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Guidance on post-COVID syndrome
Post-COVID syndrome can have an effect on people's day to day functioning and ability to return to work.
School absence note requests: for information to General Practice staff
Following joint work by the Department of Health and Social Care and the Department for Education (DfE), School Reopening Guidance issued by DfE on 22 February has reminded schools they should not encourage parents to request unnecessary medical evidence
Guidance on implementing the overseas visitor charging regulations
Following the outcome of the UK-EU negotiations and the implementation of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement, DHSC have updated the information for NHS bodies who need to make and recover hospital charges from overseas visitors.
GPhC changes to revalidation requirements between 1 May – 30 November 21
The General Pharmaceutical Council (GPhC) has announced that registrants due to submit their revalidation records between 1 May – 30 November 2021 will only need to submit a reflective account when they renew their registration during that period.
Information from GPhC for pre-registration assessment candidates
The GPhC has published a briefing note setting out the actions it is taking to ensure candidates can book onto pre-registration assessments taking place in March 2021.
Primary care benefits from national volunteer pool
GPs in Rochdale are successfully drawing down Steward Volunteers from the national pool of NHS Volunteer Responders (NHSVR) to support their vaccination sites.
Reminder to use Long COVID SNOMED CT codes
An initial set of SNOMED CT codes to support the management of the long term effects of COVID-19 were recently made available. Knowledge about Long COVID is currently limited and evolving; therefore, it is important that we increase the use of these codes where appropriate so that further insight can be gained.
Including PCN information on GP practice websites
As an increasing range of care is being delivered by practices working together in networks, including the COVID-19 vaccination programme, and it is useful to patients to know which network their practice is part of.
Human Papillomavirus home testing kits trialled in London
More than 31,000 women will be offered kits to carry out smear tests in the privacy and convenience of their own homes in a trial.
New webinars on working with people and communities in PCNs
Our webinar series for colleagues working in primary care networks continues in March. Building inclusive primary care networks in partnership with people and communities will help PCNs provide inclusive services for people and communities from the most marginalised groups, who experience the greatest health inequalities.
New Health Anchors Learning Network launched
NHS England and NHS Improvement, in partnership with The Health Foundation, have launched a new Health Anchors Learning Network (HALN).
Health and wellbeing resources
Looking after the health and wellbeing of our NHS people is vital, to allow them to continue to help their patients, colleagues and loved ones. We’ve developed a range of options to support staff health and wellbeing. The offer has been accessed over 700,000 times by people from across the NHS and has something to suit everyone