GPC Chair's News: 10 April 2020

The update is here

• Easter opening hours (England)

• PPE update

• PPE webinar

• Identifying highrisk patients and shielding (England)

• NHS111 isolation notes

• Advance care planning

• Request for GPs to support NHS111 CCAS

• GP preparedness update (England)

• Standard operating procedures for general practice (England)

• Testing

• GMC temporary registration expanded

• Returning GPs ID check

• Performers list changes

• Suspension of appraisal and revalidation during COVID-19 pandemic FAQs - attached

• GP trainers and employment tribunal - attached

• Remote consultations

• COVID-19 at-risk Patients data collection version 2 (England)

• GP digital estate and infrastructure - attached

• Repository for GP data

• COVID- 19 Cervical Screening Programme guidance for sample takers - attached

• Carrying over annual leave

• Temporary arrangements for dispensing doctors during current COVID-19 crisis

• Clinical negligence indemnity (England)

• DVLA medicals

• BMA COVID-19 web resources

• Other COVID-19 resources

• GPC Bulletin

• Update from BMA chair of Council Chaand Nagpaul