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CEO Announcement – 16 March

As of Wednesday 18 March we will be gearing all our efforts to supporting you and our GP and practice team colleagues on the frontline. To that effect we will be ceasing normal operations and moving to our Covid-19 Plan which involves a switch of our staff to home-working in accordance to government recommendations. Frontline […]

Mword Issue 45 – Dr Michelle Drage’s latest update for GPs and practice teams

12 March 2020 Dear Colleague I have three inter-related items for you. Covid19 Tuesday’s Londonwide LMCs’ Annual Conference – Let’s Stick Together Yesterday’s Special Conference of England LMCs. 1. Covid-19. As the country moves from the Containment phase to the Delay phase, things are going to further hot up for GPs and our teams. The […]

NHS England and Public Health England resources for practices regarding coronavirus (Covid-19)

NHS England and Public Health England have produced further resources for practices to assist with managing concerns around coronavirus (Covid-19). These were released yesterday (4 March 2020), we strongly advise practices to update the various communications channels covered by the new guidance to ensure patients are getting consistent and up-to-date information. The new document includes: […]

PMA Excellence in Supporting Healthcare – FREE eLearning offer for practice managers

We are pleased to be able to offer you a unique career development opportunity that is free for practice managers (including specialist practice managers or those aspiring to the role of practice manager) for a limited period only. As part of our Practice Manager Development project, we have teamed up with the Practice Manager Association (PMA) […]

Special Conference of English LMCs – 11 March 2020

Representatives from your LMCs and those across the rest of England will meet in London on Wednesday, 11 March to discuss the 2020/21 GP Contract. The conference was called following a vote by the GPC to allow LMCs “to consider the outcome of negotiations and action the profession should take.” LMCs are currently submitting motions […]

LMC elections 2020 – make your voice heard

This year every LMC seat is up for election. Any GP working in one of the 27 London boroughs we represent may be nominated for election regardless of their contractual status. We particularly welcome nominations from those GPs who are under-represented on current LMCs. Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, says: “With all the seats across […]