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Coronavirus protection for London general practice

As the only truly independent voice for London general practice, Londonwide LMCs continues to provide constructive challenge on behalf of GPs, nurses and the whole team in each and every practice in the area that we cover. The safety of everyone working in London practices and their ability to keep their communities healthy has been […]

London level Coronavirus response

We continue to provide an active voice for London general practice, working with the Mayor’s Office, London Assembly and London Councils to raise awareness of the needs of GP practices and the communities they care for. Particularly in light of the Capital’s response to Coronavirus. London Recovery Board Earlier this month City Hall sought our […]

NHS England guidance August and September 2020

In the last four weeks a number of guidance documents have been issued by NHS England, we have collated them here for ease of reference: GMS contract changes 2020/21 (7/9/20) Letter introducing QOF changes 2020/21 (4/9/20) QOF changes 2020/21 (4/9/20) PCN contract specification – entitlements and requirements 2020/21 (17/9/20) PCN DES guidance 2020/21 (17/9/20) Structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation (17/9/20) […]

LMC and Board changes

Dr Dami Adedayo is stepping down as Londonwide LMCs’ Treasurer, Board Member and as chair of Barnet LMC. We would like to thank Dami for her service to practitioners, her LMC, and the organisation. Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, said: “It’s been a pleasure working with Dami – who has worked tirelessly on behalf of […]

GP cancer care social media campaign

Throughout October we are launching social media videos showcasing the value of cancer care in general practice and showing how practices have been open and seeing patients throughout the pandemic. Thank you to the cancer specialist GPs who have contributed their time to this. Keep an eye on our Twitter and LinkedIn channels for the videos.       Last […]

Important action: LMC advice re general practice workforce data report September 2020

It is important that practices submit comprehensive workforce returns by the submission date of 30 September. It is crucial that workforce returns are as comprehensive as possible. Please include the use of all variations of sessional GPs. Doing so may go some way to addressing inaccuracies and misconceptions regarding general practice during the Covid-19 period. […]

Tips of the month September 2020

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.   If you’re a sessional GP and have yet to read @Krishanx‘s latest pension blog, you really should. It covers a lot of complex issues […]

Response to DHSC Coronavirus vaccine regulation consultation

We have submitted the following organisational response to the Distributing vaccines and treatments for COVID-19 and flu consultation run by the Department of Health and Social Care. 1. Temporary authorisation of the supply of unlicensed products Noting that under normal circumstances vaccines and medications would need to undergo the requisite licensing processes that are detailed in the […]

NHS Test and Trace app QR codes

The NHS Test and Trace app launches on 24 September. Part of the system involves businesses displaying QR codes which can be read by the app, so users can easily allow the system to record themselves entering a business’ premises. If practices want to apply for and display a QR code they can do so voluntarily but […]