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16/05/2007
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Sept 06
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Age Discrimination
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Beds & Herts
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Age Concern's reference guide to age discrimination law
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16/05/2007
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April 06
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Age Discrimination
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Beds & Herts
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ACAS guide to Age Discrimination Regulations for employers
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16/05/2007
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April 06
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Age Discrimination
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Beds & Herts
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ACAS guide to Age Discrimination Regulations for individuals
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06/10/2006
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March 2010
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Age Discrimination
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Beds & Herts
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Link to BMA Age Equality page
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02/01/2009
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Appraisal
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Beds & Herts
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See Appraisal Page
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27/11/2009
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Carers
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Beds & Herts
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Carers UK - carer-led organisation that can provide information and contacts on all aspects of caring
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04/12/2008
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Carers
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Beds
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Carers in Bedfordshire
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04/12/2008
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Carers
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Herts
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Carers in Hertfordshire
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26/02/2010
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Oct 2008
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Children
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Parental Responsibility
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19/02/2010
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Children
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Herts
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Herts Safeguarding Children Board
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19/02/2010
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Children
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Luton
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Luton Safeguarding Children Board
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19/02/2010
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Children
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Beds
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Beds Local Safeguarding Children Board
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12/11/2008
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Children
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Herts
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Child Death Form Bs
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09/07/2008
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May 07
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Children
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Herts
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Herts Child Protection Procedures
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22/05/2008
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Children
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Beds & Herts
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Link to Every Child Matters – safeguarding children (including duties of doctors)
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22/05/2008
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Children
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Beds & Herts
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Children’s Act 2004
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01/08/2007
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Children
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Beds & Herts
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Children's Act 2004 - guidance
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14/11/2006
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June 06
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Children
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Beds & Herts
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LMC advice: Children taking part in theatre & drama groups - providing certificates
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13/08/2009
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Apr 09
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Complaints
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Beds & Herts
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New complaints process FAQs (Apr 09)
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13/08/2009
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Aug 09
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Complaints
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: NHS Complaints Procedure - England (Aug 09)
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21/11/2007
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Nov 07
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Complaints
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Beds & Herts
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Updated LMC Complaints Policy (2005)
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18/09/2009
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May 09
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Complementary Medicine
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Referrals to complementary therapists
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04/02/2008
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Jan 08
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Managing disputes with PCTs
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13/04/2007
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Apr 07
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Safeguarding patient services, maintaining cost-effectiveness
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13/04/2007
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Apr 07
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Contractual Issues for GPs
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06/10/2006
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Oct 06
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Identifying services that should not be provided by GPs
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09/08/2005
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July 05
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Phlebotomy guidance
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09/08/2005
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Feb 06
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Contractual Issues
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Financial Implications of Increasing List Size
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06/11/2006
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Oct 06
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Controlled Drugs
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Beds & Herts
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DH Guidance: Safer Management of Controlled Drugs - Destruction & Disposal
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06/11/2006
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Controlled Drugs
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Beds & Herts
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New documents published on DH website - link
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06/11/2006
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July 06
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Controlled Drugs
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Beds & Herts
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DH Guidance: Safer Management of Controlled Drugs - Prescribing
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06/11/2006
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Oct 06
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Controlled Drugs
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Beds & Herts
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DH Guidance: Safer Management of Controlled Drugs - Record-keeping
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01/10/2007
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CRB checks
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Beds & Herts
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Link to NHS Employers website re CRB checks
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01/10/2007
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CRB checks
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Beds & Herts
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Link to CRB website http://www.crb.gov.uk/
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08/12/2008
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03/11/08
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Cremation
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Ministry of Justice Cremation Regulations 2008
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22/06/2009
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June 09
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Death Certification
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Confirmation & Certification of Death (June 2009)
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07/06/2007
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Decontamination
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Beds & Herts
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DH Guidance: Decontamination of re-usable medical devices (May 07)
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11/12/2006
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Dental
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Health Checks required by GDC (Nov 06)
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22/12/2005
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Feb 06
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Dental
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance - Patients presenting with dental problems: GP responsibilities
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15/01/2010
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06/01/10
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Disability
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GPC Guidance: The Disability Discrimination Act
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13/11/2009
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12/11/09
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Dispensing
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GPC Guidance: Trading Medicines for Export
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13/03/2006
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Feb 06
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Dispensing GPs
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Beds & Herts
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GPC advice: Dispensing Doctors VAT Registration (Feb 06)
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14/11/2006
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Oct 06
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Exception Reporting
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Exception Reporting
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25/03/2010
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March 2010
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Extended Hours
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GPC Guidance: The Extended Hours Access Scheme 2010 - England
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05/05/2010
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Fees
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BMA fees guidance page
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03/07/2008
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02/07/08
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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Updated LMC letter to employers re Medical Certification of Short Term Sickness
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07/06/2007
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May 07
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Advice: Fees for prescribing pharmaceutical products
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22/01/2007
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Jan 07
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Charges to NHS patients (Jan 2007)
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22/01/2007
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Jan 07
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Message: DLA & AA report fees rise
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22/01/2007
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Jan 07
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance: Collaborative arrangements
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06/10/2006
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Fees
