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YOUR bulletin this week is packed with:
• Information for GP Practice Staff
• Service Updates
• Updates for all Practitioners
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HSJ Partnership Awards partnership programme shortlisted
Change Please Foundation / Driving for Change, a programme partnered with ELFT and the North East London Health & Care Partnership (NELHCP), has been shortlisted in the Primary Care Project of the Year of the HSJ Partnership Awards 2023.
Driving for Change, which uses refurbished London buses to provide an all-in-one direct intervention service for people experiencing homelessness in London, is being recognised for its ground-breaking initiative in Hackney which offers mobile, informal, welcoming and open access for some of the most vulnerable members of society.
“I am incredibly proud to see recognition by the HSJ for a partnership programme making a fundamental difference to the communities we serve,” said Dr Mohit Venkataram, the Trust’s Director of Commercial Development. “Driving for Change is the first of its kind and a tremendously exciting model that is giving people experiencing homelessness pathways to potentially life-saving key services and centralised support.”
The HSJ Partnership Awards celebrate the crucial contributions of the private and third sector in strengthening the UK’s healthcare system. The awards will be held on Thursday 23 March 2023 at Evolution London.
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Fake supplier scam targeted at GP practices
RSM 30-22/23 Fake Supplier Scam Alert
There is a fake company that is invoicing GP practices with false invoices, to secure payment for printer consumables that have not been ordered/delivered. The fraudster is using a service that updates on changes to personnel to target practices where there is a new practice manager, providing invoices in the name of the predecessor. They have threatened court action for non-payment. There is no record of the company ever providing any goods, so invoices should not be paid.
Actions required:
- Review invoices for any requests from HC Consumables. Sort Code: 60-06-08 Account Number: 28284321
- Do not make payments to this company unless you know you have genuinely ordered items and received them
- Report any attempts and/ or losses to your Local Counter Fraud Service (LCFS), or the ICB LCFS
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Group A Streptococcal infections in England 2022-2023
Please see a government report on Group A Streptococcal infections: seasonal activity in England 2022-2023.
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Reminder: Education events - December 2022
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For information and action: MMR call /recall national campaign
National NHS England is planning to send out an MMR recall reminder as part of the MMR call / recall national campaign from week commencing 5 December 2022. Please see the letters below:
Continuing the digital first approach, texts will be sent to the parents of children aged 1-6 years who are eligible for, but have not yet received dose 1 and/or dose 2 of the MMR vaccine, followed by emails and letters.
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Practice Principles - survey on best ways to disseminate
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Practice Principles are designed for anyone who works with children and young people, providing a north star to help guide the way they interact and offer support. To facilitate this, Principles must be communicated effectively across multiple-sectors and organisations.
Please take this survey by Friday 9 December 2022 to give your views on what is the most effective, inclusive and meaningful way to disseminate this information.
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NEL Cancer Alliance Primary Care Update from 30 November
Please see an update from the North East London Cancer Alliance from 30 November 2022.
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Urgent safety alert issues for baby self-feeding pillow
The self-feeding pillows/prop feeders are a serious safety risk and the Office for Product Safety and Standards have issued an Urgent Safety Alert urging people to stop using them immediately.
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Polio campaign update & FAQs - Action required
There is currently a polio campaign being rolled out across London and communications regarding this will be sent to you via email from NHS England/London Immunisations Team. CQRS Local will be used so that GP practices can claim for the campaign vaccines given to their patients. These will be approved and paid for by NHS England. The usual polio vaccinations will still be pulled from your GP clinical system (GPES) for CQRS National and this will be uninterrupted.
To aid with creating a CQRS Local account, please follow the below instructions. Please contact the CQRS Service Desk with any difficulties. Their contact details can be found in the instructions.
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Serious Shortage Protocols – HRT medicines
The Serious Shortage Protocols currently in effect for Sandrena 0.5mg and 1mg gel sachets are being extended from their current end date of Wednesday 30 November 2022 until Friday 13 January 2023. However, because of an improvement in the supply situation, the SSPs in effect for Oestrogel 0.06% pump pack and Ovestin 1mg cream will ended on Wednesday 30 November 2022. Details of the changes are shown in the table below.
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For any questions regarding the SSPs, please contact the NHS Prescription Service:
Email: nhsbsa.prescriptionservices@nhsbsa.nhs.uk
Telephone: 0300 330 1349
Textphone: 18001 0300 330 1349
To access the latest information about SSPs (including supporting guidance), please visit this link.
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Medicine supply notifications for various products
Please see medicine supply notifications for various products:
- A Tier 2 acarbose 50mg and 100mg tablets
- A Tier 3 bupropion (Zyban®) 150mg modified-release tablets
DHSC and NHSE/I have launched an online Medicines Supply Tool, which provides up to date information about medicine supply issues. The contents of this MSN can now be viewed on the Tool.
The Tool also details any changes to resupply dates and updates to the entries. To access the Tool, please register with the SPS website. For any queries, please contact: DHSCmedicinesupplyteam@dhsc.gov.uk.
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Homerton fertility service update
Earlier this year, Homerton Hospital had to pause some of its fertility services due to severe staffing shortages. Over the next several months, Homerton will be restarting some of the services that were paused; namely fresh and frozen embryo transfer.
Initially, Homerton will be treating a small number of patients, gradually increasing numbers between now and spring to ensure a stable return to a full service. Patients will be clinically prioritised by the medical team.
Please do not contact Homerton to enquire about appointment statuses. The fertility centre will contact each patient when the time comes. During the period when some of Homerton's services were paused, most of the affected patients were transferred to neighbouring NHS Trust fertility centres. These patients will continue their treatments there.
Please see additional information at Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundaton Trust Fertility Centre.
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Reminder: Duty Doctor Service in C&H - the survey
City & Hackney GP Confederation is hosting its annual survey of the duty doctor service that is used by City & Hackney health and social care professionals. Read more.
The ask is for all health and social care professionals to complete an anonymous annual survey on experiences of using the duty doctor service by Monday 19 December 2022.
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Made In Hackney cooking school in Upper Clapton
Made In Hackney is a charity and community cooking school based in Upper Clapton. It will run enjoyable and relaxed cooking sessions using healthy, plant-based ingredients. Their classes are aimed to improve not only health and wellbeing, but also to support people during the cost of living crisis.
At in person classes, participants eat a full meal at the class, all ingredients are supplied and often there are leftovers or surplus fruit and veg to take home. For online classes, there is the option to collect vegetable ingredients and some extras from the cookery school. Made In Hackney teaches participants how to make tasty budget recipes, how to cook using less energy and how to source cheaper ingredients.
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Healthwatch City of London, along with MIND, the Samaritans and City of London Corporation will talk through how one can get help over the holiday period or just have a chat.
Join the Zoom meeting on Thursday 15 December 2022, 5-6pm.
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Pelvic health and wellbeing videos
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The Pelvic Health and Wellbeing videos have been launched for a few months now. Translations for these videos are now available, with more to be added. These are available on the webpage.
A promotional poster for these videos can be found here. Please feel free to use this to promote the videos in waiting rooms, clinical areas, information packs or in other appropriate areas.
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