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(Current Documents published between 2009 – 2012
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Agency Workers Regulations Guidance – May 2011 (pdf, 330KB)
Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions 2010 (PDF, 251KB)
Alternative Provider Medical Services Directions 2009 (PDF, 225KB)
Ambulatory care pathways – Map of Medicine – January 2012 (html)
Analytical tools to support commissioners from the PCC – January 2012 (PDF, 634KB)
Analytical strategy for the White Paper and associated documents – 2010 (PDF, 116KB)
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Blue Book – Investing in General Practice (HTML)
Blue Book 2 – Investing in General Practice (Supporting Documentation) (HTML)
BMA survey of GP trainees’ workload and intensity of work – May 2010 (pdf, 223KB)
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Cancer – An intelligence framework for cancer – DH Gateway Ref 16920 – 13 December 2011 (PDF, 650KB)
Cancer - Tackling Cancer Inequalities – one year on – December 2011 (PDF, 3296KB)
Cervical cytology training for GPs – Letter from the DH 15 December 2011 (PDF, 748KB)
Choice of GP practice – DH Guidance for PCTs (26 January 2012) (PDF, 98KB)
Choose and Book – Learning Lessons from Local Experience (BMA, January 2009) (PDF, 149KB)
Choose and Book – Responsibilities for the correct use of C&B – Dec 2009 (PDF, 761KB)
Choosing a predictive risk model: a guide for commissioners in England from the Nuffield Trust (Nov 11) (PDF, 317KB)
Clinical Commissioning Groups and Effective Engagement – January 2012 (PDF, 43KB)
Clinical Directed Enhanced Services for GMS Contract – Guidance and audit requirements for 2011/12 (March 2011) (PDF, 185KB)
Clinical Directed Enhanced Services for GMS Contract – Guidance and audit requirements for 2010/11 (March 2010) (PDF, 612KB)
Clinical Directed Enhanced Services for GMS contract 2008/09 – March 2009 (PDF, 307KB)
Clinical Waste Self Audit Tool – Mar 2011 (doc, 128KB)
Commissioning / NHS Reform (html)
Commissioning stepped care for people with common mental health disorders – Nov 2011 (html)
Community Pharmacy Contractual Framework – Service Developments Letter – 16 August 2011 (PDF, 313KB)
Community Pharmacy Feedback form – August 2011 (PDF, 35KB)
Community Pharmacy Services – briefing for GP practices (August 2011) (PDF, 114KB)
Confidentiality Guidance from the GMC – 2009 (PDF, 288KB)
Complaints – New complaints procedure – FAQs – April 2009 (PDF, 47KB)
Complaints – The Local Authority Social Services and NHS (England) Regulations 2009 (PDF, 101KB)
Consultant involvement in commissioning – implications of the Health and Social Care Bill (No. 8 ) – March 2011 (PDF, 556KB)
Contract Implementation Guidance – DOH Document on Choice of named consultant-led team (11th October 2011) (PDF, 450KB)
Contracts Transition Data Capture Tool Guidance – DOH Instruction Guide – 10 Nov 11 (PDF, 596KB)
CQC registration for general practice: what you need to know – PCC Guidance – January 2012 (PDF, 93KB)
CQC – An introduction to registration with CQC – October 2011 (PDF, 434KB)
CQC – A briefing and introduction to registration for Primary medical services – Feb 2011 (PDF, 82KB)
CQC – Introductory letter with briefing document – February 2011 (doc, 46KB)
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Datasets and Business Rules (html)
DDRB – Doctors' and Dentists' Review Body (html)
Default Contract (PDF, 145KB)
Defining Mental Health Services (Promoting effective commissioning and supporting QIPP) (January 2012) (PDF, 1085KB)
Defining Risk Appetite and Managing Risk by CCGs and NHS Trusts (GGI Board Briefing, January 2012) (PDF, 146KB)
Department of Health Business Plan 2011-2015 (PDF, 331KB)
DES Extended Hours Access Scheme 2010 Guidance (PDF, 28KB)
Developing an outcomes-based approach in mental health (Dec 11) (PDF, 117KB)
Developing Clinical Commissioning Groups Towards Authorisation – September 2011 (PDF, 1649KB)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board – July 2011 (PDF, 1428KB)
Developing the NHS Commissioning Board Update – October 2011 (PDF, 139KB)
Directed Enhanced Services (html)
Directed Enhanced Services – Clinical Guidance for GMS Contract 2011/12 (March 2011) (PDF, 185KB)
Directed Enhanced Services – Clinical Guidance for GMS Contract 2010/11 (March 2010) (PDF, 612KB)
Directed Enhanced Services Directions (April 2011) (PDF, 84KB)
Dispute Resolution (html)
Doctors Providing Medical Care at sporting events information source – August 2011 (PDF, 354KB)
