Londonwide LMCs' January 2020 Newsletter

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.
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Performers List changes
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The new Primary Care Support England online service for submitting Performers List applications and changes is now live and replaces the old paper forms.
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Exciting career development opportunity for practice managers
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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.
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GPC regional elections
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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.
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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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Last updated : 19 Aug 2020
Dr Michelle Drage responds to the appointment of Matthew Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care.
"Congratulations and welcome to new Health Secretary Matthew Hancock.
"I’d love...
The Pan-London Perinatal Mental Health Network are gathering information on disparities in access to, and funding for, perinatal mental health within secondary and tertiary care. This map produced by the...
Following the recent Salisbury Novichok 1 incident, Public Health England have issued interim guidance on the diagnosis and early management in organophosphate chemical incidents.
This guidance can be downloaded
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...
Londoners can now access a free online mindfulness tool via the Good Thinking website. The website signposts individuals to resources to help deal with depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia...
Since April 2016 when GPs in London and across the country declared a GP State of Emergency, our campaign has been a great success. However, we recognise that the...
The first phase of the national deployment of SNOMED CT has now taken place with approximately 20 pilot sites taking part. The wider roll-out for SystmOne GP practices will be...
Online report
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The Committee considered the increasing reliance on a range of health and care services, which are mostly...
The window for practices to complete and submit the 2017/18 NHS complaints data return closed on Friday 8 June. The BMA has previously advised that practices are under no legal...