Londonwide LMCs' January 2016 Newsletter now available
Londonwide LMCs Newsletter
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| Londonwide LMCs' Annual Conference: |
| We can work it out: powering up London's primary care workforce |
| The Emirates, London - 20 April 2016 - Register FREE now! |
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Apprenticeships |
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The general practice apprenticeship programme is seeking practices to participate in its latest round of placements. Practices are being offered the opportunity to take on a potential apprentice for a three day trial before committing to the annual programme.
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Primary care evidence to Health Select Committee |
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Alistair Burt MP, Community & Social Care Minister, gave evidence to the Health Select Committee, including his views on the Government’s seven-day NHS plans.
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Taking the next steps in encouraging the use of online services for patients |
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Patient Online requires patients to have electronic access to view their records, which may be challenging to implement for some practices. Dr Phil Koczan, Digital Clinical Champion for Patient Online in London, provides advice on how to best implement..
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Media round-up |
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On 18 January Londonwide LMCs' CEO, Michelle Drage spoke at a Westminster Health Forum event on the future of health in London, which was covered in GPOnline. Michelle also had an authored piece in the Huffington Post on 4 January, with a New Year’s message for London general practice. In mid-December the work of the Doctor Hickey Surgery in Westminster with the area's homeless was covered in a Guardian article, as well as a lengthy package on BBC London's evening TV news and an interview with Dr Paul O'Reilly on BBC Radio London's breakfast show. Dr O'Reilly is the chair of Westminster LMC. |
| Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month's submissions is 10 February. |
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Help needed to plan for current and future demands of general practice (22 Jul 2020)
We have important work planned for the next three months that we need your help with. If you work in London general practice in an area represented by Londonwide LMCs,2020 GP Patient Survey results (21 Jul 2020)
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The latest offer in Londonwide LMCs' free development support for practice managers, or to a nominated other member of the team who would benefit....Official studies: BAME people at increased risk from Covid-19 (24 Jun 2020)
The Government has recently released two Public Health England (PHE) reports looking into the impact of coronavirus on people from BAME backgrounds. The reports were written by Professor Kevin Fenton...Resumption of routine CQC inspections and the emergency support framework (24 Jun 2020)
The CQC will resume routine inspections of GP practices in the autumn, with no start date specified yet. Since the middle of May the CQC has been remotely monitoring practices...TFL face covering exemption (24 Jun 2020)
Since 15 June it has been mandatory for passengers over the age of 11 to wear face coverings on public transport in London, as well as in private hire vehicles. This...Guidance
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