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
Nominations are open for the round of GPC regional elections to cover terms from 2017-20, in London two seats are up for election:
Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith and...
NHS England has just published new guidance on managing conflicts of interest which comes into effect from 1 June 2017.
The guidance aims to:
Introduce common principles and rules...
Londonwide LMCs has been invited to submit evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care and Public Health's new inquiry into managing demand in primary care. As we...
Thank you for supporting our November 2016 Workforce Survey. We had a fantastic response from 552 unique practices across the 1295 practices we represent in the Capital. That is the...
The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is running a research project linking ambulance data to emergency department data, enabling them to look at a patient record from their 999 call to...
It has been reported to us that some prospective employers have been asking candidates to share their appraisal summary. Our view, which is supported by colleagues on the GPC, is...
The key elements of the new contract agreement are as follows, full details can be found on the BMA website:
Direct Enhanced Services
The Avoiding Unplanned Admissions (AUA) DES...
This month our guest blog comes from Dr Helal Attayee, who arrived in the UK as a refugee and has gone through the process of getting the necessary qualifications to...
The NHS winter crisis and the Prime Minister’s run-in with GPs
The weekend of 14 January saw general practice and Theresa May come to blows over claims about the impact...
The Government’s weekly updates on the prevalence of winter illnesses and weather conditions in England can be found on the gov.uk website The data for the reports comes from four...