The Pharmacy First service builds on the NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service which has run since October 2019. The consultation service enables patients to be referred into community pharmacy for a minor illness or an urgent repeat medicine supply. The new Pharmacy First service, launched 31 January 2024, adds to the existing consultation service and […]

Provider Selection Regime. The Provider Selection Regime (PSR) is a set of rules for procuring health care services in England by organisations termed relevant authorities (NHS England, integrated care boards, NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts, local authorities and combined authorities). The PSR does not apply to the procurement of goods or non-health care services (unless as part of a ...

2023年6月14日 · Medication safety management. Version 1.1, 14 June 2023. This guidance is part of the Clinical safety section of the Good practice guidelines for GP electronic patient records.

Contents 1.1 Patient placement/assessment for infection risk 1.2 Hand hygiene 1.3 Respiratory and cough hygiene 1.4 Personal protective equipment (PPE) 1.5 Safe management of care equipment 1.6 Safe management of the care environment 1.7 Safe management of linen 1.8 Safe management of blood and body fluid spillages 1.9 Safe disposal of …

Medical examiners are senior medical doctors who are contracted to provide independent scrutiny of the causes of deaths not investigated by coroners, outside their usual clinical duties. They are trained in the legal and clinical elements of death certification processes. They have statutory responsibilities which are set out in regulations. Medical …

NHS mail. Version 1, 7 November 2022. This guidance is part of the Working in a digitally transformed NHS section of the Good practice guidelines for GP electronic patient records.

2023年2月10日 · The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) gives individuals the right of access to their personal data from any person or organisation that holds information about them. This right is commonly exercised through a ‘subject access request’ (SAR). What you need to know from a digital primary care perspective

Community health services cover a wide range of services and provide care for people from birth to the end of their life. Community health teams play a vital role in supporting people with complex health and care needs to live independently in their own home for as long as possible. Services also include health promotion […]

2025年1月7日 · Updated 13 September 2023. This update to the previous infection prevention control board assurance framework (BAF) is issued by NHS England for use by organisations to enable them to respond using an evidence-based approach to maintain the safety of patients, services users, staff and others.

Partially retire at 55 taking 100% of 1995 benefits: £13,348 a year for life: Lump sum of £44,449: Reduce hours by 50% and carry on working in the NHS, without taking a break or changing contract, and continue contributing to the pension scheme until age 60