London Improvement Grant Fund 2017-18 - 17 August 2016
The London Improvement Grant Fund application process is now open. Practices need to submit their applications by 17:00 on Friday 30 September 2016 by emailing them to: England.LondonIGfund@nhs.net. Practices should note the following: Applications must be submitted on the London Region Improvement Grant Expression of Interest Form (IGLR) for...Patient engagement survey - 17 August 2016
We are asking for practices to share their experience of successfully developing their patient engagement work, including top tips, by completing our patient engagement surveys. These will help shape the delivery of Londonwide LMCs’ new patient engagement project. Survey for completion by practice lead for patient participation Survey...Londonwide Enterprise update - 17 August 2016
Practice managers conference and events Speakers have been confirmed for the Practice Manager Conference to be held at Woburn House on Thursday 22 September 2016. ‘Leadership through Change: making the most of your staff’ will offer a combination of seminars and practical workshops with the aim of providing delegates with...Sustainability and Transformation Plans - August 2016 Update - 17 August 2016
Dr Michelle Drage responds to LMC exclusion from STP process On 10 August Michelle Drage was quoted in Pulse’s article on GPs being excluded from STP discussions in some areas, saying: "Excluding LMCs from the table does not mean any practical issues they would raise will go away, instead...Feedback on Capita Primary Care Support England services - 16 August 2016
Following concerns expressed about the current Capita/Primary Care Support England (PCSE) records and supplies services, the BMA recently sought feedback on practices’ experience of Capita’s service. Dan Hodgson in the BMA Policy Directorate has provided the following update following a meeting with PCSE to discuss the issues recognised during July:...TPP QRISK2 error – responsibility for practices - 16 August 2016
NHS England is concerned that only around half of practices affected by the TPP QRISK2 error have accessed the lists of affected patients provided to them. Dr Andrew Green, Chair of the GPC Clinical and Prescribing subcommittee, suggests that practices should be aware of who these patients are and...General Practice Resilience Programme funding - 16 August 2016
£2.65m of resilience funding is available to London practices this financial year, as the Capital’s share of a £16m national pot, promised as part of the GP Forward View. This is different from the Vulnerable Practice Fund which was available last year. There are a number of different ways in...New requirements for hospitals re work with general practice - 16 August 2016
Londonwide LMCs’ CEO Dr Michelle Drage has written to Trust and Foundation Trust CEOs across London asking how they plan to implement the new requirements outlined in the 2016/17 NHS Standard Contract, with particular regard to consideration of GP feedback and we will update you on their replies. We have...Capita list cleanse plan - 16 August 2016
At the end of July it was reported that part of the new Primary Care Support Services contract between NHS England and Capita would include a list cleanse programme, designed to remove patients who had not visited the practice they are registered with in the last five years. Capita will...New GPSoE Resources - Posters - 16 August 2016
We have produced two posters to help practices explain to patients and staff why we are in a state of emergency. One is for your waiting room and outlines the basics of the growing workload and reducing resources. The other is for your staff noticeboard, directing them to useful links...Workforce shortages hit hard as 49% of London GP practices have a vacancy, 43% expect a GP to retire in the next three years and 35 practices are considering closing, survey shows - 16 August 2016
As the workforce crumbles in the face of staff shortages, Dr Michelle Drage, Chief Executive of Londonwide LMCs, warns that general practice in London is in a state of emergency following a survey of GP practices in the areas represented by Londonwide LMCs. Londonwide LMCs...New patient engagement manager joins Londonwide LMCs - 16 August 2016
A warm welcome to Beryl Cross who has joined Londonwide LMCs as Project Manager for our new project to support practices in engaging with their patients. The patient engagement project will provide practical...LMC elections 2016 – results available - 29 July 2016
We are pleased to announce that the following GPs have been elected to their respective LMCs for the term 2016 - 2018. Congratulations to all and we sincerely look forward to working with you over the course of the next two years in order to secure the future of general...Our Travel Health Update was a great success - 22 July 2016
With summer holidays looming on the horizon it was unsurprising that our Travel Health Update held on the 30 June 2016 proved very popular. It covered many important updates on travel health including advice on the current outbreak of the Zika virus, recent developments in travel medicine and new data...New Medical Directors join Londonwide LMCs - 22 July 2016
Four new medical directors have joined Londonwide LMCs, they will be taking up their posts between June and August: Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell MA(Cantab) BM BCh (Oxon) MRCGP DRCOG DFFP Cert Med Ed Lisa qualified from...Dr Michelle Drage meets HRH Prince Charles - 21 July 2016
Our CEO Dr Michelle Drage represented London GP’s at the College of Medicine’s ‘Food the forgotten Medicine’ recently. After the event she was part of a specially invited group at a private meeting with HRH Prince Charles.May 2016 workforce survey – Headlines - 20 July 2016
Thank you for supporting our May 2016 Workforce. We had a fantastic response from 628 unique practices across the capital. That is the equivalent of nearly half of all the practices that we support (48%). Headlines reveal concerns about closures across the Capital, vacancies reaching a critical mass, and significant numbers...New Department of Health ministerial team announced - 20 July 2016
Following the appointment of Theresa May as the Conservative leader and de jure Prime Minister, her Cabinet reshuffle was widely covered at the weekend. The Secretary of State for Health, the Rt Hon Jeremy Hunt MP remains in post. News about junior Ministerial appointments has followed, including details of the...Cervical screening direct referral responsibilities - 20 July 2016
NHS England have issued an update to clarify what a practice should do when they receive a cervical smear result. There is now a system in place to directly refer on patients with abnormal smears to colposcopy. If a practice receives notification that a patient has not attended a colposcopy...
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