Submission to APPG enquiry on demand in primary care - 22 April 2017
We have now submitted our response to the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Primary Care and Public Health’s inquiry into managing demand in primary care. Our submission focused on the following points: Good and effective care is person-centred; based on the GP registered list and empowered by the shared record...Speakers' Corner - Dr Ed Rosen from the Lambeth GP Food Co-op - 11 April 2017
Ed Rosen is the project director for the Lambeth GP Food Co-op. He has previously worked in a number of patient engagement projects including providing skilled facilitation for patient participation groups across AT Medics as Director of Patient Experience, Engagement &...Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards deaths - automatic coroner referrals end - 10 April 2017
From Monday 3 April 2017, it is no longer necessary to refer all patients who die while subject to an authorisation under the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) to the coroner. Previously patients who died subject to DoLS were regarded as dying while in state detention, triggering an automatic requirement...Impact of IR35 changes on practices : New Guidance - 29 March 2017
The IR35 has been introduced as an anti-tax avoidance mechanism and applies to those organisations defined as a ‘public authority’ under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. For NHS purposes this includes NHS England, CCGs, NHS Trusts and also GP practices providing GMS and PMS...Practice managers - is your appraisal useful? Do you feel valued? - 23 March 2017
Practice managers have been recognised in the General Practice Forward View and NHS England have funded a new project to train practice managers to be appraisers. Londonwide LMCs is pleased to announce that seven practice managers have now received this training and we are looking for a number of practice...Workforce Survey - latest results - 22 March 2017
Thank you for supporting our November 2016 Workforce Survey. We had a fantastic response from 552 unique practices across the 1295 practices we represent in the Capital. That is the equivalent of nearly half of all the practices that we support (46%). Headlines reveal concerns...Prospective Employers requests to see copies of appraisal summaries - 22 March 2017
It has been reported to us that some prospective employers have been asking candidates to share their appraisal summary. Our view, which is supported by colleagues on the GPC, is that this is an unacceptable practice. GP’s appraisal documentation is highly privileged information and access...GP State of Emergency update March 2017 - 22 March 2017
Our GP State of Emergency campaign is almost a year old and continues to go from strength-to-strength, with the website just passing 10,000 downloads of template letters, posters and guidance documents. The guidance for dealing with DNAs is the most popular asset (893 downloads) and the suggested letter to schools...Budget 2017 - 22 March 2017
Rt Hon Theresa May MP’s first and final Spring 2017 Budget as PM was delivered on Wednesday 8 March. Future Budget statements will be delivered in the Autumn to allow companies and individuals to prepare for the end of the tax year. The Chancellor Rt Hon Philip Hammond MP announced...Premises fact sheet - service charges for CHP and NHS Property Services tenants - 17 March 2017
We are aware that some practices are experiencing substantial increases in premises service charges and difficulties in understanding their invoices. We have produced a fact sheet to support you; we meet regularly with NHS England London, Community Health Partnerships (CHP and NHS Property Services (NHSPS) to raise your concerns about...GPC election results 2017 - 16 March 2017
Dr Michelle Drage has been re-elected to the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee, Dr Pamela Martin from Lewisham has also been elected. Their specific constituencies are: Dr Michelle Drage representing Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith and Houslow. Dr Pamela Martin representing Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich, and Bromley. Outside of...Guest blog - life as a refugee doctor in the UK - 15 March 2017
This month our guest blog comes from Dr Helal Attayee, who arrived in the UK as a refugee and has gone through the process of getting the necessary qualifications to work as a doctor in this country. In Afghanistan, before going...2017/18 GP contract - 23 February 2017
The key elements of the new contract agreement are as follows, full details can be found on the BMA website: Direct Enhanced Services The Avoiding Unplanned Admissions (AUA) DES is ceasing from 31st March 2017 and the funding associated with this, £156.7 million is being transferred to the Global...General Practice Resilience Programme - Londonwide LMCs' update - 23 February 2017
The 'General Practice Forward View' sets out a commitment to deliver a 'General Practice Resilience programme' over the next four years (2016-2020). The programme aims to deliver a menu of support to enable practices to become more resilient and better placed for the future. Nationally,...Patient engagement survey shows patients are behind us - 23 February 2017
Our patient engagement survey reached both practice leads and members of patient participation groups (PPGs). Responses suggest that many of the current challenges faced by general practice are on the radar for patients: 63% of practice lead respondents report that the general state of...Sustainability and Transformation Plans - July 2016 Update - 23 February 2017
Dr Michelle Drage calls for more LMC involvement Dr Michelle Drage was quoted in the Health Service Journal’s coverage of our workforce survey calling for LMC involvement in STP footprint planning process: ”GPs feel that the GP Forward View falls far short of what is needed to address the challenges...Reflective Practice Masterclass for GPs: from Mindfulness to Reflection, Thursday 10 November 2016 - places still available - 23 February 2017
MP engagement - Jeremy Corbyn MP practice visit - 23 February 2017
On Friday 13 January Rt. Hon. Jeremy Corbyn MP visited the Andover Medical Centre in his Islington North constituency to hear about issues affecting the practice and its patients, particularly around bureaucracy and premises. The visit was organised by Londonwide LMCs and attendee by Dr...
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