Londonwide LMCs' March 2019 Newsletter
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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.
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Statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care appointed
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Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.
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Template locum contract
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The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend to both practices and locums.
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Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under
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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.
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Last updated : 19 Aug 2019
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Karen Landi is a GPN at the Speedwell Practice, North Finchley, Barnet.
The Coronavirus pandemic has been very challenging at times, meaning we have had to learn to work in...
Nominations for the 2021 LMC elections are now open.
Only LMCs represent every GP practice in their area and every person working within each one. Standing for your LMC means...
New guidance issued over the last month largely relates to changes in advice around the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and licensing of the Moderna vaccine.
AstraZeneca
Lots of guidance...
