2016/17 contract changes reminder - 25 May 2016
This page is a reminder the headline changes to the 2016/17 GP contract. A longer briefing was circulated in March before the contract came into effect, if you would like a more detailed summary. Contract Uplift and Expenses The GPC has negotiated an investment of £220 million into the GP...Patient Online May 2016 update - 25 May 2016
NHS England and Healthy London Partnership have asked us to thank you for your efforts to enable online services in London. Practices are now in a position to offer patients online appointment booking, online repeat prescription ordering and online access to detailed coded information held in their GP record. The...Patient engagement work - 25 May 2016
Effective patient engagement can deliver benefits for both practices and patients in a number of ways. That is why Londonwide LMCs is increasing our work in this area. Improved outcomes of strengthened patient dialogue include: Practices are better placed to meet patient needs and in a good position to...Stand up for general practice in London - 25 May 2016
There are less than two weeks to stand for election to your Local Medical Committee. If you are a GP who would like to stand up for general practice in the Capital, please consider standing for election onto your local LMC. It’s never been as important to make your voice...Health Service Journal Awards - 25 May 2016
The HSJ Awards represent an opportunity for practice teams and individuals to be recognised for the outstanding work they do. Categories include Compassionate Patient Care, Workforce and Clinical Leader of the Year. The deadline for award submissions is Friday, 3 June. If you think you have a strong case for...GP surgery business rate refunds to be sent to NHS England - 25 May 2016
NHS England wrote to all practice in March following appeals that were lodged with the Valuation Office Agency regarding business rate refunds. Local Authorities are in the process of issuing business rate refunds together with supporting paperwork to practices. Where the GP Practice is the named ratepayer, these refunds will...Londonwide LMCs Annual Conference leads debate on general practice workforce - 25 May 2016
On 20 April Londonwide LMCs took over the Emirates Stadium in Holloway for our annual conference “We Can Work it Out, Powering up London’s Primary Care Workforce”, where we launched the current “GP State of Emergency” campaign. The event was a massive success and we would like to thank everyone...Stand. Vote. Engage – it’s election year at Londonwide LMCs - 23 May 2016
This year is election year at Londonwide LMCs and it’s never been as important to make your voice heard and stand up for general practice in London. Elections take place every two years on a rolling basis and any GP working in the area...GP state of emergency declared by London GP leader - 17 May 2016
Today 400 doctors and practice staff join Dr Michelle Drage, London’s GP leader, in declaring a “GP state of emergency” in the face of pressures which threaten services to patients. Speaking at Londonwide LMCs annual conference, Chief Executive Dr Drage shows a red card to the “increased pressures that dis-incentivise...Dr Michelle Drage responds to General Practice Forward View announcement - 17 May 2016
"Today’s announcement falls far short of what is needed to address the challenges facing general practice in the Capital and beyond. GPs are in a state of emergency. Patients risk losing their GPs unless pressures on general practice are dramatically eased. General practice is at breaking point. That’s not safe for...Maintaining and improving general practice nursing care for patients - 12 May 2016
Gill Rogers BA RN MSc, Director of General Practice Nursing, Londonwide LMCs. You can also read the thoughts of Dr Crystal Oldman, Chief Executive, The Queen's Nursing Institute, on how to meet the London workforce challenge. During my first year of nurse training I was lucky enough to have...Dr Michelle Drage responds to the election of Sadiq Khan as Mayor of London - 06 May 2016
Dr Michelle Drage, the leader of GPs in London calls on Sadiq Khan to use his powers over housing, planning and transport to benefit patients in the Capital: “London GPs are invested in the success of primary care in the capital and want to work with the Mayor to provide accessible,...Londonwide LMCS, Resilient GP and GP Survival joint response to the General Practice Forward View - 27 April 2016
A Joint Response to the General Practice Forward View (download as PDF). Urgent measures are needed immediately to prevent the collapse of general practice Long overdue investment and a long term plan, but will practices last until 2020? Whilst no one can dispute that it is good that...General Practice Nursing for the 21st century in London - QNI report released - 21 April 2016
The Queen's Nursing Institute (QNI) released their report 'General Practice Nursing for the 21st century in London' on 20 April 2016. You can read the report by clicking on the picture below.Speakers' Corner - Powering up London's primary care workfore - 14 April 2016
In exactly one week 400 of London’s GPs and practice staff will be gathering at the Emirates Stadium to work on the challenges we face and find the solutions to powering up London’s primary care workforce. We’re focusing on workforce for the conference because a...Speakers' Corner - Virginia Patania - Keys to unlocking time - 13 April 2016
General Practice has never moved at a faster pace than it is now. Simply keeping up can take so much effort that the ‘day job’ can feel either as if it’s getting in the way, or becoming a...New Housing Application letter and poster - 13 April 2016
Our new waiting room poster and template practice letter will help practice staff manage requests for letters supporting housing applications. Download the poster and letter here.Changes to the pertussis vaccination for pregnant women - 13 April 2016
The pertussis vaccination for pregnant women has been updated in the Green Book, coming into effect from the start of April 2016. The updated Green Book says: Pregnant women should be offered a single 0.5 ml dose of dTaP/IPV vaccine. Vaccine should be offered to women in every pregnancy. Vaccination should...Sub-contracted GPs now have access to the NHS Pension Scheme - 13 April 2016
Following a period of consultation, the Department of Health has published regulations allowing GP practices to pension earnings from sub-contracted clinical services, where the holder of the main contract is also an NHS employer. This came into effect on 1 April 2016. Previously, the regulations governing the NHS pension scheme...
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