams. If you are interested, please email olya.zinkevica1@nhs.net to arrange a time and date that’s most convenient for you.

Future Practice Manager Updates

Our regular Practice Manager Updates will continue, on Zoom, every alternate Wednesday lunchtime 1pm to 2pm.  We will always send out a reminder email containing the link to join on the morning of the event, and also if we have to cancel or reschedule.  Please contact giselle.thornton@wessexlmcs.org.uk if you are a PM or Deputy PM and have not been receiving the regular reminders for these events.  Please Note: Once you have the link it will remain the same for all future PM Updates

Space to Thrive for Practice Managers

https://www.wessexlmcs.com/spacetothrive

The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM)

The IGPM was formed in December 2020 with the aim of being recognised as the professional body that represents all managers working within general practice in the United Kingdom. Louise Greenwood chats to the 3 IGPM reps for Wessex about what the IGPM is and how it can help Practice Managers. Listen to the podcast here