BMA Scotland – Guide to Information Available Through the Model Publication Scheme for GP Practices
Total Page：16
File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb
BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Carnoustie Medical Group Guide to information available through the Scottish Information Commissioner’s Model Publication Scheme This guide was last updated on 24 July 2019 BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Index Section 1 Introduction Section 2 About Carnoustie Medical Group Section 3 Our functions and services Section 4 How we take decisions and what we have decided Section 5 What we spend and how we spend it Section 6 Accessing information under the scheme Section 7 Information that we may withhold Section 8 Our charging policy Section 9 Our copyright policy Section 10 Our records management and disposal policy Section 11 Feedback Section 12 Complaints Section 13 How to access information which is not available under this scheme Section 14 Classes of information BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Section 1: Introduction The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 requires Scottish public authorities to produce and maintain a publication scheme. Authorities are under a legal obligation to: Publish the classes of information they make routinely available Tell the public how to access the information and what it might cost Carnoustie Medical Group has adopted the Model Publication Scheme produced by the Scottish Information Commissioner. The scheme will be reviewed from time to time and updated in line with guidance from the Scottish Information Commissioner. You can see the model publication scheme on the Commissioner’s website at www.itspublicknowledge.info/mps or by contacting us at the address provided below. The purpose of this Guide to Information is to: • allow you to see what information is available (and what is not available) in relation to each class • state what charges may be applied • explain how you can find the information easily. • provide contact details for enquiries and to get help with accessing the information • explain how to request information we hold that has not been published. BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Section 2: About Carnoustie Medical Group General information Mrs Lynn McGowan Group Business Manager Carnoustie Medical Group Parkview Primary Care Centre Barry Road CARNOUSTIE DD7 7RB Tel: 01241 859888 Fax: 01241 852080 8 GP Partners 1 Group Business Manager 2 Salaried GPs 1 Office Manager GP Registrars 13 Administration Staff 3 Practice Nurses Pharmacist Staff 2 Health Care Assistant 11 District Nurses 1 MacMillan Nurse Attached Staff include: Podiatry Psychiatry Physiotherapy Clinical Psychology Dietician Third Sector Organisations Speech Therapy The practice opening hours are 06:45 – 18:00hrs. Out of Hours: NHS24 cover from 18:00 – 08:00 hours Monday to Friday 00:00 – 00:00 Saturday, Sunday and Public Holidays Concerns or complaints about the services we provide can be made directly to the practice Mrs Lynn McGowan, Group Business Manager or to the NHS Tayside Complaints Department, Ninewells Hospital, Dundee, DD1 9SY. Constitution This GP practice is constituted under the National Health Services (Scotland) Act 1978 and is contracted by NHS Tayside to provide primary medical services under General Medical Services Contracts) (Scotland) Regulations 2018. How the practice is run Decision making is made by the GP Partnership in conjunction with the Group Business Manager. The decision makers are: BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Dr Elaine McNaughton, M.B.Ch.B. Dundee 1981, F.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G. Dr McNaughton has been a GP Partner in the practice for more than 30 years. She was previously Deputy Chair of the Royal College of General Practitioners Scotland and a member of UK and Scottish Councils. She has many years experience in GP education having been a Programme Director for GP Specialty Training and was GP Associate Adviser with NHS Education Scotland for 20 years. Dr McNaughton remains committed to the development of the practice and to patient safety and she strongly believes in the wider benefits to patient care that can be achieved by working effectively with the extended practice-based team. She values the importance of being an experienced generalist clinician. Dr Lynda J. Morton, M.B.Ch.B. Aberdeen 1982 Dr Morton has a special interest in alternative medicine, child and women's health and family planning. Dr Morton is the clinical lead in the practice for mental health, dementia and depression. Dr Laura H Roberts, M.B.Ch.B. Dundee 1998, M.R.C.G.P., D.F.F.P. Dr Roberts is a GP Trainer and is actively involved in the teaching and training of GP learners at every stage. She has a special