Londonwide LMCs' March 2019 Newsletter
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Improving palliative and end of life care
March is the awareness month for Marie Curie’s Daffodil campaign, Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders and Dr Simon Stockill explain how the Daffodil Standards have informed QOF changes and voluntary quality improvement standards.
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Statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care appointed
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Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.
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Template locum contract
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The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend to both practices and locums.
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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 2019
NHS England wrote to all practice in March following appeals that were lodged with the Valuation Office Agency regarding business rate refunds.
Local Authorities are in the process of issuing...
The HSJ Awards represent an opportunity for practice teams and individuals to be recognised for the outstanding work they do. Categories include Compassionate Patient Care, Workforce and Clinical Leader of...
There are less than two weeks to stand for election to your Local Medical Committee.
If you are a GP who would like to stand up for general practice in...
Effective patient engagement can deliver benefits for both practices and patients in a number of ways. That is why Londonwide LMCs is increasing our work in this area. Improved outcomes...
NHS England and Healthy London Partnership have asked us to thank you for your efforts to enable online services in London. Practices are now in a position to offer patients...
This page is a reminder the headline changes to the 2016/17 GP contract. A longer briefing was circulated in March before the contract came into effect, if you would like...
In response to concerns from GPs in London and across the country regarding problems with the new Primary Care Support Services outsourced to Capita, the Chair of the GPC...
Stran-Jay Schloss (right), an apprentice working for Londonwide LMCs, has been voted Outstanding Apprentice of the Year by her peers on the apprenticeship programme. Stran-Jay has written about what winning...
Dr Michelle Drage shares her thoughts on the 2016 LMC Annual Conference, held on 20 May in London.
Along with the rest of England, London’s general practices are now in a...
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