News
NELFT – misplaced clinician mobile
There is an issue with the lead clinician referral mobile for the Community Treatment Team – the phone has been lost. They have a temporary number 07718 271 613.
BHRUT – Important update for GPs on dermatology
BHRUT would like to advise GPs that patients being referred will have to wait longer than 14 days to be seen for their first appointment.
Modernising cancer waiting time standards
The NHS has issued communications today to announce that they are modernising cancer waiting time standards
NEL Diabetes Workforce Education Programme
Diabetes is the fastest growing chronic health condition and equipping our workforce with the right skills and training has never been more crucial.
Staff leavers guidance: IT and Smartcard process
A reminder that practice managers should complete the GP IT leavers form and email it to the NHS North East London IT team at least three working days before a staff member’s leaving day.
NEL Long COVID 2023/24 Training Schedule for Health and Care Professionals
A dedicated online hub of resources and training for all health and care professionals working with long COVID patients in North East London.
Register with a GP surgery service, Practice webinar – 20 Sept 4.30pm – 5.30pm
NHSE are running a webinar for practice staff to learn about the benefits of the service.
COVID-19 Therapeutics for Non-Hospitalised Patients – New Pathways and Providers
Since July this year, the new provider been the Waltham Forest GP FedNet, the main referral pathway has also changed from automated identification after a positive LFT or PCR test result to self-referral.
Delivering operational resilience across the NHS this winter
Setting out the national approach to 2023/24 winter planning, and the key steps we must take together across all parts of the system to meet the challenges ahead.
London Region Health Protection Team contact number is changing
Please note that from Wednesday 30 August the London Region Health Protection Team telephone number will be changing to: 0300 […]
New national online GP registration service used by 1 in 5 practices
All NEL GP Practices have access to registering patients via the NEL Online Registration portal and are encouraged to use this standard process for registering patients and to link this process to their websites.
Becoming an Anti-Racist health & care system: an introductory workshop (Sept and Oct)
The aim is to create an inclusive culture that supports every member of staff to do their best work and thrive.
BHRUT – Gynaecology GP educational session – 16 September 2023
This event is part of the BHRUT series of monthly GP education events which is held the third Saturday of every month (excluding August).
BHR CEPN Primary Care Bulletin – 2 August 2023
Within the latest CPEN news letter your find details of a new training programmes
Webinar – Innovation to promote equality in MMR campaigns Monday 21 August, 5pm to 6.30pm
This webinar will share innovative practice to increase equality of access in MMR catch-up campaigns, including lessons from the COVID-19 vaccine rollout and opportunities to make every contact count.
Constipation in people with a learning disability
To help prevent, recognise and treat constipation in people with a learning disability.
Junior Doctors and Consultants strike (August 2023)
The British Medical Association has announced that junior doctors will take part in strike action for five days from 7am on Friday 11 August until 06.59am on Tuesday 15 August and hospital consultants will be striking on 24 and 25 August 2023.
Be Body Positive tool
Be Body Positive is an essential tool for young people, parents, carers, and professionals.
Wait well, Stay well site for patients
NHS NEL has recently launched a website for NHS patients, to help them manage their health and wellbeing, called ‘Wait well, Stay well.’
Resources to support the Data Accreditation and Improvement Incentive Scheme
The Clinical Effectiveness Group (CEG) at Queen Mary University of London has released a webinar recording and fact file to help you start work on Phase 1 of the scheme.
Havering Crest PCN celebrates first successful community health fair
Havering Crest PCN, with support from the ICB’s Communications and Engagement team, hosted their first community health fair aimed at bringing health and care services to local people in Havering.
Primary Care Antenatal Care – Important Information for Primary and Secondary Care providers
The Health and Safety Board have recently investigated a number of antenatal care cases which involved a potential key risk associated with the primary care-maternity care interface.
Havering – Experiences with Long COVID – residents and primary care professionals
LBH invite primary care professionals working in Havering to complete the survey.
Supporting patients with a learning disability and autistic people
NHSE has produced a clinical guide for frontline staff that sets out responsibilities to ensure that people with a learning disability and autistic people receive good care.
BHR – Simple Wound Care – updated site information
There have been changes to the available sites in the Simple Wound Care pilot.
NHS North East London GP and practice staff bulletin: 26 May 2023
Primary care updatesfor GPs in north east London NHS North East London GP and practice staff bulletin: 26 May 2023 […]
GP Practice and Staff Bulletin 19th May 2023
Primary care updatesfor GPs in north east London NHS North East London GP and practice staff bulletin: 19 May 2023 […]
Industrial Action – Primary Care comms
Circulation List: NEL GP Practices, NEL Place Based Primary Care Leads & NEL Primary Care Central Team On behalf of NHS […]
Streptococcus A
Dear colleagues, Please see below for the most up-to-date key information in managing Streptococcus A. This includes an update to […]
NHSE/UKHSA guidance : Group A steptococcus comms to clinicians
Dear Colleagues Please find the NHSE/UKHSA guidance on Streptococcus Group A for clinicians. NHS England » Group A streptococcus communications […]
Information Messages: SPS Using solid oral dosage form antibiotics in children
Dear Colleagues, The SPS Medicines Supply Tool offers up-to-date information on Medicines Shortages and salient medicines information. They have updated […]
Patient Safety Information: Home Enteral Feeding Prescriptions
Dear Colleagues, Please see attached important Patient Safety Information regarding delays in sending prescriptions to Fresenius Kabi Homecare (FK) for […]
Tower Hamlets – Single Point Of Access for Musculoskeletal Conditions Update
Dear Tower Hamlet GP practices, Thank you for all your efforts to make the change over to referrals via eRS […]