interest and expertise in child health. She has an interest in women's health and has qualifications in family planning services including coil and contraceptive implant insertion. Dr Roberts is also the practice lead for information technology, immunisations and diabetes. Dr Stephen B Galbraith, M.B.Ch.B. Dundee 1991, M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G. Dr Galbraith is a GP Trainer and is actively involved in teaching and training of GP learners at every level. Dr Galbraith is clinical lead in the practice for hypertension and chronic kidney disease. He has a special interest in sports medicine and joint injection. Dr Lindsey Howe, M.B.Ch.B. Dundee 2003, M.R.C.G.P., D.R.C.O.G. Dr Lindsey Howe has been a Partner in the Practice since 2007. Dr Howe is an Undergraduate Trainer for the Practice and teaches 4th and 5th year medical students. Dr Howe has a special interest and expertise in family planning and coil and contraceptive implant insertion. Outside of work, Lindsey is a keen skiier and mother of two children. BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Dr Taimur S Khan, M.B.B.S Karachi 2002, M.R.C.G.P. Dr Khan has been associated with Carnoustie Medical Group since 2006, having joined as a trainee general practitioner and then as a longterm locum. We were delighted when he joined the practice in partnership on 1 January 2011. Dr Amy Knighton, M.B.Ch.B. Dundee 2010, M.R.C.G.P., D.C.H., B.S.C (HONS) 2005 Dr Knighton first joined the practice in 2012 as a GP Registrar. She has come back, after a short period of time away, to work with us again. She has a special interest in palliative medicine and paediatric medicine, having recently finished her diploma in child health. Dr Knighton is also involved with the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) as first five lead for East Scotland and chair of the RCGP Scotland AiT and First Five committee. In her spare time she helps with a local Brownie Unit, loves to sing and bake, and volunteers each summer with 'Over the wall', a charity which gives kids with serious illness access to free summer camps. Dr Finlay Davies, M.B.Ch.B. ABERDEEN 1984, DAv.Med, D.C.H, Dip Obs, D.F.F.P., F.R.AeS Dr Davies joined the practice in 2018. Dr Davies graduated from Aberdeen University in 1984, and has been a GP since 1991. After 13 years as a partner in General Practice he spent 12 years in the RAF so is experienced in military and aviation medicine. He regards himself as a true generalist, but with a specific interest in minor surgery. Lynn McGowan, Group Business Manager, M.B.A., I.H.M and Local Coordinator (LC) for Scottish Practice Management Development Network (SPMDN) Lynn joined the practice since 2014 as Group Business Manager. Lynn is responsible for the co-ordination and management of all non-clinical aspects of the practice including strategic direction. Areas included are Personnel and Training; Teambuilding; Systems Organisation; Finance; Health and Safety; Information Management, Computing and Audit. The practice has monthly business meetings and a variety of group staff meetings throughout the year. Under our contract of services with NHS Tayside we are obligated to meet the requirements of this contract and must provide information to support this to the NHS board. The practice is audited by Practitioners Services Division under Payment Verification processes which assess that payments made to practices are correct. PSD is responsible for providing assurance to NHS boards that the payments made on their behalf to GP practices are accurate and valid. The work conducted under Payment Verification includes patient registration checks, documentary checks, trend analysis, and practice visits. BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices General practitioners have a duty of care to their patients and are registered with the General Medical Council and follow the standards and good medical practice guidelines laid down by the GMC, including the requirements set out under Duties of a Doctor in the GMC guidance, Good Medical Practice (https://www.gmc-uk.org/ethical-guidance/ethical-guidance-for-doctors/good- medical-practice). BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices Section 3: Our functions and services NHS Boards contract with GP practices to provide primary care services to patients. Carnoustie Medical Group holds a General Medical Services contract with NHS Tayside. Under this contract we provide primary medical services to patients that reside within our practice area: BMA Scotland – Guide to information available through the model publication scheme for GP practices GP contractors (Drs McNaughton, Morton, Roberts, Galbraith, Howe,Khan, Knighton and Davies) hold the contract for services with the NHS board and are responsible for fulfilling the obligations of the contract.