Londonwide LMCs March 2022 Newsletter

 

 
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March 2022 Newsletter

New GP Contract imposed

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Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, shares her views on the imposition of the 2022/23 GP Contract, following the breakdown of negotiations between NHS England and the BMA.

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Rebuild GP campaign

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A new publicity campaign calling for support to “Rebuild General Practice” launched on Monday, supported by the BMA and the GPDF.
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MP engagement, parliamentary questions and GP evidence session

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London MPs have recently asked a number of questions about general practice in the Capital, and last week the Health and Social Care select committee took evidence from GPs on workforce and workload pressures.
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Children of hepatitis B infected mothers

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New contractual requirement for additional vaccinations for children of hepatitis B infected mothers.
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Resource of the Month

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Our comments and thoughts on the measures contained in the new Contract have been gathered in this document.
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Guidance Updates

GPC newsletter
Patient record access delayed
New practice pressures tracking system
Urgent review teams
General practice contract arrangements in 2022/23

Londonwide Diary

March
24 Coronavirus death certification changes expire
29 Pension scheme update
April
01 Stress Awareness Month
07 Covid inquiry terms of reference consultation closes
07 World Health Day
08 Resilience and wellbeing Workshop
25 World Immunisation Week
29 Learning disability training
 

 

Registering patients without proof of address

Practices are required to register patients who live within a practice’s boundary, including those who cannot prove their address or provide a form of ID.

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Please feedback on the beta version of our new website

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We are modernising our website and need your help. Please feedback on the beta version when you visit our site. Look for the short survey at the bottom of each page.

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Registered nursing associate blended learning programme launched

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This programme has been developed by experienced general practice nurses and is designed for registered nursing associates (RNAs) new to the setting.

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Parliamentary activity

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The last month saw a speech by Sajid Javid focussing on personalised care, a select committee evidence session on health and a number of debates on issues affecting general practice.

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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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Media and public affairs round-up

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On 23 March Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, our Deputy CEO, responded to the Spring Statement saying that 'the absence of anything new for general practice is an insult to an already demoralised workforce'. On 23 March we showed our appreciation to people in general practice on the national day of reflection, marking two years since the first lockdown began. On 21 March Lisa appeared in a BBC London news report on violence and abuse experienced by healthcare workers. On 9 March we contributed information to GPonline on the GP premises crisis forcing practices to 'juggle desks' to fit ARRS staff. On 9 March Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, was quoted by Pulse in a piece on GP leaders fearing the erosion of continuity of care and the ‘dying’ family doctor role.

We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have an example of general practice doing something well which could make a news story please get in touch. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details here.

 
 

 

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk.
Deadline for next month's submissions is Monday 11 April
Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.

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Last updated : 13 Apr 2022

 

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