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New GP contract guidance |  | | Read our new, short, guides explaining what the new GP Contract means for practices; and looking at the specific steps you need to take. | |
Feedback sought on changes to NHS commissioning law | We have submitted initial comments to the Parliamentary Health Committee considering NHS England’s proposed changes to the Health and Social Care Act, including the competition rules affecting CCGs, board composition and collaborating with trusts. Please give us your thoughts. | |
Londonwide LMCs’ Conference round-up | Our annual conference took place on 12 March, with over 400 people from across London general practice gathering to hear from influential speakers and to learn practical skills. | |
New board members | Following elections we would like to welcome Dr Anouska Hari and Dr Naureen Bhatti to the board. We would also like to thank Dr Michal Grenville and Dr Paul O’Reilly for their service. |
New Information Commissioner’s Office advice on Subject Access Requests | The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has recently released further advice for GPs and practices on patients’ rights to access records. |
|  | Resource of the Month | Response to requests for work absence sick notes for less than seven days |
| Push back against employers’ demands for short absence sick notes. |
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Guidance Updates |
Londonwide DiaryAprilMayJune |
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Improving palliative and end of life careMarch is the awareness month for Marie Curie’s Daffodil campaign, Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders and Dr Simon Stockill explain how the Daffodil Standards have informed QOF changes and voluntary quality improvement standards. |  |
Statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care appointed |  | Dame Fiona Caldicott has been appointed as the first statutory National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care. | |
Template locum contract |  | The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend to both practices and locums. | |
Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under |  | Our BEAM to LMC mobile app, which enables you to tell us about the pressures you are under from commissioners and others, is proving popular. Make sure you check the app for push notifications. | |
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Last updated : 19 Aug 2019
