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Patients presenting with dental problems
The number of patients seeking dental advice from their GP is increasing. This guidance informs GPs of their obligations to patients who request emergency dental treatment, or ask for an NHS prescription for drugs.
BMA guidance
Patient registration
Practices should know the rules regarding temporary residents, homeless patients, overseas visitors, the duty to give treatment, and when they can decline to register a patient.
BMA guidance
Removing patients from your practice list
Both practices and patients have the right to end a patient-doctor relationship that isn't working. We outline the reasons and procedures for removing a patient from a GP list.
BMA guidance
Communicating with patients
Guidance on communicating with patients about access to GP-held patient records.
Patient liaison group
The PLG (patient liaison group) acts as an informed patient view on matters of interest to the medical profession and to patients.
BMA committee
Sharing electronic patient records for direct patient care
The following principles are to support GP practices considering how to share patient records with other healthcare organisations.
BMA guidance