Londonwide LMCs' July 2018 newsletter

July 2018 Newsletter

GP Partnership Review: London fact-finding visit

On 30 July we will be meeting with Nigel Watson, who is leading the GP Partnership Review. We have also arranged for Nigel to meet London GPs working in a variety of roles at our offices and two London practices.

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GPSOE success: TFL change taxi fees advice

Following a letter from our GP State of Emergency team, Transport for London have updated their advice, telling drivers that the fee for medicals is set at the discretion of GPs.

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New NHS England contract payments consultation

NHS England have proposed changes to the way practices are paid to reflect the difference in services offered by digital-first providers. We are seeking your views on this.

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Practice manager training programme gains CPD accreditation

Students on our new General Practice Manager (GPM) training programme will now receive up to 106 CPD points for successfully completing the programme. This is in addition to accreditation with the RCGP.

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Re-inventing Medicine round-table

On 21 August Prof Martin Marshall will be leading a round-table event at our offices in Euston, looking at how general practice can adapt.

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Resource of the Month

CQC presentation guidance

Our new guidance explains how to prepare for your presentation to the CQC inspection team.

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Guidance Updates

•	GPC news
•	Sessional GP newsletter
•	CQC Driving Improvement case studies
•	Friends and Family Test data - May 2018

Londonwide Diary

July

24	Closing date for LMC elections
25	Summarising Medical Records

August

20	Closing date for executive PA vacancy

August Summer School

01	Workshop 1: Financial implications of coding
09	Workshop 2: GP pensions
15	Workshop 3: Understanding payment methods and improving practice efficiency
22	Workshop 4: Turbo charging QOF and other enhanced services

September

12	Dementia Training

Preparing for your CQC presentation

Our new guidance on how to prepare for the presentation section of a CQC inspection is now available. Dami Akanbi from our GP support team shares some top tips.

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Also this month...

Londonwide LMCs’ free practice manager conference 2018

Our 2018 practice manager conference will take place on Thursday 22 November. The day will cover: working at scale, online services in primary care, patient engagement, data protection, working with allied health professionals, CQC and indemnity. Register your interest now.

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Subject Access Requests (SARs) in your practice

Dr Paul Cundy, ICT policy lead on the General Practitioners Committee (GPC), is gathering evidence on SARs received by practices following the introduction of the GDPR in May 2018. Please complete the short survey. Just one response per practice is required.

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Download Beam to LMC

Our Beam to LMC app helps you to tell us about the pressures you are facing from commissioners and others. Since its launch two months ago, the most popular reporting category being used is ‘dumping of tasks by hospitals’.

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Media and public affairs round-up

On 13 July Dr Michelle Drage, our Chief Executive, was quoted in the Evening Standard, responding to Donald Trump’s claims about the state of the NHS in London. On 10 July Michelle was quoted in Digital Health and Pulse responding to the appointment of Matt Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. On 28 June Michelle was quoted in Pulse, commenting on the need for more evidence on the effectiveness and financial implications of GP at Hand.

We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details of how to get support here.

All practices are now eligible to access Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group services.
If you do not wish to be part of the Buying Group please email buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk by 31 July 2018.
Practice Index are now a Buying Group provider, offering an e-learning hub covering
around 50 subjects relevant to general practice.
If you have any questions please contact Ann Ayamah on 020 3818 6250, email buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk or visit the Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group webpage.

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month's submissions is 8 August.	Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.