Premises update January 2019 - 23 January 2019
Our main update this month concerns Rent Agreement Letters. The rest of this item re-iterates advice provided in previous premises updates, which remains relevant to practices in NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Community Health Partnerships (CHP) premises.. LMC support with premises Issues NHS England/CCGs have a duty to consult...New forum for all practice management roles - 23 January 2019
Calling all general practice managers, business managers, finance managers, operations managers, and data quality managers. We’d like to invite you to join our Londonwide Practice Manager Forum. Previously known as the Practice Manager Leads Forum, this year we are opening the forum to you, who are at the heart of...NHS Long Term Plan summary - 23 January 2019
The NHS Long Term Plan was launched on Monday 7 January, with an additional £4.5bn promised for primary care by 2024 and a focus on practices collaborating to serve populations of 30,000 – 50,000 patients. The full Long Term Plan document can be read here. The main changes for...General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) update for practices - 23 January 2019
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and the government have released further guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other related data issues. The ICO have published the guide to data protection, which covers the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR which covers the following areas: ...Tips of the month January 2019 - 22 January 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. #TipoftheWeek You must report any death on your practice premises to...Practice Managers Conference 2018 summary - 31 December 2018
The Practice Managers Conference was attended by dozens of delegates from across the Londonwide area. Delegates said they enjoyed the day, particularly the opportunity to meet other PMs and learn from each other. Sessions included presentations on the following topics: Care Quality Commission Update...BMA seek feedback on NHSPS leases without service charges - 19 December 2018
The BMA would like to speak to practices in in NHS Property Services premises who have: Written leases without service charge provisions where no payments have historically been made Written leases without service charge provisions, where payments have previously been made but the sums have now increased. Please...NHS England Practice Manager Development Coaching and Mentoring Support – expression of interest - 19 December 2018
NHS England has commissioned ‘Beyond Coaching’ to provide coaching and mentoring support to practice managers who are playing a key role in supporting practices experiencing challenges, assisting change/improvement in general practice including new ways of working and contributing to redesigning care for the future. This is as part of NHS...New GDPR and DPA 2018 compliant consent form for releasing health records - 19 December 2018
The BMA and The Law Society have published a new version of the consent form used for releasing health records under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). A patient can authorise a solicitor acting on their behalf...Motions sought for national LMC conference - 19 December 2018
We are seeking draft motions for the UK LMC conference before Christmas, so we have time to submit them in early January. If you are an LMC member please speak to your colleagues and Londonwide LMCs' contacts about motions you wish to submit. On Friday 23 November delegates from English LMCs...Tackling loneliness and social isolation this Christmas - 19 December 2018
This time of year can see the problems loneliness and isolation at their worst for many people, the consequences of which are often seen in GP consultations. Zaidee O’Dell, Compassionate Neighbours London Project Manager, explains how their project is tackling social isolation in several London boroughs. Compassionate Neighbours is an award-winning programme...Ipsos Mori interim report on the independent evaluation of Babylon GP at Hand - 19 December 2018
The interim report of Ipsos Mori’s independent evaluation of Babylon GP at Hand mostly covers the methodology and data sources which the evaluation will use. It does not provide any indication of potential findings or conclusions. The report outlines high level objectives as answering these questions: What is the...GP representation required on the Independent Group Advising on the Release of Data (IGARD) - 18 December 2018
NHS Digital is recruiting specialist members to join IGARD, an independent group that considers applications for health and care data. IGARD advice ensures compliance with the relevant law and ethical principles with respect to the data and information that NHS Digital uses. Applicants for the post should have an understanding...Tips of the month December 2018 - 17 December 2018
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. #TipoftheWeek Adequate indemnity insurance to be on the National GP Performers'...ICO fines for practices who do not pay their registration fees - 17 December 2018
From 25 May 2018, the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018 required every organisation or sole trader who processes personal information to pay a data protection fee to the Information Commissioners Office (ICO), unless they are exempt. The new data protection fee replaces the previous requirement to ‘notify’ (or...General Practice Indicators module on the NHS England primary care website updated. - 17 December 2018
NHS England have recently updated eight indicators in the General Practice Indicators module on www.primarycare.nhs.uk. The eight indicators which have been updated relate to: Cervical screening to 2017/18 Q2 All prescribing based indicators up to 2017/18 Q4 Patient list size data up to July 2018 in GP practice...Thank you for responding to our workforce survey - 13 December 2018
Thank you to everyone who took the time to complete our workforce survey, which closed last week. The data gathered from previous workforce surveys has been used in a number of ways to support our work advocating for you, including: Obtaining coverage of London’s GP workforce crisis in dozens...Why being able to summarise medical records still matters in the digital age - 10 December 2018
High quality training for medical notes summarising remains vital for general practice says Hilary Andrews, Nurse Advisor/Freelance Trainer for HAT Training and Medical Services Training. Summarising medical records is hardly a subject that induces excitement or a burning desire to participate in the summarising role,...
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