Londonwide LMCs' April 2020 Newsletter

Covid19heading

Londonwide LMCs Logo
April 2020 Newsletter

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

image
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.
READ MORE   ►
 

CEO announcement on move to Covid-19 focus

image
We are now focussed on providing support on Covid-19 issues. LMCs will remain supported via their listservers and where locally needed, virtual meetings.
READ MORE   ►
 

Call-out for remote consulting resources

image

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.
READ MORE   ►
 

Londonwide LMCs' Covid-19 resources page

image
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.
READ MORE   ►
 

Covid-19 PPE and other supplies update

image Our Londonwide LMCs' Buying Group partners are working to support practices.
READ MORE  ►

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
 
 

 

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk.
Deadline for next month's submissions is 15 April.
Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.

www.lmc.org.uk

Vimeo  Facebook  Facebook  Twitter  

%%Member_Busname%%, %%Member_Addr%%, %%Member_City%%, %%Member_State%%, %%Member_PostalCode%%, %%Member_Country%%

Update Profile  |  Manage Subscriptions  |  Unsubscribe

Last updated : 28 Apr 2020

 

October 2015 newsletter now available (15 Oct 2015)

Londonwide LMCs Newsletter
Read more »

Tamiflu in nursing and care homes (14 Oct 2015)

In January the GPC sought legal advice on Public Health England’s (PHE) instructions to prescribe Tamiflu for the prophylaxis of influenza in nursing and care homes where there have been...
Read more »

Improving well-being and health for dementia patients workshop (14 Oct 2015)

WHELD Research Programme (Improving Wellbeing and Health in Dementia) have organised an Royal College of General Practitioners accredited workshop for GPs in London. It will discuss anti-psychotic medication and no-pharmacological...
Read more »

Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set - participation voluntary (14 Oct 2015)

Advice has been sought from the BMA General Practitioners Committee’s IT Subcommittee on the Clinical Commissioning Group Outcomes Indicator Set (CCG OIS) for 2013/14 and 2014/15. Practices have been asked to sign...
Read more »

Year-end deadline for agreement of GP Systems of Choice and GP IT services (14 Oct 2015)

NHS England has published an agreement for signature by practices and Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) setting out the provision of GP Systems of Choice (GPSoC) and GP IT services. The...
Read more »

Death in service benefits for locum GPs - are you covered? (14 Oct 2015)

You may already be aware that there are persistent current inequities regarding the entitlement to ‘death in service’ benefit for freelance/ locum GPs compared to their principal or salaried GP...
Read more »

Healthwatch ask General Practice Committee for transparency on additional charges (14 Oct 2015)

The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) recently met with Healthwatch England to discuss charges that GPs can make for work not covered by their contract. Whilst the patient group understands the...
Read more »

New London Ambulance Service proposals to introduce non-emergency transport (14 Oct 2015)

London Ambulance Service (LAS) have consulted with us about a new service which they are implementing to help them manage the need for emergency ambulances more efficiently. A letter outlining...
Read more »

Meningococcal B for infants – FAQs update (14 Oct 2015)

NHS Employers have updated their vaccs and imms FAQs in relation to meningococcal B for infants to explain the eligible age cohort (2 – 13 months), as well as a catch-up...
Read more »

Nursing and Midwifery Council revalidation (14 Oct 2015)

The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC) have introduced revalidation for all nurses and midwives in the UK: the most significant change to regulation in a generation. Revalidation means that everyone...
Read more »
Next Page »
« Previous Page