Documents and other bits & pieces

A growing list of documents, information, updates and general splurge you can download for guidance and advice.  If you feel there are things that are missing from the list or you have any difficulty opening a document, please let us know at the LMC Office and we'll see what we can do.

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 Dec '09: Guidance on the new Vetting & Barring Scheme (pdf)

 Feb '09:  Advice to pregnant women during the lambing season (pdf)

 Nov '08: Crematorium Regulations 2008 (pdf)

 Nov '08: Crematorium Medical Certificate (pdf)

 Nov '08: Crematorium Confirmation Certificate (pdf)

 Nov '08: Hepatitis B Guidance (doc)

 Oct '08: FAQs new vetting & barring scheme - final document (doc)

 Jan '08: GPC GP Newsletter January 2008 (pdf)

 Jan '08: Important news on contract negotiations - Laurence Buckman (pdf)

 Jan '08: GP GMS contract negotiations letter to the profession - Laurence Buckman (pdf)

 Jan '08: Screening Plans Misguided - BMA Press Release (pdf)

 Jan '08: PM Health Speech 07 Jan 2008 (pdf)

 Sep '07: National survey of GP opinion (pdf)

  Feb '07: DoH Impact Assessment on new 'Doctor's MoT' White Paper (pdf)

  Commission for Health Improvement Guidance (pdf)

  Consulting In The Modern World: Guidance for GPs (doc)

  Drugs Returned by Patients: Guidance for GPs (doc) 

  Freedom of Information Act - Model GP Publication Scheme (doc)

  Getting the Right Ambulance Transport for your Patients (doc)

  GMS Regulations 2004 (pdf)

  Good Practice Guidelines for Electronic Patient Records (pdf)

  GPs Whose Performance Gives Cause For Concern Diagram (pdf)

  GPs Whose Performance Gives Cause For Concern Procedure (doc)

  GPC Guidance: Minor Surgery in General Practice (pdf)

  GPC Guidance: PMS Superannuation (doc)

  GPC Guidance: Practice Nursing (pdf)

  Guidance for GPs on the Data Protection Act 1998 and Access to Medical Records (doc)

  Guidance for Payments for Vaccines (pdf)

  Guidance for Solicitors on Advising Accident Victims to Visit GPs in Personal Injury Cases (pdf)

  Guidance on Work Experience and Work Observation (pdf)

  Interface Between NHS and Private Treatment (pdf)

  Medical Information & Insurance - Joint Guidelines from the BMA and the Association of British Insurers (pdf)

  Model Policy for Consent to Examination or Treatment (pdf)

  OFT Report - The Control of Entry Regulations and Retail Pharmacy Services in the UK (pdf)

  Partnership Agreements 2006 (doc)

  Patients Presenting with Dental Pain Out of Hours (doc)

  Pension Scheme Fact Sheet for Locums (doc)

  Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV Flow-Chart (jpg)

  Post-Exposure Prophylaxis (PEP) for HIV (doc)

  Quality Standards in the Delivery of GP Out-of-Hours Services (pdf)

  Roles and Responsibilities of Those Engaged in the Delivery of GP Out-of-Hours Services (pdf)

  Suspended GP: Guidance for GPs (doc)

  UKCOSA - Welfare & Health Benefits (pdf)

  VAT Liability of Personally Administered Drugs (doc)