Londonwide LMCs' April 2020 Newsletter

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April 2020 Newsletter

Covid-19 - Supporting Safe Care In General Practice - A Londonwide LMCs Living Guide

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Our most comprehensive guide to date covers protecting staff and patients from Covid-19 exposure, symptoms, complications and monitoring, maintaining essential services and death certification.
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CEO announcement on move to Covid-19 focus

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We are now focussed on providing support on Covid-19 issues. LMCs will remain supported via their listservers and where locally needed, virtual meetings.
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Call-out for remote consulting resources

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If you are a GP with extensive experience of remote consulting we are urgently looking for instructional videos to explain how to safely conduct a number of examinations via phone or video.
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Londonwide LMCs' Covid-19 resources page

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We have gathered links to the latest guidance on Covid-19, creating a central resource to keep your practice informed on this rapidly developing challenge.
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Covid-19 PPE and other supplies update

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Covid-19 guidance

Londonwide LMCs' guidance page
NHS England
BMA
RCGP
Clinical and community experts
Charities and other organisations
Borough-level resources
MWord
Template response to MED-3 request
Template response to travel insurance letter request
BMJ guide on Covid-19 assessment
Red Whale check list
Londonwide LMCs' guidance on practice closure due to Covid-19
 
 

 

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Last updated : 28 Apr 2020

 

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Update: NHS England advise gradual return to normal Becton Dickinson container stock (17 Sep 2021)

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UPDATE: Application to renew a firearm and/ or shotgun certificate, or registration as a firearms dealer (RFD) (09 Sep 2021)

In June we advised that in discussion with Londonwide LMCs, the Metropolitan Police produced guidance for GPs to refer to when approached for a factual medical report by a...
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Value. Care. Protect. (18 Aug 2021)

Our latest video explains how GPs and practice staff are under pressure and asks patients to be considerate when talking to practice team members.
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Tips of the Month August 2021 (18 Aug 2021)

We provide weekly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for...
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ARRS claw back in North Central London (18 Aug 2021)

In July primary care networks (PCNs) in North Central London received an unexpected demand from their combined CCG for the return of funding used to pay for staff employed under...
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Covid and flu enhanced services (18 Aug 2021)

The following documentation has either been published or updated over the previous month. Flu vaccination programme Enhanced Service Specifications: seasonal influenza vaccination programme 2021/22, includes separate childhood service...
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Anti-abuse campaign (18 Aug 2021)

Limitations placed on practices by infection prevention and control measures, combined with the release of pent-up demand for GP services and misinformation about the Covid vaccination campaign have resulted in...
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Workforce survey spring 2021 initial findings (18 Aug 2021)

408 people working across 322 GP practices responded to the survey, representing 29% of the practices in the Londonwide LMCs’ area. Half of responding practices have vacancies for any role,...
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