We want to make sure it is as easy as possible for you to contact us about our services.
If you need to speak to PCS about any of our services then click on the blue button below to find out how to get help. Alternatively, you can book into one of our 'drop-in' sessions with Dr Andy Hilton and Nicki Doherty.
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In today's update we are covering:
- Capacity at Fairlawns Extended Access Hub is being re-deployed again to support remote consultation.
- City Taxis offering up to £10k worth of journeys for patients
- PCS owned domiciliary-care company to be first in UK to use RESTORE2 tool
- Extended Hours Service: Usage report
- CPR training for PCN staff: New dates added
- Limitation of the follow-up time for the fitting provider/practice for LARC complications. (Complete the survey)
- Cervical polyp training and HRT webinar: recording available
- Reminder: Book now for sexual health training events
- 'Drop-in' sessions for practices with PCS directors
- Booking COVID tests for your team
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Increased remote consultation capacity on Sunday morning
PCS and GP Collaborative continue to work well together to identify ways of supporting the urgent primary care system within the City, making best use of limited resources. Given the recent increased demand for remote consultations and in turn the decrease in face-to-face appointments as a result, we have agreed to continue to support GPC in providing remote consultations using our resources.
On the morning of Sunday 14th of February, the session for the GP at Flowers will now be used to support telephone consultation of non COVID-19 patients that will be released from GP collaborative triage list. All other cold and hot appointments for the GP’s at Woodhouse , Flowers and Sloan hubs will continue as usual.
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City Taxis offering up to £10k worth of journeys for patients to get to vaccination sites
City Taxis have very generously offered practices up to £10,000 worth of journeys for patients to get to network designation vaccination sites. This money is to ensure that the most vulnerable patients can get to vaccine sites.
The process of how to book these taxis is attached and as this is a finite resource we ask that you adhere to the criteria.
We are also working closely with the council who will also shortly have an offer of transport to ensure people are getting vaccinated.
For any questions please contact Sarah Chance.
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PCS owned domiciliary-care company to be first in UK to use RESTORE2 tool
As part of the work PCS is doing to improve integration of health and social care services we will be piloting the use of the RESTORE2 trial with the care at our care services company, Intercare. The pilot will initially involve patients of two GP surgeries in the City.
Intercare will be the first domiciliary-care in the country to train its team to use the award-winning tool that helps identify signs of deterioration in clients, make clinical observations, and take appropriate action. The tool has, until now, only been used in care homes.
‘RESTORE2’ helps carers to identify physical deterioration in clients, and to take appropriate measures to escalate their care. It is designed to support social care professionals to:
- Recognise when a resident may be deteriorating, or at risk of physical deterioration
- Act appropriately according to the resident’s care plan to protect and manage the resident
- Obtain a complete set of physical observations to inform escalation and conversations with health professionals
- Speak with the most appropriate health professional in a timely way to get the right support
The aim is to give this team of dedicated care professionals the confidence to monitor their client whilst waiting for a GP to review the observations they are taking. It often reduces unnecessary escalation to primary or urgent care settings and has been proven to provide better outcomes for patients.
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Extended Access Service: Usage report
Extended Access and in hours hot hubs: Usage report
Utilisation data for the period June 2020 to 31 January 2021 is below (see attached).
The variation between practices will be for a variety of reasons that cannot be assumed, we therefore encourage you to consider the population and local factors influencing variation between practices within your PCNs and are very happy to support those conversations if that is helpful
If you have any questions, please contact chris.thornton@nhs.net
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CPR training for PCN staff: New dates added
Register below for free CPR training sessions which are available to any PCN-employed staff. These sessions are provided by Primary Training Solutions.
Places are offered on a first-come first-served basis, however if your choice of date is fully booked please add your details to the waiting list and we will contact you if a place becomes available.
Please note that we continue to offer the CPR sessions 'in person' in line with national guidance. These sessions will follow the government's COVID-19 secure guidelines in full.
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Limitation of the follow-up time for the fitting provider/practice for LARC complications. (Complete the survey)
We have had some feedback that the current contract for LARC fitting is not clear regarding who the responsibility falls upon for the follow-up of long term complications. To provide clarity for fitting practices, referring practices, and patients about responsibilities we are asking for your feedback, so we can come to a consensus decision regarding this ongoing issue. The closing date for this survey is Friday 19th February 2021.
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Cervical polyp training and HRT webinar: recording available
Tuesday evening we hosted a Cervical polyp training & HRT webinar discussion for sexual health clinicians; Led by Dr Emma Park and Dr Mary Connor. This event attended by over 50 people and we would like to thank Dr Park and Dr Connor for leading such a valuable session. You can watch a recording of the event by clicking below.
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Watch here
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Reminder: Book now for sexual health training events
PCS would like to invite you to two additional virtual events with Dr Prajnasri Tracey Dibble, Associate Specialist in Sexual and Reproductive Health:
- Wednesday 10th March 2021 – IUCD Fitters Forum, 6:30pm – 7:30pm.
- Wednesday 14th April 2021- Training: Progestogen Only Contraceptive Methods - Pros and Cons - 6.30pm - 7:30pm.
The full agenda and links to register are below
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PCS 'drop-in' sessions
The PCS team is always keen to hear about anything you would like to raise with us in the way of feedback or any ideas you may have on how we might shape things going forwards.
Andy Hilton and Nicki Doherty keep a lunch time “drop in” slot available in their diary on Wednesday (Andy) and Friday (Nicki). If you would like to catch-up with them in one of those, please simply click the button below, and we will get back to you to arrange that.
Please note that these 'drop-in' sessions are in addition to the 1:1 meetings we have been arranging with practices.
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Booking COVID tests for your team
We continue to be able to turnaround the majority of PCR test in our Sheffield Community Testing Service within 24 hours. Please use this service to access COVID-19 tests for your team members.
Download: Ask staff to save the contact details so they can easily access the service when needed.
Book a test: using the button below.
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