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
We continue to provide an active voice for London general practice, working with the Mayor’s Office, London Assembly and London Councils to raise awareness of the needs of GP practices...
In the last four weeks a number of guidance documents have been issued by NHS England, we have collated them here for ease of reference:
GMS contract changes...
It is important that practices submit comprehensive workforce returns by the submission date of 30 September.
It is crucial that workforce returns are as comprehensive as possible. Please include the...
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 this newsletter....
Dr Dami Adedayo is stepping down as Londonwide LMCs’ Treasurer, Board Member and as chair of Barnet LMC. We would like to thank Dami for her service to practitioners, her...
Throughout October we are launching social media videos showcasing the value of cancer care in general practice and showing how practices have been open and seeing patients throughout the pandemic. Thank...
We have submitted the following organisational response to the Distributing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and flu consultation run by the Department of Health and Social Care.
1. Temporary authorisation of...
The NHS Test and Trace app launches on 24 September. Part of the system involves businesses displaying QR codes which can be read by the app, so users can easily allow...
During summer 2020 there have been discussions about the possibility of creating new APMS contracts in areas deemed to be ‘under-doctored’ by NHS England and local commissioners. This follows on...
