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.
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.
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.
March 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.
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.
We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have an example of general practice doing something well which could make a news story please get in touch. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details here.
