News
News
This is the section where we keep you updated with all the latest news which affects GPs and their practice teams.
Latest LMC news
See the latest LMC news items by clicking on the links below. You can also visit the latest GPC news section of the site or our general latest news section, to keep up to date.
- Launch of the Londonwide buying group (9 March 2010) – We are delighted to announce a new, free service for all levy-paying practices under the auspices of our subsidiary Londonwide Enterprise Ltd
- LMC newsletters (9 March 2010) – Our LMC newsletters for March 2010 are now available
- BT priority fault repair service to be withdrawn (8 March 2010) – BT will no longer provide priority fault repair services for GP premises from 1 April 2010
- It’s election time again! (8 March 2010) – Elections take place every 2 years on a rolling basis and any GP working in the area may be nominated for election
- Information governance statement of compliance (IGSoC) – important message for practices (8 March 2010) – All practices have to be signed up to IGSoC by the end of March 2010
- Thank you and hello (8 March 2010) – Our Executive Director of GP Support Services, Jean Hassell, will be retiring from her current role at the end of March 2010
- Sick note to fit note – the new system starts on 6 April 2010 (8 March 2010) – On Tuesday 6 April 2010 the sick note will change and become the fit note
- Preparing for revalidation (6 March 2010) - The recently released RCGP Revalidation Guide for GPs (version 3) provides certain recommendations for GPs
- Londonwide LEAD (Learning Education and Development) – providing training for the capital’s practice teams (2 March 2010) – Information on LEAD's latest events
- Rollout of summary care record (“The Spine”) in London (24 February 2010) - Advice to practices and patients on the rollout of the Summary Care Record (SCR) across London
- Everything you wanted to know about ITTs but were afraid to ask - an expert seminar for GPs and practice managers on Wednesday 14 April 2010 (24 February 2010) - Londonwide Enterprise Ltd (LEL) is running an expert seminar to answer your questions on the Invitation to Tender (ITT) process
- General Practice Nursing in London - a conference celebrating success and looking to the future (15 February 2010) - Places are still available at Londonwide LMCs first conference exclusively for practice nurses will take place on Wednesday 17 March 2010
Latest GPC news
See the latest GPC news items by clicking on the links below. You can also visit the latest LMC news section of the site or our general latest news section, to keep up to date.
- Violent patient schemes – advice from the GPC (7 March 2010) – PCT's should now have a local security management specialist with whom concerns about GP practice team security can be raised as well as questions about the violent patient scheme
- Health Protection Agency (HPA) swine flu questionnaires (2 March 2010) – Some practices may receive a questionnaire from the HPA to evaluate swine flu vaccine efficacy following confirmed cases of swine flu in their area
- GPs cleared of sick notes duty for pupils who miss exams (1 March 2010) – GPs do not have to provide sick notes for pupils who miss exams
- GPC news February 2010 (23 February 2010) - GPC news and appendices for February
- GP trainees subcommittee newsletter – February 2010 (22 February 2010) - The latest edition of the GPC's GP trainees subcommittee newsletter is now available
- NHS appraisal toolkit – important message for all GPs from Dr Buckman, GPC Chairman (10 February 2010) - A security problem has been identified with the NHS appraisal toolkit resulting in the toolkit being shut down for three weeks
- Your chance to talk with your GPC representatives and negotiators (7 February 2010) - Places are still available at a meeting for GPs to hear the latest news on the annual contract negotiations
- Requests for certificates for schoolchildren’s leave of absence during term time (4 February 2010) - Information on whether a letter from a GP is required when a child is off sick for more than five days
- Updated FAQs on chronic kidney disease published (4 February 2010) - NHS Employers and the GPC have published updated frequently asked questions on diagnosing and managing chronic kidney disease
- New complaints procedure – message from the GPC (4 February 2010) - The new complaints procedure was introduced in April 2009 in England only
- Agreement reached on the GMS contract for 2010/11 (4 February 2010) – NHS Employers and the General Practitioners Committee (GPC) have reached agreement on the outstanding areas of the GMS contract negotiations for 2010/11
We also have a number of formats by which we can keep you updated:
- LMC newsletters provide local as well as general news and they are sent to all GPs and Practice Managers on a monthly basis (except January)
- E-news alerts are sent from Londonwide LMCs on a regular basis
- We have a section on press cuttings which show news coverage of Londonwide LMCs.
- Our section on press releases shows how we respond to and lead on issues affecting general practice
- There is an online polls section where we would like your views on current issues. You can also suggest a poll that we could put on the website and then share the results with you
- Seminars and workshops on topical issues affecting general practice. Go to our events section for further information.