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Originator: NHS England Operations and Information Directorate – National Primary Care Commissioning Team

From: Dr David Geddes , Director of Primary Care Commissioning

Issue date: Originally issued on 21-Jun-2019 12:50:29. This version was issued on 21-Jun-2019 12:50:29

This alert has been issued to:
  • NHS Regional Offices

  • Clinical Commissioning Groups

Action category: Action

Title: Registration of GP Practices with the Central Alerting System

Broadcast content:
**NHS England & NHS Improvement Regional teams - please cascade this alert to all GP Practices.***

All GP practices in England are required to register to receive CAS alerts directly by 01 October 2019. 
Practices are asked to use the link below to register by no later than 13 September 2019.

In support of improving patient safety alerting system resilience for general practice, there are new contractual requirements for practices to:
  • register a practice email address with the CAS and monitor the email account to act on CAS alerts where appropriate;
  • notify the MHRA if the email address changes to ensure MHRA distribution list is updated;
  • register a mobile phone number (or several numbers) with the MHRA CAS which will only be used as an emergency back up to email for text alerts when e-mail systems are down.
Until 1 October, NHS England and NHS Improvement regional teams will continue to issue CAS alerts to general practice.

The attached alert provides further information.



Additional information: NHS Regional Teams - please cascade this alert to GP Practices only.

Alert reference: NHSE/OID/2019/001

Action underway deadline: 24-Jun-2019

Action complete deadline: 13-Sep-2019

Attachments:
Cascade to:
  • GPs


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