Londonwide LMCs' May 2021 newsletter

International Nurses Day
We celebrated IND 2021 by collecting together personal experiences from general practice nurses and asking others to highlight the contribution of their colleagues throughout the pandemic.
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Weekend e-consults
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Practices struggling with high volumes of e-consults submitted over the weekend may switch off their system and signpost to NHS 111 if they feel it is appropriate.
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Department for Health and Social Care regulation consultation
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The DHSC is currently consulting on proposals to reform the regulation of healthcare professionals. In general terms there are a number of positive proposals, particularly in relation to the proposed changes to the fitness to practise procedures.
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Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under
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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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Media and public affairs round-up
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On 17 May Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, had her message to London practices regarding the NHS England face-to-face access letter covered by the HSJ and GPOnline. On 30 April, Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell was quoted in a Pulse article on practice closure statistics, which was also widely syndicated via a press release. 21 August is Cycle to Work Day, we are collecting photos of general practice staff out and about on their bikes to highlight the importance of being active, if you would like to send us a photo please do via info@lmc.org.uk.
We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have an example of general practice doing something well which could make a news story please get in touch. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details here.
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Last updated : 23 Jun 2021
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Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, Deputy Chief Executive of Londonwide LMCs, looks at how practices can use sign-posting to community groups to encourage and support patients to fulfil their New Year’s resolutions. ...
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Please click on the links below to access the...
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and the government have released further guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other related data issues.
The ICO have published the
The NHS Long Term Plan was launched on Monday 7 January, with an additional £4.5bn promised for primary care by 2024 and a focus on practices collaborating to serve populations...
Calling all general practice managers, business managers, finance managers, operations managers, and data quality managers.
We’d like to invite you to join our Londonwide Practice Manager Forum. Previously known as...
Our main update this month concerns Rent Agreement Letters. The rest of this item re-iterates advice provided in previous premises updates, which remains relevant to practices in NHS Property Services...