Londonwide LMCs' January 2020 Newsletter
                    
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| Analysis: what would the PCN DES services specifications mean for you?Dr Elliott Singer, LMC Medical Director for North East London crunches the numbers on what practices would be expected to do if the PCN DES services specifications were implemented. |  |  
 
 
| Performers List changes |  
|  | The new Primary Care Support England online service for submitting Performers List applications and changes is now live and replaces the old paper forms. |  |  
| Exciting career development opportunity for practice managers |  
|  | As part of our Practice Manager Development Project, we have teamed up with the Practice Manager Association to deliver an exciting new accredited e-learning programme, the ILM Excellence in Supporting Healthcare certificate. |  |  |  | 
| GPC regional elections | 
|  | Nominations are open for the GPC seats covering North West and South East London. Dr Michelle Drage is re-standing in North West London and Dr Pamela Martin is stepping down in South East. |  | 
| Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under | 
|  | Our BEAM to LMC mobile app, which enables you to tell us about the pressures you are under from commissioners and others, is proving popular. Make sure you check the app for push notifications. |  | 
 
 
 
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                      Thank you in advance for making space in your busy day to complete our short survey on practice workforce issues which will help us to gather insight to share with...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      We are hosting a digital round table event to discuss issues relating to expanding IT use in general practice. This is more than an information-sharing exercise with peers, it will...
                      
                   
                                  
                                  
                                  
                      
                      April saw Practice Manager Leads Forum come together for discussions, updates and networking at the first of their 2019 meetings. Presentations included: 
Cervical screening updates and issues within the...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      We are excited to announce the launch of our new Health Care Support Workers Forum (HCSW Forum) on Thursday 13 June.
It is our pleasure to invite healthcare support workers, healthcare assistants,...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      As we reported in our February 2019 newsletter, type 2 opt-outs have been replaced by the national data opt-out. This means that practices must not use the type 2...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      The Clinical Negligence Scheme General Practice (CNSGP) came into effect on 1 April 2019, meaning NHS Resolution will now settle most negligence claims against GPs undertaking NHS activities. GPs are...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      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...
                      
                   
                                  
                      
                      Several key decisions affecting members were taken at the Londonwide LMCs Board of Directors meeting in March. These included: 
Increasing the hourly honoraria rate for LMC activity by £3...