RCGP North and West London events coming up

Minor surgery including DOPS refresher course – one day course: 10 February at the Medical Society of London

This one day course designed by GPs, plastic surgeons, dermatologists and GPwSIs offers training in skin lesion recognition, advanced wound closure techniques as well as DOPS assessments for those practitioners who carry out fewer than 100 procedures a year. The course is made up of nationally recognised content, designed in consultation with NHS England to allow practitioners to fulfil the requirements for the 2014 minor surgery DES. The course provides interactive sessions, one on one observational assessment and training, high tutor to delegate ratio, take home suture kit, 160 page training manual, high quality training videos and comprehensive post course online support.

Further information and booking details are here.

Men and women’s health update – one day course: 23 February at the Medical Society of London

Run by the North and West London Faculty, sponsored by Besins Healthcare, this one day course provides updates on various, including:

Managing Erectile Dysfunction
Testosterone Replacement Therapy in Primary Care
Psychosexual Assessments and Referrals
Fibroids: new perspectives, benign balls and remedies
Background and Symptoms: impact of the menopause, symptoms and patient assessments
HRT Prescribing

Further information and booking details are here.

Last updated : 19 Jan 2016

Hospital sickness certificate poster (22 Jun 2016)

In late May Dr Michelle Drage wrote to London Hospital Trusts asking them to put up a poster which explains to patients that they can get fit notes from hospital...

June 2016 Newsletter now available (22 Jun 2016)

New Medical Directors join Londonwide LMCs (22 Jun 2016)

Four new medical directors have joined Londonwide LMCs, they will be taking up their posts between June and August: Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell MA(Cantab) BM BCh (Oxon) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Cert...

General Practitioners Committee elections (21 Jun 2016)

Dr Terry John, Chair of Waltham Forest LMC, has been elected onto the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) to represent Barking and Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, Newham, City and...

Accessible Information Standard (21 Jun 2016)

The Accessible Information Standard aims to ensure that people who have a disability or sensory impairment receive information that can be accessible and understood. Any organisation that provides NHS...

Primary Care Support England services relocation (21 Jun 2016)

Primary Care Support England (PCSE) is changing some of the services it provides. London PCSE offices (Stephenson House and Kirk House) The following services ceased being delivered by PCSE’s...

Sustainability and Transformation Plans - June 2016 Update (21 Jun 2016)

The NHS Confederation conference ran from 15 – 17 of June and included a number of talks which touched on STPs, although no formal policy announcements were made. NHS England...

The NHS turns 68 on 5 July - help us celebrate its achievements (20 Jun 2016)

We are keen to highlight the good work that general practice has done since the NHS was formed. Next month we will be celebrating the role of general practice since...

Speaker's Corner: Breaking the cycle of despair - tackling diabetes and obesity (13 Jun 2016)

Dr Neel Basudev is a London GP and diabetes lead for Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group. For National Diabetes Week he explains why understanding the person behind the condition is...