GDPR goes live 25 May 2018 – latest guidance for practices - 21 May 2018
The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) comes into force in less than 48 hours (25 May 2018). We have produced a round-up of a significant amount of guidance to help you with integrating GDPR compliance into your practice systems. Practice Index have released a helpful video designed for GPs...Acting as a supervisor for a doctor with conditions - 18 May 2018
This month our GP support team pose a challenge: Ask not what your LMC can do for you – ask what you can do for your professional colleagues. Background GPs are facing ever-increasing pressures and may be performance managed by NHSE or come to the attention of the GMC. A doctor...NHS Digital to increase threshold for data sharing with the Home Office - 18 May 2018
NHS Digital will now only share patient information with the Home Office in cases where an individual is being considered for deportation due to “serious criminality”. Previously NHS Digital had been sharing information where individuals had been sought by the Home Office for reasons such as missed meetings or if...Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group new shredding service – sign up now - 18 May 2018
Almost a fifth of our practices have signed up to the new Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group which means they can take advantage of offers such as a new shredding service provided by MidMeds, a main supplier to the Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group. The service provides up to five waste consoles...Free leadership coaching available for practice teams in London - 18 May 2018
The London Leadership Academy, a pan-London leadership development organisation, working across all NHS organisations offers a free coaching service for GPs and practice team members working in the NHS. Recent research points out the huge personal benefits to coaching clients, particularly at times of change. People might see a coach...Sign-up to our new Buying Group and win an Amazon Kindle Fire tablet - 16 May 2018
Any practice who signs-up to our new Buying Group before 12:00 Wednesday 2 May (end of the morning break during our conference) will be entered in a draw to win an Amazon Kindle Fire 7 tablet provided by Buying Group member MidMeds. To enter your...May 2018 local election results and Lewisham East by-election - 15 May 2018
The local elections held at the start of May 2018 have brought about the following changes in local authority control for boroughs covered by Londonwide LMCs: The Conservatives gained Barnet Council from no overall control. Labour gains Tower Hamlets from no overall control Outside of our area: ...CQC inspections and Significant Event Analysis - 18 April 2018
Our GP support team have seen an increase in the number of ‘Inadequate’ and ‘Requires Improvement’ CQC reports which identify the lack of awareness, discussion and/or documentation of Significant Event Analysis (SEA) by practices as a problem. We suggest practices read this page detailing...UK LMC Conference 2018 round-up - 18 April 2018
This year's LMC Conference saw debate on a range of issues of concern to London GPs: from Bawa-Garbar and the use of written reflections, to mass resignations, workload management, and GP at Hand. The national LMC Conference is the mechanism whereby LMCs representing grassroot GPs...LMC advice on SystmOne instant messaging service - 18 April 2018
In January 2009, TPP released new functionality to SystmOne allowing users to send instant messages to any other member of staff logged on to SystmOne at their organisation. This means that staff members can be alerted to something without their consultation being interrupted. Instant Messaging is intended to be used...NHS England Windrush70 Awards - 18 April 2018
In celebration of the NHS’s upcoming 70th birthday, NHS England will host the Windrush70 Awards on Tuesday 12 June in Manchester. We are encouraging people to nominate NHS general practice workers who deserve special recognition for a Windrush 70 Award. The awards are designed to commemorate the diversity of...We know the challenges you face, join us on Wednesday 2 May to learn more about meeting them - 18 April 2018
It’s exactly two weeks until our annual conference. ‘London Calling’ reflects the fact that caring for Londoners’ complex health needs is more of a calling than a job for the Capitals’s dedicated GPs, practice nurses, practice managers and the whole practice team. By bringing together experts in their field, our...Harrow Council responds positively to LMC request regarding school sick notes - 17 April 2018
Drs Meena Thakur and Noreen Ryan of Harrow LMC recently wrote to Harrow Council regarding requests for sick slips from local schools, following a school’s claim that GP sick slips are required by the Council. The LMC has since received a very positive response. In his letter to Harrow LMC,...Home Office use of patient data: our first duty is to our patients and to do no harm - 13 April 2018
Dr Jackie Applebee, Chair of Tower Hamlets LMC, outlines her concerns about NHS Digital data sharing MOU with the Home Office and its implications for the doctor / patient relationship. At LMC conferences we have repeatedly supported motions that GPs are not agents of the UK Border Agency, we are...LEAD events May and June 2018 - 13 April 2018
Hold the date: our annual Practice Manager Conference will take place on Thursday 22 November 2018 at Woburn House Conference Centre. The following events are now available for online booking. Mental Health First Aid: 23 and 30 May (delegates must attend both days) The course includes an in depth...Tips of the month April 2018 - 13 April 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 NHSE can assign patients to you who live outside the practice...Tips of the Month March 2018 - 13 April 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. Your appraisal documentation will be scrutinised if you are investigated by NHSE...GP Trainee Subcommittee elections - 13 April 2018
Nominations are open for the BMA GP Trainee Subcommittee elections until 23 April. Two London constituencies are up for election: North East and Central and South London. More details can be found on the BMA website. GP Trainees can also stand for election to their LMC, our election nominations open...
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