In this edition:
- National contract variation & collective action
- QOF OB005 obesity indicator
- Local quality contract update
- Patient-friendly outpatient referral letter
- Gynaecology referral pathways
- GP feedback & alert form
- Primary-secondary care interface issues
- Shared records information governance
- Professional fees update: safeguarding
Sefton LMC has prepared the following video to demonstrate how our new ‘GP Feedback & Alert Form’ integrates into EMIS & can be sent to other healthcare providers using AccuRx:
https://1drv.ms/v/c/e823a2f526e0502e/IQALsP1FDUHHR6xP_53-TJRmAbG0umk09aAOWJHp0U8rVVE
This form has been designed to replace any other forms or template letters in circulation, which are currently used to alert or pass back unsatisfactory transfers of care to other heathcare providers. We hope that by making the process of doing this quicker & easier, & by passing things back to other healthcare providers more consistently, it will be better for all concerned; especially patients.
We would also recommend sending a template AccuRx message to the patient, advising them what you have done & encouraging them to contact the other healthcare provider if they do not hear from them within x days, as an additional safety net.
We are hoping that the information facilitators will be able to upload the form & the protocol to practice systems in time for 1st November. Thank you for your support with this initiative – if you have any questions, please drop us a line.
Kind regards,
DR DAVID L. SMITH