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Beds & Herts
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Late payments by PCTs: A User's Guide to late payment legislation
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01/06/2006
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Flu Pandemic
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Beds & Herts
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See new page: Flu Pandemic
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01/03/2009
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Mar 09
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Freedom of Information Act
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Freedom of Information Act FAQs
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01/06/2008
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April 2008
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Freedom of Information Act
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Beds & Herts
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Model Publication Scheme for General Practitioners
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05/05/2010
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Freelance & Sessional GPs
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BMA Guidance for negotiating fees for locum services in general practice
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01/01/2009
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Freelance & Sessional GPs
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Beds & Herts
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Please see additional link on our website
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06/08/2008
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April 08
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Freelance & Sessional GPs
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Beds & Herts
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BMA Guidance for Salaried GPs: Extended Hours
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Click here to open
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23/05/2008
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Nov 07
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Freelance & Sessional GPs
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Beds & Herts
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GP Returners: Guidance from GPC (updated Nov 07)
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14/06/2005
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June 05
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Freelance & Sessional GPs
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance June 2005: Improving local representation of salaried & freelance GPs
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01/01/2000
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GPC Focus on....documents
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Beds & Herts
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Focus on........documents
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23/05/2006
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April 04
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Hazardous Waste
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Beds & Herts
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Factsheet: Sharps Disposal (Issued by NHS Modernisation Agency Apr 04)
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13/07/2005
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July 05
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Hazardous Waste
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Hazardous Waste Regulations
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27/10/2009
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Nov 05
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Hepatitis B
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Beds & Herts
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GPC Guidance: Hepatitis B for Employees
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20/04/2006
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IM&T
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DH Guidance: Modernising Information Management & Technology in General Practice
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11/11/2005
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June 05
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IM&T
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GPC Good Practice Guidelines for General Practice - Electronic Records
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01/02/2002
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Feb 02
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IM&T
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GPC: Remotely held records and centralised servers
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09/11/2006
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July 06
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Incident Reporting
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LMC Guidance: Incident Reporting
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24/08/2010
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Aug 2010
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Infection Control
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NPSA guidance: cleanliness specifications
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24/08/2010
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Aug 2010
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Infection Control
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NPSA cleanliness specifications Q & As
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21/05/2003
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Insurance
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BMA: Medical Information and Insurance Joint guidelines from the British Medical Association and the Association of British Insurers
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29/11/2005
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Nov 05
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Jury Service
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BMA Guidance for medical practitioners summoned for jury service - Jury Service (Nov 05)
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09/06/2006
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April 06
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Maternity Services
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LMC Guidance: GP Maternity Services
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15/11/2007
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Nov 07
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Mental Health
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GPC letter to GPs: Mental Health Act: Code of Practice (Nov 07)
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03/10/2007
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Sept 07
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Mental Health
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BMA Guidance: Mental Capacity Act (Sept 07)
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18/04/2006
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Jan 06
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Overseas Visitors
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Treatment of Overseas Visitors - revised guidance only from the PSU (Jan 06)
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18/04/2006
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April 06
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Overseas Visitors
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GPC Guidance: Overseas visitors – who is eligible for NHS treatment? (Apr 06)
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19/05/2005
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May 05
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Overseas Visitors
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BMA Guidance: Overseas Visitors - who do you treat?
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09/02/2006
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Feb 06
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Oxygen
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Important message to practices from the BMA (Feb 06)
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09/02/2006
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Oxygen
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PCC Guidelines: Home Oxygen Therapy Service
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09/02/2006
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8 Feb 06
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Oxygen
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Latest DH information
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01/03/2006
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2006
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Partnership Agreements
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BMA Guidance: Medical Partnerships under the NHS 2006
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09/02/2006
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Feb 06
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Partnership Agreements
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GPC Guidance: Partnership Agreements
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01/03/2009
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Patient Registration
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BMA guidance: Patient Registration FAQs (March 2009
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08/01/2007
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Jan 07
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Pensions & Superannuation
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BMA Information: Pensions Dynamisation
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01/10/2007
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Performers Lists
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Link to Performers List regulations
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01/10/2007
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Performers Lists
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LMC response to Performers List Review consultation
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01/10/2007
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1 Nov 07
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Performers Lists
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Link to Performers List Review consultation
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01/04/2005
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April 2005
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Performers Lists
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GPC Guidance: Medical performers list
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27/04/2010
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Apr 2010
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Pharmacy
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The GP practice - a guide for community pharmacists and pharmacy staff
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16/03/2010
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March 2010
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PMS
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BMA Guidance: Reviewing PMS contractual arrangements
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28/03/2007
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PMS
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(see also PMS page)
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28/03/2007
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March 07
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Practice Based Commissioning
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GPC Guidance: PBC 2007-08: key issues
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28/03/2007
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March 07
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Practice Based Commissioning
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GPC Guidance: PBC 2007-08: detailed analysis of policy and guidelines
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06/10/2006
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Aug 06
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Practice Based Commissioning
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DH commissioning framework - GPC summary-analysis
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06/10/2006
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Aug 06
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Practice Based Commissioning
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DH summary of commissioning framework re PBC - PDF
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23/05/2006
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April 06
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Practice Based Commissioning
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GPC Guidance: PBC Consortium Working
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09/02/2006
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26 Jan 06
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Practice Based Commissioning
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PbC Technical Guidance from the DH: Achieving universal coverage
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12/01/2005
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Practice Based Commissioning
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DoH Paper: Practice Based Commissioning
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Practice Based Commissioning
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(see also PbC page)
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12/02/2010
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Jan 2010
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Practice Boundaries
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Reforming general practice boundaries
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