Londonwide LMCs' March 2019 Newsletter
| |
|
Improving palliative and end of life care
March is the awareness month for Marie Curie’s Daffodil campaign, Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders and Dr Simon Stockill explain how the Daffodil Standards have informed QOF changes and voluntary quality improvement standards.
|
 |
Statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care appointed
|
 |
Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.
|
|
Template locum contract
|
 |
The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend to both practices and locums.
|
|
Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under
|
 |
Our BEAM to LMC mobile app, which enables you to tell us about the pressures you are under from commissioners and others, is proving popular. Make sure you check the app for push notifications.
|
|
|
Last updated : 19 Aug 2019
The past 20 months have been an extremely stressful time for many GPs and their practice teams with a significant impact on mental health. We have continued to promote the...
We have been made aware of a supply problem with one of the major suppliers of the vacutainers used to collect blood for tests. Whilst this may not affect all...
Voting in the 2021 LMC elections closed on 27 July 2021.
The results are listed below.
Congratulations to all those GPs who have been elected. We look forward to working...
Londonwide Local Medical Committees is the membership organisation representing over 7,000 constituent NHS general practitioners and 1,200 practice teams in London. Londonwide LMCs provides pan-London leadership and shared committee services...
On 23 July 2021 NHS England and NHS Improvement and Public Health England issued a useful letter which advises people without an NHS number, including people who are migrants, how...
Elections are taking place for LMCs in Bexley, Ealing, Greenwich, Merton and Redbridge this year.
If you are a GP working in one of these LMC areas please ensure you...
Londonwide LMCs and London’s individual LMCs continue to share information about enabling patients to register for general medical services with GP practices and for Covid-19 vaccinations, regardless of immigration status...
Innovation: working together to improve health and social care for all. Full draft text of the Bill.
Timing
The Health and Care Bill received its first reading on 6 July...
