Clinical Guidance

This page features links to clinical guidance and articles from useful sources. Click on each item to access the article.

Private Weight Loss

Click below to access:

  • LMC guidance on dealing with private providers of weight loss injections
  • LMC template letters for practices to send to patients and providers regarding private weight loss services

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Gender Prescribing Guidance

Click below to access:

  • LMC summary of guidance on management of gender incongruence in primary care
  • Joint LMC letter regarding inappropriate requests from gender identity services

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LMC Guidance on Tasking in Clinical Systems

This guidance outlines the LMC’s position on ‘Tasks’, which is that they should not be used as a method of communicating between providers and GP practices. It includes guidance for practices on how to respond to ‘Tasks’ as a communications route from other providers. Read more.

Death Certification Guidance

Guidance on:

  • Death certification
  • The Medical Certificate of Cause of Death (MCCD)
  • The role of the Medical Examiner.

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Managing Patients’ Post-Bariatric Surgery

List of FAQs on the management and monitoring of patients who have undergone bariatric surgery.

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