domains. Best advice suggests that a partner might take lead responsibility for monitoring the financial interests of the Practice and the surgery premises. The Care Quality Commission require the ‘appointment’ of a Registered Manager who takes legal responsibility for any adverse findings arising from a CQC Inspection. () - Life Saving skills are required by the CQC as part of making a GP Practice ‘safe’. Training can be provided by the St John’s Ambulance Service () or the local NHS Ambulance Service. The training covers (CPR) resuscitation skills. Practices should be able to provide evidence of certification of training for all clinicians and practice staff. In addition, staff should receive a demonstration of how to use a defibrillator if one is located at the Practice. GP Practices use liquid nitrogen for the provision of minor surgery procedures. Practices need to ensure that safe practices are adopted for the transportation, delivery, storage and handling of liquid nitrogen. It is used for the treatment by freezing of various skin conditions including skin tags and viral warts. In addition to Directed National Enhanced services, local enhanced services in the past were commissioned by Primary Care Trusts. Although the NHS Commissioning Board will take responsibility for local enhanced services Clinical Commissioning Groups will set up and mange local arrangements in response to local needs and priorities. When offering, promoting and taking part in local services GPs need to be mindful of any possible conflicts of interest. ( ) The Local Medical Committee is a body looking after the professional interests of general practitioners and representing their views to local health organisations. The areas covered by LMC’s are coterminous with the boundaries of the now defunct FHSAs. GP Practices pay a Statutory Levy for the organisational expenses of an LMC. In addition, GP Practices can elect to pay a Voluntary Levy towards the costs of the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association which negotiates Doctors Pay with the Government. Since the NHS Act 1999 the LMC can also represent GP Registrars, and salaried GPs. For more information about the constitution and work of LMCs’ take a look at the BMA web site () M GP Practices are required by law to respect requests for maternity leave, along with the associated legal rights of expectant and nursing mothers to ante-natal leave and to return to work. Maternity rights will apply to female practice staff and salaried GPs. Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) may also be due to be paid to
domains. Best advice suggests that a partner might take lead responsibility for monitoring the financial interests of the Practice and the surgery premises. The Care Quality Commission require the ‘appointment’ of a Registered Manager who takes legal responsibility for any adverse findings arising from a CQC Inspection. () - Life Saving skills are required by the CQC as part of making a GP Practice ‘safe’. Training can be provided by the St John’s Ambulance Service () or the local NHS Ambulance Service. The training covers (CPR) resuscitation skills. Practices should be able to provide evidence of certification of training for all clinicians and practice staff. In addition, staff should receive a demonstration of how to use a defibrillator if one is located at the Practice. GP Practices use liquid nitrogen for the provision of minor surgery procedures. Practices need to ensure that safe practices are adopted for the transportation, delivery, storage and handling of liquid nitrogen. It is used for the treatment by freezing of various skin conditions including skin tags and viral warts. In addition to Directed National Enhanced services, local enhanced services in the past were commissioned by Primary Care Trusts. Although the NHS Commissioning Board will take responsibility for local enhanced services Clinical Commissioning Groups will set up and mange local arrangements in response to local needs and priorities. When offering, promoting and taking part in local services GPs need to be mindful of any possible conflicts of interest. ( ) The Local Medical Committee is a body looking after the professional interests of general practitioners and representing their views to local health organisations. The areas covered by LMC’s are coterminous with the boundaries of the now defunct FHSAs. GP Practices pay a Statutory Levy for the organisational expenses of an LMC. In addition, GP Practices can elect to pay a Voluntary Levy towards the costs of the General Practitioners Committee of the British Medical Association which negotiates Doctors Pay with the Government. Since the NHS Act 1999 the LMC can also represent GP Registrars, and salaried GPs. For more information about the constitution and work of LMCs’ take a look at the BMA web site () M GP Practices are required by law to respect requests for maternity leave, along with the associated legal rights of expectant and nursing mothers to ante-natal leave and to return to work. Maternity rights will apply to female practice staff and salaried GPs. Statutory Maternity Leave is 52 weeks. Statutory Maternity Pay (SMP) may also be due to be paid to
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