Collective Action - Protect our Practices, Protect our Patients Campaign

Introduction 

We would encourage Rotherham GP Practices to protect themselves, and their GP's by slowing down, putting a limit on the number of patients seen each day and making workload manageable and safe. You can just choose to implement any changes a little bit at a time and pushback on secondary to primary care workload demands.  
 

We will continue to upload useful documents and template letters below. 

Meanwhile, there is a useful webpage on the BMA website covering Safe Working in General Practice. The GPC have published 2024/25 contract guidance documents, to help you consider how best to approach the contract changes. These documents cover:

• Dispensing and prescribing

• GP data sharing and controllership

• Limited Liability Partnerships and the GMS contract

• Medical Associate Professions in General Practice

• 2024 Premises Cost Directions

• Use of enhanced access appointments

• Vaccinations and Immunisations

• Proformas and referral forms

• Spending and the PCN DES capacity and access payment funding

Useful Documents

LMC PowerPoint Slides from GP meeting of 10th July 2024

Collective Action Powerpoint for PPG

Collective Action Powerpoint for GP's

BMA PowerPoint slides to help GPs with Patient Facing communications 

BMA Advice and guidance update May 2024 

BMA - Focus on Proformas and Referral Forms 

How to switch off GP Connect 

Secondary Care Onward referral Guidance 

Med3 for Interface Work

Template Letters

Bounce Back Letter

Letter for Advice & Guidance Redirection

Letter for Declining New Shared Care Arrangements

Letter to Patients Explaining Current Workload Pressure