General practice management

Guidance and services

• General medical services (GMS) contract guidance 2021 to 2022
  Guidance for GP practices on the 2021 to 2022 GMS contract agreement.
• Guidance for the General Medical Services (GMS) contract: access commitment 2022 to 2023
  Guidance for GP practices on the access commitment from GMS contract agreement for 2021 to 2022.
• Benefits of working in general practice
  Explains the benefits of working in general practice for GPs and trainees.
• General medical services contract 2019 to 2020: partnership scheme
  Guidance for general practice managers on the partnership premium scheme 2019 to 2020.
• Supplementary guidance for the General Medical Services contract Wales 2020 to 2021
  Supplementary guidance for general practice managers on the GMS access standards for 2020.
• General practice: enhanced medical services
  Specialised services provided by general medical services not covered by their GP contract.
• General Medical services (GMS) contract: patient data sets and business rules
  GPs use these to interpret data to understand how many patients meet the qualifying criteria for a health condition.
• Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework (QAIF): General Medical Services contract 2019 to 2020
  Guidance for general practice managers on the Quality Assurance and Improvement Framework 2019 to 2020.
• Welsh language in primary care
  A guide to Welsh language standards and duties for providers of primary health care services.
• Communication standards between GPs and secondary care
  How to carry out and communicate patient referrals and delegations.
• Primary care quality and delivery measures (WHC/2018/026)
  Guidance for health boards about a national portal for reporting measures.
• Communication standards between primary and secondary care (WHC/2018/014)
  Guidance for health boards and trusts on standards for communication between GPs and hospitals.
• The Primary Care (Contracted Services: Immunisations) Scheme Directions and Specification (COVID-19)
  How health boards and primary care contractors must administer COVID-19 vaccines.
• Recording of dementia read codes (WHC/2022/007)
  Guidance for medical professionals on recording read codes for memory assessments.
• Overseas visitors' eligibility to receive free primary care (WHC/021/026)
  Guidance on the circumstances allowing overseas visitors to receive free primary care.

Policy and background Includes strategy, reports, projects and assessments.

• NHS (Indemnities) (Wales) Bill
  Collection
  The Bill will enable the Welsh Ministers to make regulations to establish direct indemnity schemes.
• Statement of General Ophthalmic Services Remuneration
  Legislation
  The statement provides for general ophthalmic services payments and claims process.
• NHS Primary Medical Services Directions
  Collection
  These directions set out the legal framework under which General Practitioners operate specific services and the associated payments.
• The Directions to Local Health Boards as to the Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 2) Directions 2021
  Legislation
  Directions to local health boards on amendments to the general medical services contract.
• Primary Care Contracted Services: Immunisations (COVID-19 Vaccines) Specification
  Legislation
  Guidance for primary care contractors to administer COVID-19 vaccines from August 2021.
• The Primary Medical Services (Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunisation Scheme) (Directed Enhanced Service) (Wales) (No. 2) Directions 2021
  Legislation
  The Directions set out the requirements for the 2021 to 2022 influenza and pneumococcal immunisation programme.
• The Primary Medical Services (Influenza and Pneumococcal Immunisation Scheme) (Directed Enhanced Service) (Wales) (No. 2) (Amendment) Directions 2021
  Legislation
  The Directions enable the vaccination of frontline primary care health care workers.
• Directions to Local Health Boards as to the Statement of Financial Entitlements (Amendment) (No. 2) Directions 2022
  Legislation
  Directions to local health boards on amendments to the general medical services contract.