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News Archive

1st October 2010

QOF Calculator Awareness Sessions

A booking form has been uploaded to the website to make it easy to book a space on these sessions.

21st July 2010

Chronic Medication Service (CMS)

The Scottish Government Health Directorate (SGHD) has written out to all GPs to inform them about CMS and to update them on the implementation phase underway across Scotland.

You can read this on-line on the Community Pharmacy Scotland website.

27th May 2010

2009-10 QOF Easement for PE7 & PE8

Phase 1 H1N1 vaccination programme - eligibility for easement on QOF indicators PE7 and PE8.

A declaration & claim form has been uploaded for practices recording less than 50.7% achievement continued »

6th January 2010

2009-10 H1N1 Influenza - Phases 1 and 2

A claim form and completion notes have been produced for Phase 1 claims and progress is being made with producing a Phase 2 claim form and completion notes continued »

30th November 2009

Festive Arrangements - Opening Hours & Contract Payments

Practitioner Services regional offices will be closed on continued »

18th November 2009

2008-09 Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits

The form is now available for download. You are encouraged to continued »

6th November 2009

October 2009 Aspiration Payment

The monthly aspiration payment has been increased by 1.7% from £124.64 to continued »

1st November 2009

2009-10 Seasonal Influenza Campaign

Claim forms and completion notes have been produced for this year’s campaign continued »

1st November 2009

2009 Customer Satisfaction Survey

We listened to your feedback on last year’s survey and we’ve improved this year's one to make completing the survey less onerous this year.  This includes continued »

1st September 2009

September Public Holiday

The Aberdeen and Glasgow offices will be closed on Monday 28th September 2009.

The Edinburgh office will be closed on Monday 21st Setptember 2009.

1st August 2009

New Medical Customer Services Section

The Medical Customer Services section has been launched today.

This new section of our website contains the following information that should prove useful to our medical professional customers continued »

3rd April 2009

April Public Holiday Arrangements

Practitioner Services (Medical) regional offices will be closed on Friday 10th April 2009 and Monday 13th April 2009.

14th January 2009

Statement of Financial Entitlements 2008

NHS Circular PCA(M)(2009)1 introduces a revised Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) for GMS Contractors for 2008, which has been agreed with the Scottish General Practitioners Committee and replaces the SFE introduced on 1 October 2008 continued »

21st December 2008

Festive Arrangements- Opening Hours and Contract Payments

Practitioner Services (Medical) regional offices will be closed on continued »

1st November 2008

2008-09 Influenza Campaign

The Scottish Government Health Directorate (SGHD) in consultation with the Scottish General Practice Committee (SGPC) has advised no change to continued »

1st November 2008

2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey

On 1st November 2008, Practitioner Services launched its 2008 Customer Satisfaction Survey for all Scottish GP Practices continued »

15th October 2008

QMAS Update

As you are aware, the QMAS system has effectively been switched off to 2008/09 submissions, pending a new release of software. The changes proposed for 2008/09 contain continued »

1st October 2008

2007/08 Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits

The 2007/08 Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits form will be available for download soon.

You are encouraged to continued »

1st October 2008

Statement of Financial Entitlements 2008

NHS Circular PCA(M)(2008)9 introduces a revised Statement of Financial Entitlements (SFE) for GMS Contractors for 2008, a copy of which can be found on continued »

5th September 2008

Important - Remittance Advice Sent in Error

Due to a clerical error, previously un-issued remittance advice for monthly Family Health Service (FHS) payments was created and automatically issued via email and/or fax.

This remittance advice is continued »

10th April 2008

Directed Enhanced Services - Extended Hours Access for GP Practices

Claim forms are not being produced centrally for this DES. NHS Boards are responsible for obtaining the necessary declaration(s) from GP Practices to satisfy payment verification requirements.

Payment to GP Practices will be continued »