Londonwide LMCs’ jobs board - 19 July 2016
As part of our service to our GPs and their practice teams, we provide a free to use jobs section where practices can advertise vacancies or GPs who are seeking employment can advertise their availability. Details that are added to the site using the add new vacancy button...#GPStateofEmergency update - July 2016 - 19 July 2016
In April 2016 GPs in London and across the country declared a #GPStateofEmergency. To help practices manage their increasing workload during this state of emergency we have produced emergency guidance on a range of important issues, the latest of which covers appeals against Department of Work and...Government data security consultation - 19 July 2016
The Government has been conducting a data security review, run by Dame Fiona Caldicott, the National Data Guardian for Health and Care. A report has now been produced with ten proposed standards: All staff ensure that personal confidential data is handled, stored and transmitted securely, whether in electronic...Londonwide LMCs celebrates the NHS at 68 - 18 July 2016
To celebrate the NHS turning 68 on 5 July Dr Michelle Drage wrote a piece for the Huffington Post, asking ‘Is NHS General Practice No Longer a Valued Member of the Family as It Turns 68?’. This was promoted on social media and well received for raising some important...Visit www.GPSOE.org.uk to help you through this state of emergency - 28 June 2016
Visit www.GPSOE.org.uk to help you through this state of emergencyStatement by Dr Michelle Drage on the EU referendum result - 24 June 2016
"From London's viewpoint the decision of voters outside our city is going to compound all the challenges we have been faced with and continue to try to manage across the Capital. "Now, more than ever, we need to ensure we have the strongest general practice service targeted to help those...Hospital sickness certificate poster - 22 June 2016
In late May Dr Michelle Drage wrote to London Hospital Trusts asking them to put up a poster which explains to patients that they can get fit notes from hospital doctors and do not need to book a post-discharge GP appointment if they do so. So far two Trusts have...Sustainability and Transformation Plans - June 2016 Update - 21 June 2016
The NHS Confederation conference ran from 15 – 17 of June and included a number of talks which touched on STPs, although no formal policy announcements were made. NHS England directors emphasise mental health provision Claire Murdoch, NHS England national director for mental health, and Johnathan Fielden, national director for...Primary Care Support England services relocation - 21 June 2016
Primary Care Support England (PCSE) is changing some of the services it provides. London PCSE offices (Stephenson House and Kirk House) The following services ceased being delivered by PCSE’s Stephenson House and Kirk House offices on 21 June: Performer list application management GP payments and pensions Ophthalmic payments...Accessible Information Standard - 21 June 2016
The Accessible Information Standard aims to ensure that people who have a disability or sensory impairment receive information that can be accessible and understood. Any organisation that provides NHS or adult social care will need to implement these standards and compliance with the accessible information standard SCCI1605 (set out...The NHS turns 68 on 5 July - help us celebrate its achievements - 21 June 2016
We are keen to highlight the good work that general practice has done since the NHS was formed. Next month we will be celebrating the role of general practice since 1948 by publicising various milestones and achievements. Contributions from London GPs and practice staff are welcome. Tell us what inspired...General Practitioners Committee elections - 21 June 2016
Dr Terry John, Chair of Waltham Forest LMC, has been elected onto the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) to represent Barking and Havering, Redbridge and Waltham Forest, Newham, City and Hackney and Tower Hamlets. Terry joins Dr Paul Cundy, Dr Michelle Drage, Dr Stewart Kay and Dr Eleanor Scott in...Issue with QRISK2 Calculator in SystmOne - 06 June 2016
The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has instructed TPP practices not to use the QRISK®2 Calculator in SystmOne until further notice. If you run TPP in your practice you can use the QRISK®2-2016 Calculator on the QRISK website which is not affected...Sustainability and Transformation Plans - May 2016 Update - 01 June 2016
Sustainability and Transformation Plans are set to have an impact in shaping primary care and other services in London. This page is a round-up of what we know so far. What is a Sustainability and Transformation Plan? NHS England describes Sustainability and Transformation Plans as: "…a new approach to...May 2016 Newsletter now available - 27 May 2016
News and views from the professional voice of general practice in London ...2016 LMC Conference - Dr Michelle Drage - 26 May 2016
Dr Michelle Drage shares her thoughts on the 2016 LMC Annual Conference, held on 20 May in London. Along with the rest of England, London’s general practices are now in a state of emergency, and it is clear that patients risk losing their GPs unless pressures are dramatically eased. We are...Outstanding Apprentice of the Year win - 25 May 2016
Stran-Jay Schloss (right), an apprentice working for Londonwide LMCs, has been voted Outstanding Apprentice of the Year by her peers on the apprenticeship programme. Stran-Jay has written about what winning the award means to her. Apprenticeships give young people, like me, the incredible opportunity to achieve amazing things by opening...Speakers' Corner: Dr Crystal Oldman, Chief Executive, The Queen's Nursing Institute on the London challenge for general practice nursing - 25 May 2016
Dr Crystal Oldman, Chief Executive, The Queen's Nursing Institute. See Crystal speaking at our conference below. You can also read the thoughts of Gill Rogers, Londonwide LMCs' Director of...Capita primary care support services - 25 May 2016
In response to concerns from GPs in London and across the country regarding problems with the new Primary Care Support Services outsourced to Capita, the Chair of the GPC recently wrote to NHS England. We await their response. The new record transfer system has received particularly strong criticism. Practices...
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