RCGP North and West London events coming up
Minor surgery including DOPS refresher course – one day course: 10 February at the Medical Society of London
This one day course designed by GPs, plastic surgeons, dermatologists and GPwSIs offers training in skin lesion recognition, advanced wound closure techniques as well as DOPS assessments for those practitioners who carry out fewer than 100 procedures a year. The course is made up of nationally recognised content, designed in consultation with NHS England to allow practitioners to fulfil the requirements for the 2014 minor surgery DES. The course provides interactive sessions, one on one observational assessment and training, high tutor to delegate ratio, take home suture kit, 160 page training manual, high quality training videos and comprehensive post course online support.
Further information and booking details are here.
Men and women’s health update – one day course: 23 February at the Medical Society of London
Run by the North and West London Faculty, sponsored by Besins Healthcare, this one day course provides updates on various, including:
- Managing Erectile Dysfunction
- Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Primary Care
- Psychosexual Assessments and Referrals
- Fibroids: new perspectives, benign balls and remedies
- Background and Symptoms: impact of the menopause, symptoms and patient assessments
- HRT Prescribing
Further information and booking details are here.
Last updated : 19 Jan 2016NHS Property Services update February 2021 (24 Feb 2021)
Following a recent legal challenge by the BMA, NHS Property Services (NHSPS) may no longer rely on its charging policy as a sole legal basis to increase charges on practices...Integrated Care Systems, NHS legislation proposals and Standard Contract changes (24 Feb 2021)
Recent weeks have seen a number of NHS structural changes proposed and/or consulted on by NHSE and the Department for Health and Social Care. On 11 February the Government published...Londonwide LMCs' February 2021 Newsletter (24 Feb 2021)
...Changes to insurance cover (23 Feb 2021)
Practices are advised to check the cover provided under insurance renewals following the recent Covid-19 pandemic. We are aware that some insurers are removing cover for claims arising from pandemic...Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (CVP) - sharing the learning (18 Feb 2021)
Londonwide LMCs represents and supports GPs and their practice teams across 27 of London’s boroughs. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic we have been supporting our constituents in a...GP patient survey 2021 (02 Feb 2021)
Patients will be receiving their invitations to take part in the annual national survey about their experiences of local NHS services. The survey is sent to over a million people...EMIS update on Covid-19 vaccination notifications (27 Jan 2021)
EMIS ran a software update on 12 January which means that Covid-19 vaccination data should be automatically filed out in GP patient records. Further information and access to Covid-19 vaccinations...Paper Lloyd George envelopes to cease for first time NHS registrations (27 Jan 2021)
Since the start of January 2021 practices no longer receive a new paper Lloyd George envelope for a first time registration such as a baby or new entrants to the...Meeting London MPs (27 Jan 2021)
This month representatives from Harrow LMC, Camden LMC, Londonwide LMCs staff and local GPs met with Parliamentarians including Bob Blackman MP, Sir Keir Starmer MP and Labour’s health spokesman Jonathan...Guidance
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