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Support for staff with Long COVID
Long COVID is a term used to describe the symptoms and effects of coronavirus that last longer than four weeks beyond the initial diagnosis.
General Practice Pay Transparency: guidance
The general practice pay transparency guidance provides information on the contractual requirement to disclose NHS earnings which was included in the GP contract from October 2021
Patient poster and digital screens in response to abuse of staff
Please find attached a poster and digital materials for patients and screens and social assets making it clear abuse of staff will never be tolerated
Boosters for health and social care workers
Colleagues in eligible frontline roles can now book their booster vaccinations through the National Booking Service (NBS)
Support for staff with Long COVID
The NHS has a range of support and services for our staff
Guidance for frontline health workers on booking their Covid-19 booster via the National Booking Service
The Covid-19 vaccination national booking service will be open for frontline health and social care staff to book a booster vaccine appointment through self-referral from today.
NHS Smartcards
Please follow the instructions on the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme (ARRS) FutureNHS workspace to correctly assign smartcards to your PCN staff.
Government consultation on mandatory vaccination of NHS staff
The government launched a consultation on 9 September on protecting patients by mandating flu and COVID-19 vaccination for frontline health and social care staff in England.
Nursing Associate Trainee of the Year Award
There continue to be opportunities for PCNs and GPs in NEL to support a staff member to join the Apprentice Nursing Associate programme.
Abuse of primary care staff and support available
If you click through this link you will find a wide variety of opportunities for support for all staff across all primary care roles and disciplines.
Staff Mental Health and Wellbeing Hubs
In response to the pandemic, mental health and wellbeing hubs have been set up to provide staff rapid access to evidence-based mental health support where needed.