GMS contract changes

It has been identified that all but one PMS practice in LLR is reverting to a GMS contract.

The key benefits of a GMS contract is that you are protected by a nationally agreed contract, there is no provision for termination of contract without cause and it is easier to make partnership changes without the need for a contract variation.

DATE	WORK
1st April 2015	Use GP2GP for registrations (if ‘GP2GP enabled’) Offer a proportion of appointments for online booking - if you have GPSoC approved system.   (Otherwise publish a statement of intent to provide this facility on practice website/noticeboard).
	Named GP: inform patients of their named GP at next appropriate interaction
	Avoiding Unplanned Admissions DES 2015/16 (‘slightly simpler’) Learning disability DES 2015/16 Extended hours DES 2015/16 (unchanged) Minor surgery DES 2016/16 Dementia DES 2015/16 (unchanged)
	QOF 2015/16: ·         559 points - thresholds unchanged ·         CHD 6 (quadruple treatment post MI) to cease – (10 points released) ·         CKD domain: all indicators cease except register – (26 points released) ·         12 points transferred to amended AF indicators (in recognition of new anticoagulation workload) ·         24 points transferred to DEM2 (face to face care plan in previous year)
30th September 2015	Inform patients of plans to offer them access to their medical records (coded information)
	Avoiding Unplanned Admissions DES 2015/16 - Reporting point one (of two)
31st March 2016	Practice website must include: ·         Confirmation that all registered patients now have a named GP; ·         Summary details of GP mean net earnings - average figure for all GPs in the practice. Earnings from GMS contract only (no other work such as CCG Board membership, Out of Hours shifts, dispensing income, premises income)
	Practice must provide online access to coded information in the medical record.
	Avoiding Unplanned Admissions DES 2015/16 - Reporting point two