Londonwide LMCs' September 2018 newsletter
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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
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