DOH Standard GMS Model contract and variation document - 21 May 2010 (PDF, 1224KB)
DOH Standard GMS Contract Variation Notice – April 2010 (PDF, 56KB)
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End of Life Care for Adults – Guidance for Commissioners (NICE Guidance CMG43) (January 2012) (html)
Ensuring Transparency & Probity (No. 10) – May 2011 (PDF, KB)
Equity and excellence – Liberating the NHS – White Paper – July 2010 (PDF, 338KB)
Ethnicity and first language recording – May 2011
Evaluation of the Experience LED Commissioning for End of Life Care Project (University of Westminster) (January 2012) (PDF, 1097KB)
Extended Hours Access – DOH Guidance – 30 March 2010 (PDF, 240KB)
Extended Hours Access Scheme 2010 Guidance (PDF, 28KB)
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Fairer Funding of GP Services (DOH Letter – April 2009) (PDF 24KB)
Firearms Guidance from the BMA Ethics Department – July 2011 (PDF, 360KB)
Firearms – BMA Evidence for the Home Affairs Committee Inquiry on Firearms Control – September 2010 (PDF, 23KB)
Fitness to Drive – DVLA document – At a glance guide to the current medical standards of fitness to drive (with April 2011 amendments)
Five guiding principles for prescribers – NPC, October 2011 (PDF, 747KB)
'Focus on' Documents from the GPC (html)
Framework Agreement between the DoH and the NHS Commissioning Board Authority (January 2012) html
Freedom of Information Act 2000, FAQs – March 2009 (PDF, 108KB)
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GMS Contract Agreement 2011/12- BMA Letter – 11 March 2011 (PDF, 61KB)
Gold Book – Statement of Financial Entitlements (html)
Good Governance for Clinical Commissioning Groups An introductory guide (NAPC/KPMG) – December 2011 (PDF, 233KB)
Good Practice Guidelines for GP electronic patient records – Version 4 (2011) (PDF, 1751KB)
GP Consortia Commissioning: Initial Observations (No. 4) – September 2010 (PDF, KB)
GP Earnings and Expenses 2009/10 (html)
GP Earnings and Expenses Enquiry 2009/10 Summarized Briefing (PDF, 146KB)
GP Patient Survey Results – National Reports and Data (html)
GP Patient Survey – Further Guidance for PCTs on QOF patient experience indicators (June 2009) (PDF, 62KB)
GP referral incentive schemes – Jan 2009 (PDF, 48KB)
GPC consortia commissioning: the key issues – September 2010 (PDF, 125KB)
GPC Response to the Department of Health working document ‘The functions of GP Consortia’ – May 2011 (PDF, 81KB)
Guidance for PCTs on QOF patient experience indicators – June 2009 (PDF, 64KB)
Guide to the Revalidation of General Practitioners – Version 6.0 – RCGP, September 2011 (pdf, 213KB)
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Health Act 2009 – C.21 (PDF, 617KB)
Health and Social Care Bill 2011 – Link to Parliament website
Health and Wellbeing Boards (No. 12) – September 2011 (PDF, 77KB)
HIV - Primary HIV Infection: knowledge amongst gay men report by the National AIDS Trust’s (NAT’s) – July 2011 (PDF, 309KB)
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Immunisation News from the DOH – July 2011 (PDF, 403KB)
Implementation of the 2010/11 GMS contract uplift – BMA Letter 8 June 2010 (PDF, 43KB)
Improving Primary Care Services (World Class Commissioning, High Quality for All) January 2009 (PDF, 1265KB)
International Comparisons of Health Outcomes – February 2011 (BMA Health Policy & Economic Research unit) (PDF, 469KB)
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Joint NHSE GPC Letter to PCTs re Prevalence (2009-10) (PDF, 35KB)
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Leadership in Clinically-led Commissioning Consortia (No. 9) – April 2011 (PDF, 81KB)
Legal overview and guidance on the commissioning proposals (No. 2) 0 September 2010 (PDF, KB)
Letter to the profession 2012/13 contract agreement – 2 Nov 2011 (PDF, 73KB)
Liberating the NHS: Developing the Healthcare Workforce From Design to Delivery – 10 January 2012 (PDF, 953KB)
Liberating the NHS: Legislative framework and next steps – 15 December 2010 (PDF, 2900KB)
LINks – Local Involvement Networks Guidance – September 2009 (PDF, 78KB)
Local Pharmaceutical Services (Essential Small Pharmacies) (Amendment) Directions 2010 (PDF, 36KB)
Local Pharmaceutical Services (Essential Small Pharmacies) (Amendment) (No. 2) Directions 2010 (PDF, 415KB)
Locum GP's: Death in Service Payments – August 2009 (pdf, 69KB)
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Making Difficult Choices – Ethical Commissioning Guidance to GPs – RCGP Ethics Committee – October 2011 (PDF, 447KB)
