Updated: September 2020
This is an area which is governed by both contractual and ethical perspectives. Both emphasise the need for transparency and accountability when considering accepting donations from patients.
You will all be aware of the failings of PCSE to deliver an acceptable level of support to GP practices and the lobbying that Derby and Derbyshire LMC have been doing on your behalf to try and hold NHS England and Capita to account for these failings.
In many cases this has led to significant...
This guidance is provided to assist health and care organisations to determine whether or not to share information with the police for crime related purposes. It covers circumstances where personal information must be disclosed and the legal considerations where there is no such imperative.
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Act) gives the Health and Social Care Information Centre, now known as NHS Digital and hereafter referred to by this name, statutory powers, under section 259(1), to require data from health or social care bodies, or organisations that provide health or...
The Health and Social Care Act 2012 (the Act) gives the Health and Social Care Information Centre, now known as NHS Digital and hereafter referred to by this name, statutory powers, under section 259(1), to require data from health or social care bodies, or organisations that provide health or...
Derby & Derbyshire Local Medical Committee have the pleasure to announce that we are currently working with VWV | Lawyers & Parliamentary Agents to offer FREE 40 minute legal surgery sessions for levy payers. The sessions will be held here at the LMC office on 26 November 2018 between 11:00...
What is IR35?
IR35 is an anti-tax avoidance measure introduced by the Government in April 2000. It is also known as the 'intermediaries legislation'.
It targets individuals who attempt to avoid paying employee income tax and national insurance contributions (NIC) by supplying their services...
The BMA professional fees committee has received new legal advice regarding medical note requests received from the police, which are detailed in the below information update.
The information refers to a pro forma that can be found here.
From April 2017 the NHS Litigation Authority is changing its name to NHS Resolution and launching a five year strategy underpinning the change. NHS Resolution will be more involved in incidents at an earlier stage and as part of this strategic shift has launched a new approach to the way in...
NHSE have drawn up guidance to help practices navigate their way through the process of submitting applications for contractual variation. The guidance will bring clarity to the process and help avoid any unnecessary delays in processing variations.
Please find attached an updated pro forma for practices that receive requests for medical records from the police. The original pro forma was distributed in June 2017.
Following discussions with the NPCC (National Police Chief's Council) regarding signing off we have agreed that the level of...
The chief coroner's annual report for 2016 has recently been published. The final report from the first chief coroner assesses the state of the coroner service between 2012 and 2016, and makes recommendations for the future.
GP leaders have warned that proposals to increase Care Quality Commission (CQC) fees in England by as much as seventy five per cent are 'scandalous' and will take funding away from frontline patient care.
The new fee increases for GP practices was announced today as part of a wider review of...
