South East Essex NHS : Information for GPs

This section has been set up specifically for GPs in south east Essex to provide useful information and links. Please bear in mind that if you do not have a clinical background, there is some terminology used in this section which is specific to clinicians.

Due to security reasons, we cannot publish some information contained within these pages directly on our public website. Therefore if you click on some links, you will find that they are held on a secure NHS site which can only be accessed if you are using a PC with an NHS connection. GPs and practice staff are able to access these pages as long as they are using an NHS connection.

We welcome your feedback. Please contact johanne.springett@see-pct.nhs.uk in our communications team if you have any comments or suggestions on the content of this section.

Vitamin D supplement advice
The Chief Medical Officers for the UK have written to health professionals via the Central Alert System regarding Vitamin D deficiency and recent cases of rickets in the UK. Please click here to read the letter.

Department of Health sets out scope of PiP implant and cosmetic surgery reviews
The Department of Health has published the terms of reference for two reviews established following the recent concerns about PIP implants. Please click here to read more.

The Essex HPU has written to clinicians regarding increased pertussis activity in England and the clinical management of pertussis. Click here to read the letter.

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH STATEMENT ON BREAST IMPLANTS AND RESPONSE TO EXPERT GROUP REPORT

The wellbeing of women who have had PiP breast implants is our main priority. That is why the Health Secretary asked an expert group – led by the NHS Medical Director, Professor Sir Bruce Keogh – to review all available evidence and data on PiP breast implants. >>read more