Barnet Federated GPs News – October 2024

Chair update

Dear colleagues

We are looking forward to seeing you at the pan Barnet face to face meeting on 6th November 2024, which will be an opportunity to update your level 3 safeguarding alongside our AGM.

For those shareholders who aren’t able to make it, please take a moment to review the accounts and nominate a proxy for your practice approval vote. The federation finances are in a different position to last year, after the right-sizing process we undertook last year and are now in profit.  We have also had confirmation of a continuation of the bridging service for another 18months, which further stabilises our financial security.

The next few months will bring a lot of potential changes to general practice.  The Darzi review alongside the NHS 10 year plan looks to put integrated neighborhood teams at the forefront of the next iteration – with collaborative working between social care, community trusts and primary care.  It’s difficult to know how this will look for us in general practice, and feels like a reinvention of the wheel(!), but the federation will look to engage with the ICB for the vital role of primary care in these teams.

As we go into winter, and the inevitable QOF rush, I have been reflecting on the impact of the LTC LCS in optimising our practice recall practices. Although it’s not been easy to implement (and is an ongoing process), the focus on a robust recall process to ensure our most vulnerable patients are seen regularly is something I’m feeling positive about in my practice.  Please do remember the PM forum is a valuable place to share and discuss issues and our new LTC clinical lead Dr Amanda Simmons is organising individual practice visits to support the LTC LCS.

Finally, happy Diwali to many of you who are celebrating this weekend. 

Looking forward to seeing you all on 6th November 2024 at StoneX Stadium

Anjali Gibbs 

Headlines

Bridging Service The Bridging Service has been recommissioned for a further year (October 2024 to September 2025) In addition, appointments specifically for Children and Young People will shortly resume. The Bridging Service continues to be very well utilised

Practice Support GP Sessions

As you may be aware, funded Protected Learning Time is returning. Barnet Federated GPs can offer to provide additional in hours practice support sessions to our member practices to cover your PLT as well as any ad hoc requirements.  Please find below what is on offer and how sessions run, how to make and cancel a request for support and the cost of sessions.

What is on offer and how in hours practice support sessions run:

• EMIS Community.
• Sessions are telephone appointments only with GPs working
• Appointments are 15mins. Appointments are reserved for and booked directly by the individual practice requesting the session. The practice registers the patients on Federation EMIS Community when booking an appointment.
• GPs undertaking the session liaise directly with the individual practice requesting the session using the practice’s bypass telephone number (provided by the practice).
• Face-to-face appointments required as a consequence of a telephone consultation are organised through the individual practice requesting the session.

All administrative support for processing referrals required as a consequence of a telephone consultation is provided by the individual practice requesting the session.

Please note: There is no Federation provision for face-to-face appointments or processing referrals as part of this offer.

• GPs undertaking sessions can request tests (for blood and x-ray) and generate and send discharge summaries for each consultation.
• GPs providing in hours practice support will attempt to contact the patient three times at intervals during the session and document each attempt in the patient’s notes. Where there is failed contact, GPs undertaking the session will send an Accurx message to the patient to advise to contact the practice directly to reschedule the appointment.

Cost of the session:

The total cost is £115.00/hour. This covers the cost of the GP time and Federation admin costs associated with putting on the sessions.

How to make a request:

Requests can be made using the following online form: In Hours Practice Support Request Form.  One session request per form. Meeting with requests is subject to the Federation successfully sourcing GPs to fill the sessions. The Federation will endeavour to fill sessions within practice hours but may also offer support during EA hours (18:30-21:00) as an alternative. The Federation will confirm sessions and only charge for sessions provided.

Cancelling a request:

If a practice requests a session but later finds that the session is no longer required, the practice must notify the Federation with at least 48 hours’ notice prior to the start of the session. If we do not receive this notification, the practice may still be charged for the session.

For more information and any queries, please email:  barnetfederatedgps.services@nhs.net

Support for our Practices

NCL TH Nursing & AHP Forum

Please see the NCL TH Nursing newsletter which will have gone to your nursing teams and practice managers

A number of opportunities including:

• Cervical Screening Webinar
• NCL Nursing & AHP Forum Wednesday 20th November 2024 1pm -2pm
• General Practice Nurse Trainee (GPN) EoI requests
• Student Nursing Associate Programme (SNA) EoI requests
• Infection Prevention Control Refresher Training for GP Practices (Webinar)
• CPD: Venepuncture & Cannulation
• Phlebotomy course for Nurses, Nursing Associates, AHPs and HCA’s working in primary care
• Primary care immunisation update webinar series 2024 (New dates available)
• And more!

For more information, please contact: Georgina Marsden – Barnet.cepncpd@nhs.net

Welcome to the latest edition of the NCL Primary Care Nursing Newsletter:  Click here to view the newsletter

NCL Supervision Programme: Educational Sessions & Support for General Practice Teams

The ICB has commissioned the NCL Training Hub with developing a programme based on key themes identified in the NCL Clinical Supervision Review from earlier this year.

NCL Training Hub has developed this programme to support practices by providing educational resources and workshops to address key themes from the recent review, including:

1.Understanding different roles within multi-disciplinary teams – Tuesday 12 November 2024 from 13:00 – 14:30 (NCL webinar via Teams). You can register for the session via this link: .Registration Form  

2.Enhancing teamwork within these teams – date and timing of sessions to be confirmed soon.

