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We provide weekly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.   Make sure your details are up to date so we can receive the latest news, guidance and information on our 2020 LMC elections. #tipsoftheweek […]

The BMA are in the process of creating a Pensions Modeller for GPs. Tony Goldstone, who is building the modeller, has set up a five-minute survey to help determine how up-to-date records are and what information GPs have received from NHS Pensions. The survey can be accessed here.   Last updated : 16 Dec 2019

The Information Commissioner’s Office launched a campaign on Tuesday 3 December 2019 to contact organisations who have not yet paid their annual data protection fee. The data protection fee replaced the requirement to notify the ICO under the previous Data Protection Act 1998 and now, organisations that act as controllers when processing personal information must pay a […]

Elections take place across our 27 LMCs in 2020. We need to have your up to date contact details in order for you to stand and vote to make your voice heard. The minimum data we require for each GP who wishes to stand and/or vote, is the area/borough of London you work in, the […]

Dr Hannah Barham-Brown is a GP trainee in Yorkshire and Humber and a disability activist, she is helping to promote the BMA’s new survey of doctors who are disabled or have long-term health conditions. When I developed a disability as a medical student, I found myself questioning whether my career was over before it had […]

2019 was another strong year for the events we run to help meet the development needs of practice teams across London. We also continued our work in bringing people together to share knowledge and support each other. Practice Manager Conference The new half-day format of the annual Practice Manager Conference was a big hit with […]

The Information Commissioner’s Office launched a campaign on Tuesday 3 December 2019 to contact organisations who have not yet paid their annual data protection fee. The data protection fee replaced the requirement to notify the ICO under the previous Data Protection Act 1998 and now, organisations that act as controllers when processing personal information must pay a […]

Two PCN questions that will change the way you view insurance Ever wondered if you’ve covered all your PCN exposures but don’t how to check? MIAB’s resident PCN expert, Stephen Hartshorne, explores the way in which PCNs will change in April next year and answers the most common questions we see from practices on an […]

The coronavirus pandemic has created many challenges to the healthcare system across England and in London in particular. Coronavirus arrived in the UK in January 2020 and a national lockdown was in place between the end of March and end of June, with partial restrictions in place afterwards. The death rate in London hospitals was […]