Providing general practitioner services
Focus on out-of-hours
This guidance includes: definition of out-of-hours, informing patients of the transfer of responsibility for out-of-hours, out-of-hours funding, practices and local medical committees and procedure for handing over responsibility for out-of-hours.Access to GP services in England
This briefing paper discusses patients’ current access to GPs and proposals from both the Government and the BMA to improve access to GP services.GP - single handed GP practices
A brief description of the position of single-handed GP practices, including in relation to the new contractInnovative out-of-hours schemes
Examples of innovative out-of-hours schemes which have been identified by NHS Confederation members and considered during the new GMS contract negotiations.Eligibility to work as a GP
We have received reports that some employers are requesting sight of a JCPTGP/PMETB certificate before employing doctors.Focus on the GP Patient Survey - updated October 2007
Guidance to help GPs and Local Medical Committees (LMCs) understand the development of the GP Patient Survey (GPPS). The Survey, previously, 'The Patient Experience Survey', was introduced to measure achievement of the Access and Choice and Booking DESs, as part of the 2006/07 GMS contract review in England.Rural proofing the GMS contract report, September 2006
The General Practitioners Committee recently commissioned the Institute for Rural Health to undertake research concerning the new general medical services (GMS) contract and its impact upon rural general practice.Referrals to complementary therapists
This guidance has been produced in response to evidence of a growing interest amongst patients in the use of complementary therapies and includes the delegation and referral, referral to registered professionals, delegation to other practitioners and further reading and information.Patients with dental problems, updated February 2006
This guidance has been updated to apply to all parts of the UK and was produced by the General Practitioners Committee to clarify GPs terms of service obligations in respect of patients either requesting emergency dental treatment or asking for drugs recommended by private or NHS dentists to be prescribed under the NHS by their GP.Medical certificates and reports, July 2004
Medical certificates and reports includes information on GPs' obligations, completing the statutory certificates, information that should be provided, patient confidentiality, collaborative arrangements, non-NHS work and Schedule 4, list of prescribed medical certificates.