2004- General practitioners
Focus on postgraduate education after the Postgraduate Education Allowance
This guidance note covers how postgraduate education will take place and be funded after Postgraduate Education Allowance (PGEA) ceases to operate under the new GMS contract.Focus on the Quality and Outcomes Framework - update, March 2004
This guidance note is the third in a series focusing on the Quality and Outcomes Framework and has been produced by the General Practitioners Committee to help GPs and Local Medical Committees with the Quality and Outcomes Framework under the new GMS contract.Read codes for the Quality and Outcomes Framework, revised November 2004
This document gives a link to the latest version of the business rulesets including the Read codes, which support the Quality and Outcomes Framework clinical domains. Links to Read code faqs and focus on exception reporting guidance are also given.Focus on review of the Quality and Outcomes Framework, May 2004
This guidance note has been produced by the General Practitioners Committee to inform you of how the indicators within the Quality and Outcomes Framework will be reviewed whilst work is underway to establish a UK-wide Expert Review Group.GP educators to receive pay boost - press release, 5 February 2004
Press release giving details of pay boost for GP educators following negotiations between the General Practitioners Committee (GPC), the Committee of General Practice Education Directors (COGPED) and the Department of HealthGP trainers update, April 2004
GP trainers update - includes Getting in touch with GP trainers, Communication with GP trainers and GP trainers' remunerationAccess and Primary Care Access Survey questionnaire - England
Following a number of enquiries about a new question on the Primary Care Access Survey (PCAS) return for the November survey in England, which asks practices how far in advance patients are able to book an appointment with a GP, the BMA has prepared guidance on filling in the survey.BMA welcomes interim pensions uplift for GPs, 16 August 2004
Press release 16 August 2004 on the NHS Pensions Agency announcement that an interim factor of 7.2% will be used to uprate the pensions of GPs for 2003/2004Contract news, April 2004
Contract news, includes a message from chairman of the GPC, look out for your support pack, sale of goodwill, MPIG and updating contract informationFocus on cash to accruals conversion factor
Focus on cash to accruals conversion factor guidance includes what are 'cash' and accruals, background to the current situation, the current situation and advice to practicesFocus on health service body status
This guidance note has been produced by the General Practitioners Committee to help GPs and Local Medical Committees with decisions about whether to become an NHS Body under the new GMS contract, and is one of a series of guidance notes on the new contract.Focus on preparing for implementation
This guidance note has been produced by the General Practitioners Committee to help GPs and Local Medical Committees with the timetable and arrangements for implementing the new GMS contract, and is one of a series of guidance notes on the new contract. The guidance will be updated as progress is made throughout the implementation discussions and negotiations.Focus on standard and default contracts
This guidance note has been produced by the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) to explain to GPs and Local Medical Committees the arrangements for entering into default contracts, and sets out the reasons why practices should avoid entering into default contracts.Focus on superannuation contributions July 2004
This guidance note has been produced to help GPs and Local Medical Committees in understanding the new arrangements for the funding, collection and payment of employer and employee superannuation contributions.Global sum equivalent - cash to accruals conversion, 26 May 2004
Covers cash to accruals conversion, the GPC has disputed the national adjustment of cash to accruals for the global sum equivalent calcuation in england, this includes What are 'cash' and 'accruals'?, the current situation and advice to practices.GMS2 update, 19 February 2004
GMS2 update on implementation of the new GMS contract.GMS2 update, 24 April 2004
GMS2 update on the implementation of the new GMS contract.GMS2 update, 25 March 2004
GMS2 update on the implementation of the new GMS contract.GMS2 update, 3 February 2004
GMS2 update on implementation of the new contract.GMS2 update, 6 August 2004
GMS update on implementation of the new contract.GMS2 update, 8 March 2004
GMS2 update on implementation of the new GMS contract.GP registrars conference, 10 November 2004
Conference arranged by BMA Cambridge office to outline some of the many opportunities available to GP Registrars and enable them to make a more informed decision on their choice of career path.GP trainers update, January 2004
GP trainers update January 2004 Read the GP trainers update online or download as a pdf (92 k) Appraisal and revalidation Career development - proposals under the new GMS contract Communication wiGPs elect new leader - press release 15 July 2004
Press release on election of new chairman for the General Practitioners CommitteeLMC conference 2004 - chairman's speech
Speech by Dr John Chisholm to the 2004 Local Medical Committees ConferencePractice based commissioning - guidance for local medical committees, December 2004
This document helps focus local medical committees' discussions with GP constituents and primary care trusts in anticipation of further, more detailed guidance on the initiative from the Department of Health.Quality and outcomes framework, updated August 2004
Quality and outcomes framework guidance includes clinical indicators, organisational indicators, patient experience and additional services.Sale of goodwill letter, 25 March 2004
Letter to all NHS GPs from the chairman of the GPC regarding the sale of goodwill