Cool running - 23 July 2019
As the weather heats up, pharmacy fridges have to work harder to maintain their temperature (2-8ºC). Have you checked whether yours are operating as they should? Now is also a good opportunity to ensure that there is enough capacity for your flu vaccine delivery. We recommend that you consider whether...Response to “Digital-First Primary Care” consultation on patient registration, funding and contracting rules - 19 July 2019
Responding to the consultation on amendments to the out of area registration rules and other measures intended to support and develop the “Digital First Primary Care” model as outlined in the recently published consultation from NHS England, headlines from the Londonwide LMCs’ submission are detailed below. The consultation closes...NHS England board meeting 27 June 2019 - 16 July 2019
The NHS England board meeting on 27 June discussed various aspects of primary care and notable points included: The NHS Standard Contract now require community health services to be configured in line with PCN footprints. PCNs are expected to “…decide their own long-term future: take responsibility for securing a...NHS England premises policy review and NAO report on NHSPS - 16 July 2019
On 27 June, NHS England published its premises policy review. The full document is available here. The accompanying NHS England board paper summarises the review’s proposals as follows: assign existing practice leases to NHS bodies where they are of strategic importance, and where their length and liabilities...Patient Access service update - proxy access now available - 16 July 2019
Patient Access have recently updated their service to allow proxy access. Proxy access is designed for those who need to use the service on behalf of someone else; this may include families with young children, those who care for a family member or friend who find using the internet...Paid for travel vaccination activity not covered by state indemnity - 16 July 2019
The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS Resolution have confirmed that the Clinical Negligence Scheme for General Practice (CNSGP) does not cover the supply and administration of paid for travel vaccinations. Previously they had said this activity was covered and have apologised for the mistake. Providing advice...BMA Annual Representative Meeting 2019 - 16 July 2019
The BMA’s Annual Representative Meeting took place in Belfast from 23-25 June. Notable resolutions passed included those calling for: Capita to be sanctioned for its failures to properly run Primary Care Support England, a tax amnesty for GPs incurring penalties due to Capita's mistakes, compensation for doctors who have...Upfront charging of overseas patients - 16 July 2019
The BMA Annual Representative Meeting last month carried a motion proposed by Dr Jackie Applebee, of Tower Hamlets Division, stating: “That this meeting calls on the BMA to publicly support the Royal College of Physicians, the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health, the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists...Workforce survey summer 2019 initial findings - 16 July 2019
475 people working across 391 GP practices responded to the survey, representing 32% of the practices in the Londonwide LMCs’ area. Almost two fifths of responding practices have a GP planning to retire in the next three years, almost half have a vacancy for any staff role and a third...Employing Clinical Pharmacists in general practice event - 16 July 2019
Funmi Worrell, Programme Manager from Healthy London Partnership and Graham Stretch, Vice-President Primary Care Pharmacy Association, will be attending Londonwide LMCs on 30 July at 11am to talk about the benefits, role and employing of Clinical Pharmacists in general practice. Practice staff who are interested in finding out more are...Tips of the month July 2019 - 16 July 2019
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 this newsletter. 28 QOF indicators will be retired this year and 15 new ones introduced....Viewpoint: LGBT are you in or out? - 05 July 2019
Ahead of the London Pride March, Richard Watson, Analytical Manager for the Workforce Race Equality Standard (WRES) looks at inclusivity in the NHS and wider community. Working on the NHS Workforce Race Equality Standard is a great privilege, as Analytical Manager for the programme I crunch the numbers daily and...Babylon GP at Hand update June 2019 - 01 July 2019
At the end of May we became aware that Babylon GP at Hand had submitted an application to become a Primary Care Network (PCNs) in Hammersmith and Fulham, with the intention of providing care to their pan-London patient list. This story, and our response to...Calling all Digital Leads, IT Managers and Practice Managers - digital round table on 3 July 2019 - 25 June 2019
We are hosting a digital round table event to discuss issues relating to expanding IT use in general practice. This is more than an information-sharing exercise with peers, it will also provide an opportunity for IT leads to feed back to a representative of NHS...PCN Model Schedules update - 20 June 2019
We will shortly be issuing an updated version of our PCN Model Schedules to reflect new information which has become available, and respond to queries from practices. The updates include substantive changes to the sections covering voting, dispute resolution and appointment and election of the Clinical Director (all covered in...Latest LMC workforce survey - please complete our short survey by Tuesday 18 June 2019 - 19 June 2019
Thank you in advance for making space in your busy day to complete our short survey on practice workforce issues which will help us to gather insight to share with key opinion formers and stakeholders, and to generate stories highlighting the pressures you are under...June 2019 workforce survey – thank you for responding - 19 June 2019
Our latest workforce survey officially closed on Tuesday 18 June, but we are allowing those who have opened the email to complete the survey, so please do so if you have the time. If this applies to you, check your inbox for an email on Monday evening which will show as being from...Top tips for travel health - 19 June 2019
This month Jane Chiodini shares some advice on managing travel health. Jane is a specialist nurse in travel medicine and last October became the first nurse to become Dean of the Faculty of Travel Medicine of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow. Our travel health...
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