GPC Chair's News: 17 April 2020

• PPE update

• PPE media

• Identifying high risk patients and shielding

• Social distancing

• Testing of healthcare workers

• Widening access to testing sites

• Impact on GP services

• BMA COVID-19 contract for temporary engagements

• NHS111 CCAS appointments

• Returning GPs

• GP Induction and Refresher scheme and International GP Recruitment Scheme

• GP retention scheme (England)

• Death certification and verification of death

• Ethical considerations advance care planning

• JCVI statement on immunisation prioritisation

• Dispensing delivery services (England)

• Referrals to secondary care

• Laptops for use in general practice (England)

• NHS staff absence tracker

• NHS Volunteer Responders: open to referrals from health professionals

• BMA COVID-19 webpage and guidance

• Wellbeing

• Other COVID 19 resources

• Condolences

• GP bulletin

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