3.Providing and receiving feedback effectively – February 2025 – date and timing of sessions to be confirmed soon.

Each practice is eligible to receive up to £300 per workshop. To access this funding, practices must designate a main point of contract to manage the educational sessions learning and financial claims. This could be the practice manger or someone responsible for education and supervision activities within the practice.

How to register to attend the workshops

All primary care staff interested in attending the workshops must register using the link above.

Practices wishing to participate in the programme to be eligible for practice funding need to complete a separate registration form. The practice will be asked to nominate their designated practice representative on the form.

Please click on the link to register:  Registration Form

Information about the NCL Supervision Support Scheme is also available on the NCL Training Hub website:  For more information  

For more information, please contact: Mandy Claret – barnet.cepn@nhs.net

For further information on the programme, please click the buttons below:

NCL Training Hub Celebration Event

NCL Training Hub hosted a Celebration event on 15th October 2024

The Celebration Event was an opportunity for NCL Training Hub and local boroughs to showcase and highlight programmes we have been working on in the last year. Barnet Training Hub highlighted our work supporting Inclusion and Networking; spotlighting Pan Barnet Learning Events, Practice Manager Learning Groups (PMLG), our support for Care Coordinators and Personalised Care Roles and Workforce Transformation for Pharmacy including Education Sessions, Fellowships, Prescribing Clerk Training Programme, Pharmacy Technicians Apprenticeship and Pharmacy Learning Series.

For more information, please contact: Kyra Rowlatt – Kyra.rowlatt@nhs.net

Click on links below to celebrate with us!

WorkWell programme launch – new health and work service

As healthcare professionals in North Central London (Barnet, Camden, Enfield, Haringey or Islington), you understand the impact of work on a person’s health and wellbeing. WorkWell is a new health and work service and can be a partner in addressing the work-related aspects of people’s health, and the impact of health challenges on people’s ability to work.

How WorkWell supports healthcare professionals:

• Complements your care by addressing work-related health challenges
• Provides specialist support, including physiotherapy and counselling
• Offers a simple way to connect eligible people to the service

Good employment supports people’s overall health and wellbeing. By connecting eligible people to WorkWell, you’re providing them with an additional resource to improve their overall health, quality of life and pathway to good employment.

Participation is voluntary and will not affect benefits status. Participants must be 16 years of age or older.

Find out more and connect individuals to WorkWell here: 

NCL health and care or  GP Website

https://nclhealthandcare.org.uk/workwell or via the GP Website.

Please note that digital and print posters will be sent to practices in the coming weeks and we would be grateful if you could please display these so that your residents can find out more about the service.

For more information:  About WorkWell

If you are interested, please fill out the form below. A team member will be in touch within two working days. Alternatively, the team can be contacted directly by calling 0808 196 2386.

Pan Barnet Events

Thank you to all for your continued support. We really value and appreciate you making the time and effort to attend and participate. 

• The next Pan Barnet face to face event will be held on the 6th November 2024 – Safeguarding child and adult

We invite our Barnet Primary Care colleagues to our Face to Face Pan Barnet event 6^th November 12.30-3pm at StoneX stadium.

We are pleased to receive important updates from the TH, Federation AGM

We are pleased to welcome back our local safeguarding teams, led by Dr Prashant Desai, for level 3 certification in Child and Adult Safeguarding. We are happy to combine this session with the Federation AGM, led by Dr Anjali Gibbs.

For more information, please click the button:  Pan Barnet F2F Event Poster

• The following Pan Barnet will be held on MS Teams on the 4th December 2024  click here to join the meeting

For more information, please contact: barnet.cepncpd@nhs.net

Pharmacists

• 13/11/24 1pm – 2pm Barnet Pharmacy Session on NHS Type 2 Diabetes Path to Remission
• 14/11/24 9.30am – 4.30pm Building Confidence in Diabetes Care: Incretin Therapy Day
• 10/12/24 1pm – 2pm Pharmacy education session – Asthma review

Practice Managers

13/11/24 10am – 12 noon Practice Manager Learning Groups (PMLG) – Complaints

For more information contact: Georgina Marsden – barnet.cepncpd@nhs.net

Research

New Studies

ANTLER 75+

Aim: To estimate the difference in time to depressive episodes between patients who continue their antidepressant and those who are randomised to taper and withdraw from treatment.

Benefits: Remuneration of £200

Practice involvement: Database search and invitation of patients via Doc mail. (Can be coordinated remotely by BRN coordinators)

RELIEF

Aim: To assess how effective a combination inhaler containing ICS/formoterol might be in comparison to the standard blue salbutamol inhaler for symptom relief in mild asthma.

Benefits: Remuneration upwards of £3000 depending on recruitment numbers of 10 patients to the study

Practice involvement: Database search and invitation of patients, online site initiation call, GP eligibility checks, baseline and follow up assessments. (Can be coordinated remotely by BRN coordinators & delivery staff)

FAECAL CALPROTECTIN STUDY

Aim: To prospectively assess FC’s utility in primary care, the effect of stool consistency on FC performance, and to determine a suitable cut-off value.

Benefits: Remuneration of £200 + £10 per weekly EMIS database search

Practice involvement: Weekly database search and invitation of patients via Doc mail. (Can be coordinated remotely by BRN coordinators)

For expressions of interest, please contact the Barnet Research Network on nclicb.barnetresearchnetwork@nhs.net or narendra.samarasekara@nhs.net