World Mental Health Day

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 Practice Masterclasses

  • Our Reflective Practice Masterclasses are intended to help practitioners manage their mental wellbeing and find a state of equilibrium. The next session will be held on 10 November and places are still available.
  • This is the second year we have run the Reflective Masterclasses. Dr Clare Gerada’s reflections on the aims of the masterclasses held last winter outlines why the sessions are so valuable.

Mental Health and Workload Pressures

We recently held a newsletter snap poll on whether workload pressures were affecting the mental health of practice staff, 93% of respondents said “yes”.

Mental Health Guest blogs

Over the last year some of our guest bloggers have considered mental health issues:

  • In July Ed Rosen explained how the Lambeth GP food co-op use the experience of growing food to provide a positive outlet for patients with mental health issues.
  • In June diabetes expert Dr Neel Basudev wrote about the importance of ‘breaking the cycle of despair’ associated with helping patients to successfully manage their weight.
  • In December Dr Paul O’Reilly wrote about his work treating on the treating homless people in Westminster, who disproportionately suffer from mental illness and addiction.
  • In November Dr Tony Grewal wrote a piece on ‘Movember’ and men’s health, including the importance of getting men to share their health concerns as soon as they think something may be wrong.

GPs and mental health in the media

Last updated : 19 Oct 2016

 

Londonwide Enterprise update (17 Aug 2016)

Practice managers conference and events Speakers have been confirmed for the Practice Manager Conference to be held at Woburn House on Thursday 22 September 2016. ‘Leadership through Change: making the...
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Patient engagement survey (17 Aug 2016)

We are asking for practices to share their experience of successfully developing their patient engagement work, including top tips, by completing our patient engagement surveys. These will help shape the...
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London Improvement Grant Fund 2017-18 (17 Aug 2016)

The London Improvement Grant Fund application process is now open. Practices need to submit their applications by 17:00 on Friday 30 September 2016 by emailing them to: England.LondonIGfund@nhs.net.  Practices should...
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NHS England Update on Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF) (17 Aug 2016)

Unfortunately, information regarding submission dates for reimbursement claims  for NHS England’s Estates and Technology Transformation Fund (ETTF) has caused some confusion. Please note that the submission date change is not related...
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New GPSoE Resources - Posters (16 Aug 2016)

We have produced two posters to help practices explain to patients and staff why we are in a state of emergency. One is for your waiting room and outlines the...
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Capita list cleanse plan (16 Aug 2016)

At the end of July it was reported that part of the new Primary Care Support Services contract between NHS England and Capita would include a list cleanse programme, designed...
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New requirements for hospitals re work with general practice (16 Aug 2016)

Londonwide LMCs’ CEO Dr Michelle Drage has written to Trust and Foundation Trust CEOs across London asking how they plan to implement the new requirements outlined in the 2016/17 NHS...
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General Practice Resilience Programme funding (16 Aug 2016)

£2.65m of resilience funding is available to London practices this financial year, as the Capital’s share of a £16m national pot, promised as part of the GP Forward View. This...
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TPP QRISK2 error – responsibility for practices (16 Aug 2016)

NHS England is concerned that only around half of practices affected by the TPP QRISK2 error have accessed the lists of affected patients provided to them.  Dr Andrew Green,...
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Feedback on Capita Primary Care Support England services (16 Aug 2016)

Following concerns expressed about the current Capita/Primary Care Support England (PCSE) records and supplies services, the BMA recently sought feedback on practices’ experience of Capita’s service. Dan Hodgson in the...
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