August Newsletter
Londonwide LMCs Newsletter
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August 2015 Newsletter |
GPs should not automatically provide medical records following insurer subject access requests
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An Information Commissioner’s Office decision says handing over medical records wholesale following subject access requests (SARs) from insurers may be illegal, even with patient consent.
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Primary Care Workforce Commission report
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The Primary Care Workforce Commission was led by Professor Martin Rowland. Their report ‘the future of primary care: creating teams for tomorrow’ was published on 22 July. There are 38 recommendations covering workforce, practice skills (pharmacists etc), federations, integrating care, technology, safety, end of life care, managing specific patient groups, and data.
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GP resilience app
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The app, based around our GP Resilience, Take Control campaign, includes resilience guides for you to read on the move as well as the latest news from Londonwide LMCs. The app is free to download. Simply visit the iTunes store, give it a go and let us know what you think by emailing comms@lmc.org.uk. The iPhone and iPad app is intended as a pilot, with other handset brands and operating systems to follow.
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Media round-up
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Michelle spoke on camera to ITV News on Monday 10 August about EU citizens getting European Health Insurance cards in the UK and using them to bill the NHS for healthcare in their home countries. Michelle explained that a more comprehensive registration process should be administered by the NHS, rather than general practice.
Michelle spoke to Nursing in Practice and Management in Practice at the start of August, detailing the pressures facing the London general practice workforce as a whole and looking at how to better coordinate care to improve patient outcomes.
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Last updated : 13 Aug 2015
Today 400 doctors and practice staff join Dr Michelle Drage, London’s GP leader, in declaring a “GP state of emergency” in the face of pressures which threaten services to patients....
Visit www.GPSOE.org.uk to help you through this state of emergency
Following a period of consultation, the Department of Health has published regulations allowing GP practices to pension earnings from sub-contracted clinical services, where the holder of the main contract is...
The pertussis vaccination for pregnant women has been updated in the Green Book, coming into effect from the start of April 2016. The updated Green Book says:
Pregnant women should be...
Dr Alex Bunn is the BMA GPC representative for prison doctors and is keen to hear from any GPs who work in prisons. He says:
“There are about 700 of...
In exactly one week 400 of London’s GPs and practice staff will be gathering at the Emirates Stadium to work on the challenges we face and find the solutions to...
On 4 April 2016 Londonwide LMCs met with Drs Thomas and Christine Sinsky, an American husband and wife team who study and report on well-being among family doctors. They believe...
This year is election year at Londonwide LMCs and it’s never been as important to make your voice heard and stand up for general practice in London. Elections take...
The 2016-17 QOF changes have now been incorporated into the guidance from NHS Employers and the BMA GPC.
There were minor amendments made to QOF for 2016-17, they are:
An adjustment to...
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