Medical revalidation: what employers need to know and do – NHS Employers Briefing 85 (Nov 11) (pdf, 86KB)
Migrant Health: Infectious diseases in non-UK born populations in the UK – An update to the baseline report – December 2011 (PDF, 7077KB)
Model Contract (html)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a GMS practice – Feb 2011 (pdf version, 78KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a GMS practice – Feb 2011 (word version, 109KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a Primary Care Organisation (PCO) – Feb 2011 (pdf version, 83KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a Primary Care Organisation (PCO) – Feb 2011 (word version, 96KB)
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Nataional Child Measurement Pogramme Operational Guidance For the 2011/12 school Year-NHS Guidance (PDF, 1484KB)
National Child Measurement Programme Directions 2011 (PDF, 112KB)
New Medicines Services Guidance – NHS/PSCN – November 2011 (PDF, 434KB)
NHS Commissioning Board Authority (Functions of the Authority) Directions 2011 (PDF, 90KB)
NHS Continuing Healthcare: Frequently Asked Questions – 8 Nov 2011 (PDF, 112KB)
NHS Next Stage Review (Health Committee, January 2009) (PDF, 386KB)
NHS Outcomes Framework 2012/13 (DOH) – 7 December 2011 (PDF, 237KB)
NHS Performers Lists Directions 2010 (PDF, 41KB)
NHS Reforms – Letter to all GPs – 8 December 2011 (PDF, 58KB)
NHS Reforms – Letter to the Profession – 7 October 2011 (PDF, 55KB)
NHS Standard Contract 2012/13 Guidance – 22 December 2011 – DOH Ref: 17063 (PDF, 513KB)
No Health without Mental Health, gateway 14679 (2nd February 2011) (PDF, 705KB)
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Operating Principles for Health and Wellbeing Boards – Oct 2011 (PDF, 197KB)
Overseas visitors accessing NHS primary medical services – Feb 2011 (PDF, 26KB)
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Patient Access to Medical Records – Information Report from the NHS Future Forum – 10 January 2012 (PDF, 534KB)
Patient Participation DES for GMS Contract (April 2011) Guidance and audit requirements for 2011/12-2012/13 (PDF, 191KB)
Patient Participation DES FAQs – July 2011 (NHS Employers & BMA Document) (PDF, 170KB)
PCTMS (Primiary Care Trust Medical Services (HTML)
Person-based Resource Allocation (PBRA) – Nuffield Trust website (html)
Personal Health Budgets and NHS Continuing Healthcare Discussion paper, January 2012 (PDF, 1910KB)
Personal Medical Services (PMS) Changes (HTML)
Pharmaceutical Services (Advanced Services) (Appliances) (England) Directions 2009 (PDF, 1625KB)
Planning and assurance in 2012/13 – DOH Letter – 19 December 2011 (PDF, 37KB)
Planning for contract transfer – Letter from David Flory, Deputy NHS Chief Executive – 10 Nov 2011 (PDF, 44KB)
Premises (html)
Primary Care Trusts and NHS Trusts Directions concerning decisions about drugs and other treatments 2009 (PDF, 33KB)
Primary Care Trusts and Strategic Health Authorities (Waiting Times) Directions 2010 (PDF, 115KB)
Primary Care Trusts in relation to their functions relating to primary medical services (PDF, 36KB)
Primary Care Trust Medical Services Directions:
- Primary Care Trust Medical Services Directions 2010 (PDF, 298KB)
- Primary Care Trust Medical Services (Amendment) Directions 2010 (PDF, 104KB)
- Primary Care Trust Medical Services Directions 2009 (PDF, 285KB)
Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Directions:
- Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Directions 2011 (PDF, 84KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Amendment Directions 2011 (PDF, 195KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Directions 2010 (PDF, 280KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Directed Enhanced Services) Amendment Directions 2009 (PDF, 87KB)
Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) Directions:
- Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) Directions 2011 (PDF, 906KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) Directions 2011 Supplementary Guidance (PDF, 49KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) Amendment Directions 2011 (PDF, 344KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) (Amendment) Directions 2010 (PDF, 186KB)
- Primary Medical Services (Electronic Prescription Service Authorisation) (Amendment) Directions 2009 (PDF, 43KB)
Protecting and Promoting Patients’ Interests: the role of Sector Regulation – 1 December 2011 (PDF, 841KB)
Public Health support for GP Commissioning – A joint statement from GPC and PHMC – December 2010 (PDF, KB)
