Health Professionals
If you're looking for information about GPs and the NHS services they provide, visit the Public section of this web site.Good Practice
On 29th January 2010, Practitioner Services (Medical) launched a new monthly on-line publication, 'Good Practice', which is our main communication tool for sharing nation-wide information between ourselves and GP Practices.
'Good Practice' is published on the last working day of each month and is also read by staff working in NHS Boards, the Scottish Government Health Directorates, the BMA and SGPC.
- Events
- Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- 2012-13 Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Superannuation
- GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (GACS)
- Global Sum Uplift 2012-13
- Prisoner Healthcare
- Scottish Dental Clinical Effectiveness Programme (SDCEP)
- NHS Circulars
- Practitioner Services Contacts
- Events
- 2012-13 Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) Superannuation
- SPPA – Locum Superannuation Submissions
- 2012-13 Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF) Guidance
- QOF Calculator Timeline v2
- Organ Donor Registration
- Scottish Cervical Call-Recall System (SCCRS)
- GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits 2010-11 (GACS)
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- New National Home Oxygen Service
- NHS Circulars
- Practitioner Services’ Website – New PARTNERS Section Launched
- DD VAT Allowance
- GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits 2010-11
- Pneumococcal Immunisation Claims
- Prisoner Healthcare
- 2012-13 Superannuation Tiering
- Electronic Records Transfer-New KPI
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- Edinburgh Regional Office
- quality & Outcome Framework (QOF)
- Regional Office Contact Details
- QOF Calculator Timeline
- Cytology Quality Achievement Reports
- 2012 Important Dates
- 2010-11 GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (GAC)
- Evidence Retention - GMS Contract Payments
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- Payment Verification - Influenza Evidence for Over 65 and ‘At Risk’
- Scottish Public Pensions Agency – NHS Scheme
- Aspiration Adjustment Payment
- NHS Circulars
- Events
- Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA )
- Medical Record Files
- 2011 GMS Customer Satisfaction Survey
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Campaign
- QOF Records 15, 18 & 20
- Safe Haven Faxes
- NHS Circulars
- Regional Office Contact Details
- 2011 NHS Circulars Glossary
- Events
- GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits 2010-11 (GAC)
- QOF Calculator
- 2011 Customer Satisfaction Survey
- GP Clinical Summaries
- SCIMP
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign – Interim
- Festive Arrangements
- Positive Patient Identification
- NHS Circulars
- Events
- SCIMP Conference
- 2011-12 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits 2010-11 (GAC)
- Changing a Childs Surname – Parental Responsibilities (link to proforma Letter)
- Private Prescribing
- e-Statements
- NHS Circulars
Special Issue: QOF Update - October 2011
- QOF Calculator Update
- Quality & Productivity (QP) Indicators
- Recording QP Indicators
- Applying QP 3, 4 & 5 Points
- June 2012 QOF Payment
- July 2012 & August 2012
- Reporting
- Timetable
- Q&A
- Regional Office Contacts
- 2010-11 GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits (GAC)
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme 2011-12
- NHS Circulars
- Medical & Maternity Exemption Certificates
- Forthcoming Events
- Regional Office Contacts
- Website Consolidation – Action Required
- Contacting staff in Practitioner Services (Medical)
- QOF Calculator
- NHS Circulars
- QOF Calculator
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme 2011-12
- NHS Circulars
- 2010 Customer Satisfaction Survey Results
- 2011-12 Quarter 1 Financial Key Performance Results
- Changes to Regional Office addresses
- PARTNERS & DocMan Importing/Exporting
- Electronic Transfer of Prescriptions
- NHS Circulars
- e-Statements update
- Seasonal Influenza Campaign – Recovery of Interim payments
- Event Calendar
- Dispensing Doctors – Stoma contract
- Quality & Outcomes Framework - additional information for Health Boards only - no action required by Practices
- EMIS Prescribing System – Instalment Dispensing issue
- NHS Circulars
- Regional Office Contact details
- Discard of Patient Registrations
- Medical and Maternity Exemption Certificates
- Events Calendar
- Organ Donor Registrations
- Monthly Medical Payment Statements – Important Message
- Dispensing Doctors – VAT Allowance
- SNUG
- QOF Calculator
- Seasonal Influenza Campaign
- NHS Circulars
- Regional Office Contact Details
Erratum 28/04/11 11:38am - the Events Diary message has been amended to read as follows:
31st May 2011 – The interim payment made to practices in December will be recovered in May for all GP Practices who have not yet submitted a year-end or final seasonal influenza claim form for the ’65 and over’ and the ‘under 65 at risk’ categories.
We apologise for the confusion caused and wish to thank practices for bringing this to our attention.
