The NHS England London Region 2018/19 Enhanced Services Online Sign up is now available to all GP Practices in London and the sign up portal will be open until midnight Sunday 10 June 2018.
The online sign up for this year is being run the same as last year and will allow both practices and London Area Team to record the data accurately.
The following National Enhanced Services are available for sign up: –
For London the following Enhanced Services are also available for sign up: -
In summary, the 2018/19 Enhanced Services being offered are continuations from 2017/18 –
Extended Hours Access - the applicable guidance and audit requirements for the Extended Hours Access ES are detailed in page 55 to 60 of the 2015/16 General Medical Services (GMS) contract guidance (published March 2015; publications gateway reference: 03281). The one change as from 1st October 2017 is the requirement for practices not to close half day and to ensure the reasonable needs of patients to access essential services during core hours are met. When practices sign up on the on-line portal, you will be required to confirm these new requirements.
Learning Disabilities Health Check Scheme - the guidance and audit requirements for the learning disabilities ES remain unchanged and are set out in the 2015/16 GMS guidance. Requirements relating to 2015/16 dates in the guidance should be applied to 2018/19. The payment for each health check has been increased to £140. Information relating to coding for this is available in the Technical requirements for 2017/18.
Out of area registration: In hours urgent primary medical care (including home visits) Enhanced Service – For London this ES has been continued for 2018/19. The service specification published by NHS England for 2015/16 (publications gateway reference: 02351) remains the same and is being commissioned from 1 April 2018 to 31 March 2019. If you sign up to provide this ES, you will need to confirm your “out of area” boundaries.
Minor Surgery – For London this ES continues from previous years. To note we are now asking for practices to confirm the names and levels of their performers who provide minor surgery.
Please note:
If you have not provided any of the above enhanced services before please contact your relevant London Area Team as you may need to complete applications forms.
Also if there are any changes to your Minor Surgery provision from the previous year please contact your relevant London Area Team.
Sign up for Enhanced Services 2018/19
At the end of the sign up you will be asked for an email address. The London Area Team will use this address to confirm receipt of your submission. We aim to respond within a week of your submission.
If you do not formally sign-up for this year’s Enhanced Services and subsequently undertake the work, payment may not be made.
The Enhanced Services sign up portal will be open until midnight Sunday 10 June 2018.
Information and guidance for 2018/19 can be found here –
The 2015/16 General Medical Services (GMS) contract guidance can be found here –
See pages 55 to 60 for Extended Hours Access ES.
See pages 69 to 76 for Learning disabilities health check ES
The NHS England “Out of area registration: In hours urgent primary medical care (including home visits) Enhanced Service” specification can be found here –
If you need any further information please contact your Local Area Team: england.nel-primarycare@nhs.net
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