Londonwide LMCs March 2022 Newsletter

New GP Contract imposed

Rebuild GP campaign

MP engagement, parliamentary questions and GP evidence session

Children of hepatitis B infected mothers

Registering patients without proof of address

Please feedback on the beta version of our new website

Registered nursing associate blended learning programme launched

Parliamentary activity

Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under

Media and public affairs round-up

Key themes in the development of an active and effective patient participation group (PPG) (19 Oct 2016)

Guest blog - supporting adult mental health patients and carers to shape services (19 Oct 2016)

Humberside LMCs' guidance on support for practices (18 Oct 2016)

NHS England is no longer funding commercial or trade waste services for practices (18 Oct 2016)

Self Care Week 2016: understanding self care for life (18 Oct 2016)

Mandatory data collection deadlines October 2016 (18 Oct 2016)

World Mental Health Day (18 Oct 2016)

Reflective Practice Masterclass for GPs: from Mindfulness to Reflection, Thursday 10 November 2016 - places still available (13 Oct 2016)

General Practice Resilience Programme - Londonwide LMCs' update (30 Sep 2016)

September 2016 Newsletter (22 Sep 2016)

Guidance

GP Support

Resource of the Month

Guidance Updates

Londonwide Diary

March 2022 Newsletter

Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, shares her views on the imposition of the 2022/23 GP Contract, following the breakdown of negotiations between NHS England and the BMA.

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A new publicity campaign calling for support to “Rebuild General Practice” launched on Monday, supported by the BMA and the GPDF.

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London MPs have recently asked a number of questions about general practice in the Capital, and last week the Health and Social Care select committee took evidence from GPs on workforce and workload pressures.

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New contractual requirement for additional vaccinations for children of hepatitis B infected mothers.

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Briefing on GP Contract 2022/23

Our comments and thoughts on the measures contained in the new Contract have been gathered in this document.

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•	GPC newsletter
•	Patient record access delayed
•	New practice pressures tracking system
•	Urgent review teams
•	General practice contract arrangements in 2022/23

March

24	Coronavirus death certification changes expire
29	Pension scheme update
April
01	Stress Awareness Month
07	Covid inquiry terms of reference consultation closes
07	World Health Day
08	Resilience and wellbeing Workshop
25	World Immunisation Week
29	Learning disability training

Practices are required to register patients who live within a practice’s boundary, including those who cannot prove their address or provide a form of ID.

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We are modernising our website and need your help. Please feedback on the beta version when you visit our site. Look for the short survey at the bottom of each page.

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This programme has been developed by experienced general practice nurses and is designed for registered nursing associates (RNAs) new to the setting.

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The last month saw a speech by Sajid Javid focussing on personalised care, a select committee evidence session on health and a number of debates on issues affecting general practice.

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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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On 23 March Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, our Deputy CEO, responded to the Spring Statement saying that 'the absence of anything new for general practice is an insult to an already demoralised workforce'. On 23 March we showed our appreciation to people in general practice on the national day of reflection, marking two years since the first lockdown began. On 21 March Lisa appeared in a BBC London news report on violence and abuse experienced by healthcare workers. On 9 March we contributed information to GPonline on the GP premises crisis forcing practices to 'juggle desks' to fit ARRS staff. On 9 March Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, was quoted by Pulse in a piece on GP leaders fearing the erosion of continuity of care and the ‘dying’ family doctor role.

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.

The Buying Group is available to all London practices and gives access to discounts on
a wide range of goods and services from Miab, MidMeds, Practice Index and Surgery Connect.
Contact buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk or visit the Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group webpage for further information.

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month's submissions is Monday 11 April	Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.

Last updated : 13 Apr 2022

Responses to the recent Londonwide LMCs’ patient engagement survey highlighted the broad spectrum of patient’ and practice’ experience of patient participation groups (PPGs). These ranged from the positive to the...

This month Rebecca Lambert and Nirusha Nicholas of South London and Maudsley (SLaM) NHS Foundation Trust describe their work in engaging the community in shaping adult mental health services and supporting each...

Humberside LMCs have produced A Practice Guide to Funding & Support for General Practice outlining the sources of support available to practices in their area. Many of the these schemes...

NHS England is no longer funding commercial or trade waste services for practices. The Premises Directions 2013, Part 5, paragraph 46 (1) (b) lists the payments NHS England has a...

Self Care Week (14 - 20 November) is an excellent tool for general practice. Organised by the Self Care Forum, the national awareness week has been running since 2009 and is...

Practices are required to complete their submissions for the workforce minimum data set by midday on 26 October the new biannual extended access data return by 31 October. Biannual extended...

We marked World Mental Health Day (Monday 10 October) by sharing resources on social media, including perspectives on managing patients’ mental health and supporting good mental health among GPs. Reflective...

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The 'General Practice Forward View' sets out a commitment to deliver a 'General Practice Resilience programme' over the next four years (2016-2020). The programme aims to deliver a menu of...

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