Londonwide LMCs' September 2018 newsletter
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How to be a dementia friendly practice
21 September is World Alzheimer's Day, Dr Aoife Keily of the Alzheimer’s Society explains how practices can be more dementia friendly.
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BMA survey of Docman problems
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The BMA are asking for practices to provide information on the volume of correspondence in their ‘unprocessed’ Docman folder and how long it will take them to go through it. Responses will be used to push for some degree of reimbursement for the additional work created through the Docman error.
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LEAD training events
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A round-up of our upcoming training events and courses for practice staff and clinicians, including day-long workshops and our blended learning courses for practice nurses, healthcare assistants and practice managers.
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Jobs board reminder
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Don’t forget our vacancies section is free to use for practices. All you need to do is complete and submit the web form and we will do the rest to get your job listing online.
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How we use your data
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In line with recent data protection legislation changes, we have updated our privacy policy which explains how we handle your personal data.
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Last updated : 17 Oct 2018
At the end of September NHS England wrote to practices and commissioners reminding them of the 2020-21 GP Contract changes and announcing announced the extension of some temporary measures introduced...
The GMC have updated their guidance in relation to consent – the guidance comes into effect on 9 November 2020 and can be accessed at the link below:
Guidance...
Amongst other things,Parliament’s Health and Social Care Select Committee called for improvements in referral handling at the primary/secondary care interface, better staff testing (including for GPs and staff) and quoted...
We provide weekly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for...
By 1 December NHS 111 will be able to book appointments at emergency departments (EDs) within all London hospitals. This will coincide with a campaign encouraging patients to contact NHS...
As part of our Practice Manager Development project, we are able to offer you an opportunity to take-up a fully...
NHS England has instructed GPs to resume the appraisal process from 1 October, although this will be in a form which is intended to reduce the amount of paperwork involved,...
As the only truly independent voice for London general practice, Londonwide LMCs continues to provide constructive challenge on behalf of GPs, nurses and the whole team in each and every...
