Londonwide LMCs' March 2019 Newsletter

New GP contract guidance

Feedback sought on changes to NHS commissioning law

Londonwide LMCs’ Conference round-up

New board members

New Information Commissioner’s Office advice on Subject Access Requests

Improving palliative and end of life care

Statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care appointed

Template locum contract

Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under

Media and public affairs round-up

Releasing capacity in general practice: invitation to free roadshow (19 Jan 2016)

Taking the next steps in encouraging the use of online services for patients (19 Jan 2016)

NHS England GP engagement survey (19 Jan 2016)

Mandatory reporting requirements for GMC and NHSE Performers’ List (19 Jan 2016)

It's election year at Londonwide LMCs! (19 Jan 2016)

Parental leave arrangements (19 Jan 2016)

Speakers’ Corner - NHS England’s (London) Kenny Gibson on why the flu vaccine is important. (19 Jan 2016)

Apprenticeship programme for General Practice in North West London (18 Jan 2016)

Registration now open - Dr Phil Hammond to chair Londonwide LMCs’ annual conference on 20 April 2016 (14 Jan 2016)

Winter planning resilience guide to help practices (04 Jan 2016)

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March 2019 Newsletter

Read our new, short, guides explaining what the new GP Contract means for practices; and looking at the specific steps you need to take.

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We have submitted initial comments to the Parliamentary Health Committee considering NHS England’s proposed changes to the Health and Social Care Act, including the competition rules affecting CCGs, board composition and collaborating with trusts. Please give us your thoughts.

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Our annual conference took place on 12 March, with over 400 people from across London general practice gathering to hear from influential speakers and to learn practical skills.

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Following elections we would like to welcome Dr Anouska Hari and Dr Naureen Bhatti to the board. We would also like to thank Dr Michal Grenville and Dr Paul O’Reilly for their service.

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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released further advice for GPs and practices on patients' rights to access records.

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Response to requests for work absence sick notes for less than seven days

Push back against employers' demands for short absence sick notes.

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•	BMA premises survey
•	Updated firearms guidance
•	Premises advice

01	New GP contract comes into effect
01	Annual prescription charge increase
30	GP Trainee event

02	Consultation skills: increase your effectiveness
22	Safeguarding children and adults level 2

24	New Technologies in Thoracic Oncology Conference 2019

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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Also this month...

Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care.

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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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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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Our Annual Conference took place on 12 March at the Kia Oval, it was covered by six different publications, more details are in our round-up of the day. On 8 March Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, was quoted in a Pulse piece about GP at Hand’s growing patient list. Also on 8 March, Michelle was quoted in GPonline supporting the #BalanceForBetter campaign, as part of International Women’s Day and we promoted it on Twitter.

We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have an example of general practice doing something well which could make a news story please get in touch. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details here.

The Buying Group is available to all London practices and gives access to discounts on
a wide range of goods and services from Miab, MidMeds, Practice Index and Surgery Connect.
Contact buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk or visit the Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group webpage for further information.

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month's submissions is 10 April.	Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.

Last updated : 19 Aug 2019

London GPs are invited to a free workshop co-hosted by NHS England and the BMA. The event is intended to improve understanding of the evidence about workload, provide insights into...

As the NHS develops its strategy for encouraging patients to make use of online services, the uptake within primary care has been patchy. As part of the process for ensuring...

South East CSU is developing an outline business case for an improved system of urgent and emergency services on behalf of NHS England, and would like GPs to help by answering...

There have been a number of recent cases of GPs not being aware of the extent of the requirements for reporting an untoward occurrence to the GMC and/or NHSE under...

It’s LMC election time again at Londonwide LMCs! Elections take place every two years on a rolling basis and any GP working in one of the 27 London boroughs we...

Parental leave arrangements Since 1 April 2015, all practices have been entitled to reimbursement of the cost of GP cover for parental leave – that is maternity/paternity/adoption leave. This is...

This month Kenny Gibson explains the importance of the flu vaccination programme. Kenny is Head of Public Health Commissioning for...

Londonwide LMCs and Health Education NWL are working in partnership with training providers to deliver apprenticeships in Business and Administration and Clinical Healthcare. We are currently running a successful pilot...

Our Winter Planning resilience guide will help GPs and their practices create and maintain a business continuity plan. The guide can be downloaded from our...

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