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QOF Agreement 2012/13 – Nov 2011 (PDF, 26KB)
QOF Agreement 2012/13 – Summary of 2012/13 QOF Changes – Nov 2011 (PDF, 126KB)
QOF Changes and indicators 2009/10 (PDF, 32KB)
QOF – Changes to code clusters for Flu vaccine for 2010/11
QOF Datasets and Business Rules (html)
QOF Management Guide 3 (12 February 2009) (PDF, 434KB)
QOF Quality and Outcomes Framework Guidance for GMS contract 2011/12 – April 2011 (PDF, 699KB)
QOF Quality and Outcomes Framework Guidance for GMS contract 2009/10 (PDF, 406KB)
QOF Quality and Productivity (QP) Accident and Emergency Indicators Guidance for PCOs and Practices – November 2011 (PDF, 157KB)
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Raising and acting on concerns about patient safety (GMC) (12 March 2012) (PDF, KB)
Reference Costs Publication 2010-11 from the DOH (PDF, 428KB)
Referrals to complementary therapists regulated by statute – May 2009 (PDF, 45KB)
Remediation for General Practitioners – RCGP, November 2009 (pdf, 102KB)
Remediation Report from Steering Committee – December 2011 (PDF, 402KB)
Requests for disclosure of data for secondary purposes – August 2011 (pdf, 96KB)
Revalidation Information for GPs – RCGP, September 2010 (pdf, 209KB)
Revalidation: A Statement of Intent – October 2010 (pdf, 464KB)
Reviewing PMS contractual arrangements – March 2010 (PDF, 68KB)
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Safeguarding children and primary medical care DOH Letter – 3 December 2009 (PDF, 91KB)
Safer Prescribing in Prisons – RCGP & RPS – 11 Nov 2011 (PDF, 418KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a GMS practice – Feb 2011 (pdf version, 78KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a GMS practice – Feb 2011 (word version, 109KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a Primary Care Organisation (PCO) – Feb 2011 (pdf version, 83KB)
Model salaried GP contract for a GP employed by a Primary Care Organisation (PCO) – Feb 2011 (word version, 96KB)
Sale of Goodwill (HTML)
Seasonal flu vaccination programme letter from the GPC for 2011/12 – 9th Sept 2011 (PDF, 48KB)
Seasonal Influenza Immunisation Programme Consultation Review – May 2011 (PDF, 143KB)
Seasonal influenza vaccine uptake and vaccine supply – January 2011
Second Blue Book -Investing in General Practice (Supporting Documentation) (HTML)
Secretary of State Functions in the 2006 ACT as it would be amended by the Bill – August 2011 (PDF, 495KB)
Sessional GPs: GP Commissioning and impact of the NHS White Paper (No. 7) – December 2010 (PDF, 75KB)
Sessional GPs: How to set up and develop a sessional GP group (January 2012) (PDF, 80KB)
Seven Steps To Patient Safety In General Practice (NPSA, June 2009) (PDF, 464KB)
Shadow consortia: Developing and electing a transitional leadership (No. 6) (Nov 2010 – updated Apr 2011) (PDF, 347KB)
Social Care and Mental Health Indicators from the National Indicator Set – Provisional Report 2010-11 (PDF, 238KB)
Social Determinants of Health – What Doctors Can Do – BMA Guidance, October 2011 (PDF, 1054KB)
Statements of Financial Entitlements (html)
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Technical Guidance for the 2012/13 Operating Framework – 22 December 2011 (PDF, 820KB)
The ABC of general practice premises funding – abatements, business rates and cost of borrowing - January 2012 (PDF, 105KB)
The Form and Structure of GP-led commissioning consortia (No. 5) – November 2010 (PDF, KB)
The Functions of GP Commissioning Consortia: A Working Document (DOH) March 2011 (PDF, 395KB)
The Future of Practice Premises – March 2010 (PDF, 299KB)
The Governance of Consortia (No. 11) – May 2011 (PDF, 498KB)
The Integrated Approach to Planning and Assurance between DH and the NHS for 2012/13 -19th December 2011 (PDF, 201KB)
The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2012/13 (24 Nov 2011) (PDF, 792KB)
The Operating Framework for the NHS in England 2011/12 (PDF, 743KB)
The Principles of GP commissioning – A GPC statement in the context of 'Liberating the NHS (No. 1 – Jan 2010) (PDF, 858KB)
The Right Information, in the right place, at the right time (CQC Report-September 2009) (PDF, 841KB)
The Role of LMCs in supporting the development of GP consortia (No. 3) – September 2010 (PDF, 450KB)
Treatment and care towards the end of life – GMC Guidance 2010 (PDF, 522KB)
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Vaccination Programme Directions 2009 (PDF, 60KB)
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