Practice Manager Leads Forum (PMLF) – 28 January 2016 - 19 January 2016
The next forum will take place on Thursday 28 January 2016 at 9.30am. If you are a lead practice manager and currently represent practice managers at a LMC, Federation or CCG meeting and wish to come along please contact Stran-Jay Schloss at Stran-Jay.Schloss@lmc.org.uk by Tuesday 26 January. The agenda...Health Select Committee highlights confusion among Ministers regarding primary care - 19 January 2016
On Tuesday 13 January Alistair Burt MP, primary care Minister at the Department of Health, appeared before the Health Select Committee to give evidence as part of their Inquiry into primary care. Mr Burt said that the traditional partnership model of general practice “cannot survive”, adding that Drs want a...Apprenticeship programme for General Practice in North West London - 19 January 2016
Londonwide LMCs and Health Education NWL are working in partnership with training providers to deliver apprenticeships in Business and Administration and Clinical Healthcare. We are currently running a successful pilot programme in North West London and already have 11 apprentices placed in practices, working towards either Level 2 or 3...RCGP North and West London events coming up - 19 January 2016
Minor surgery including DOPS refresher course – one day course: 10 February at the Medical Society of London This one day course designed by GPs, plastic surgeons, dermatologists and GPwSIs offers training in skin lesion recognition, advanced wound closure techniques as well as DOPS assessments for those practitioners who carry...National record movement trial by Primary Care Support England - 19 January 2016
Primary Care Support England (PCSE) is conducting a national record movement trial using a blank document in place of a medical record. This is in preparation for a new system of moving medical records between practices, designed to track their location in real time. Practices need to register with the...Flu guidance update - December 2015 - 04 January 2016
Our updated flu guidance can be read here. The latest Department of Health London seasonal influenza bulletin can be read here. Details of our Buying Group's new flu vaccine suppliers can be read here.Appeal: support the homeless this winter - 16 December 2015
Londonwide LMCs’ communications team recently met with Dr Paul O’Reilly and Practice Manager Tanya O’Brien of the Doctor Hickey Surgery in Westminster. Both spoke powerfully about the vulnerable groups of rough sleepers across Westminster that their practice treat, and outlined the huge difference that...LMC Special Crisis Conference - 10 December 2015
As you will have seen from Michelle’s M Word 24 and M Word 25 and other communications The General Practitioners Committee (GPC) of the BMA has voted for a Special Crisis Conference of LMCs to discuss what actions are required to deliver a safe and sustainable GP service. The conference...Avoiding Unplanned Admissions update - 10 December 2015
Submitting data for the Avoiding Unplanned Admissions Directed Enhanced Service (DES) The following information has been recieved from NHS England. CQRS (Calculating Quality Reporting Service (CQRS)) has informed NHS England that for practices with clinical system TPP (system 1) and EMIS the planned re-extraction of Avoiding Unplanned Admission (AUA) Component...Nursing and Midwifery Council registration fee - 10 December 2015
In November Nursing and Midwifery Council registration rukes changed. It is now the case that practice nurses who have not paid their 2015 registration renewal fee and submitted their renewal documents will have their registration lapse automatically. This means they would not be able to practice until re-registered, which can...Courses and training events round-up - 10 December 2015
We have recently run the following events and courses to support GP practice staff in meeting the challenges of working in modern general practice. Effective Medical Chaperoning This course was attended by 30 delegates who all found that the training met their expectations and needs. Delegates said: they received good...Buying Group - December 2015 update - 10 December 2015
New supplier – Flu vaccine The LMC Buying Group has concluded negotiations with flu vaccine companies for the 2016/17 season and can now announce the joint first preferred suppliers for 2016/17 are Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). The second joint preferred suppliers are Mylan (formerly Abbott) and MASTA. Details of each...Display Energy Certificate (DEC) - change in requirements - 10 December 2015
The Energy Performance of Buildings Regulations 2012 requires Display Energy Certificates (DEC) in public buildings. It covers buildings where the total useful floor area of the building exceeds 250 metres square and which 'are occupied in whole or part by public authorities and frequently visited by the public'. Legal advice...Provider Development and our support to emerging federations - 09 December 2015
One of the priority work areas for Londonwide LMCs is on Provider Development and how we as an organisation support emerging federations wherever they are developing. We have teamed up with Healthy London Partnerships to deliver this work and following on from our successful joint provider development launch 4 November...Londonwide LMCs' second workforce survey - Thank you - 08 December 2015
Thank you for making space in your hectic day to complete our recent short survey on practice workforce issues. This was a follow-up to the survey that many of you completed six months ago and which led to stories highlighting the pressures you are under being published in The Observer...GP help wanted with audit of research requests - 08 December 2015
The BMA have requested help from GPs in developing standards for research requests. If you receive any requests from researchers between now and 29 January 2016 that you would be willing to share with the BMA’s Ethics department, or if you would like more information please contact Hannah...We can work it out: powering up London's primary care workforce - Londonwide LMCs' Annual Conference 2016 - 08 December 2015
Back in October we recommended that you held Wednesday 20 April 2016 in your calendar. The reason? It’s the date of Londonwide LMCs’ annual conference. The free, must attend event is entitled: “We can work it out: powering up London's primary care workforce” and we are building an exciting...
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