Londonwide LMCs' January 2020 Newsletter

Analysis: what would the PCN DES services specifications mean for you?
Dr Elliott Singer, LMC Medical Director for North East London crunches the numbers on what practices would be expected to do if the PCN DES services specifications were implemented.
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Performers List changes
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The new Primary Care Support England online service for submitting Performers List applications and changes is now live and replaces the old paper forms.
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Exciting career development opportunity for practice managers
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As part of our Practice Manager Development Project, we have teamed up with the Practice Manager Association to deliver an exciting new accredited e-learning programme, the ILM Excellence in Supporting Healthcare certificate.
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GPC regional elections
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Nominations are open for the GPC seats covering North West and South East London. Dr Michelle Drage is re-standing in North West London and Dr Pamela Martin is stepping down in South East.
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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 2020
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It’s LMC election time again at Londonwide LMCs!
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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...