- Monthly Medical Payment Statements - Important Message
- Events Calendar
- 2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Campaign
- GP Annual Certificates - Update
- QOF Calculator
- Prescription Charges & Certificates from 1st April 2011
- SPPA Circulars
- Regional Office Contact Details
- Maintaining & Improving Services in the current climate of Reducing Budgets
- e-Statements
- Historic Seniority Payments Minor Adjustments
- Period of Non registration with a GP Practice
- Edinburgh Regional Office
- Events Calendar
- QOF Calculator
- QOF– corrections to previous years’ additional service payments in QMAS
- NHS Circulars
- Pregnant Women Influenza Vaccination
- Amendment to the ‘Temporary Patient’ January article
- Events Calendar
- Chronic Medication Service (CMS) Update
- Medical Records and Mailroom Response to 2009 CSS
- NHS National Education for Scotland – New Payment
- QOF Calculator
- NHS Circulars
- Regional Office Contact Details
- Practitioner Services is improving
- 2010-11 Seasonal Influenza Campaign
- Global Sum Adjustment – An Apology
- Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- 2009-10 National Average Earnings
- Safe Haven Faxes
- 2010 GMS Customer Satisfaction Survey
- Regional Office Contact Details
- 2010 NHS Circulars - Glossary
- Inappropriate use of CHI Numbers
- TNT Postal Service
- Festive Arrangements – Opening Hours & Contract Payments
- Diary of Events
- 2010-2011 Seasonal Influenza Campaign
- 2009-10 GP Annual Certificate of Pensionable Profits
- NHS Circulars
- 2010 GMS Customer Satisfaction Survey
- QOF & QOF Calculator
- NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) Annual Report 2009-10
- 2009-10 H1N1 Influenza Campaign – Phase 1
- Regional Office Contact Details
- QOF Calculator
- Returning of Mail Bags
- Docman Transfers
- Dispensing Doctors
- Advertising in Good Practice
- Influenza & Pneumococcal DES
- NHS Circulars
- Payment Accuracy & Timeliness KPIs
- Regional Office Contact details
- Global Sum DDRB increases
- NHS Circulars
- Forthcoming events & deadlines
- QOF Calculator Update
- Access to Archived DocMan Records
- Regional Office Contact Details
Healthcare Conference:
Know how to keep your business healthy
- Aspiration Payments
- Guidance for submission of Temporary Resident Reports
- Regional Office Contact Details
- Prescription Pre-payment Certificates
- GP Access survey 2010-11
- Searches for Missing Medical Records
- Global Sum DDRB increases
- Advertising in Good Practice
- Payment accuracy and timeliness KPIs
- Correction to the ‘2009-10 QOF Easement Payments’ July article
- Help us to Help you
- Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- Regional Office Contact Details
- 2009-10 Quality & Outcomes Framework
- 2009-10 QOF Easement Payments
- QOF Calculator Update
- EC92A Exemption Certificates for Prescription Charges
- NHS Circulars
- Superannuation
- Regional Office Contacts
- NHS Scotland Event 7th & 8th June 2010
- Key submission dates for June 2010
- Quality & Outcomes Framework
- NHS Circulars
- Interim Flu Payments
- Regional Office Contacts
- QOF 2009-10 timeline update
- Key submission dates for May 2010
- QMAS replacement – QOF Calculator
- NHS Circulars
- Superannuation contribution deductions
- Directed Enhanced Services for 2010-11
- Revised leaflet HCS2 – A quick guide to
help with health costs - Immunisation Scotland website launch
- Transfer of GP health records & FAQs
- Key submission dates for April 2010
- Practitioner Services' strategy
- EC92A exemption certificate application
- Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- GP annual certificate of pensionable profits
- Average GP earnings for 2008-09
- NHS Circulars
- The Fit Note: support for GPs in Scotland
- Chronic Medication Service (CMS)
- Correct use of prescription forms
- Palliative Care DES
- Seasonal influenza campaign
- 'Better Together' GP experience survey
- Good Practice Launch - A Success
- Key submission dates for March 2010
- GP annual certificate of pensionable profits
- Endorsements of scripts for antiviral drugs
- Quality & Outcomes Framework (QOF)
- Changes to the QMAS website
- Hospital and non-Clinical Correspondence
- Returning Medical Records
- Osteoporosis Directed Enhanced Services
- NHS Circulars - New Medical Certificate
- Assistant Director's welcome message
- Quarter 3 financial key performance indicators
- Key submission dates
- GP annual certificate of pensionable profits
- Retention of evidence
- Quality & outcomes framework (QOF)
- Influenza campaigns
- Customer services
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