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Supporting patients to stay healthy in the community

Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, Deputy Chief Executive of Londonwide LMCs, looks at how practices can use sign-posting to community groups to encourage and support patients to fulfil their New Year’s resolutions. January is the time of year where many patients chose to adopt positive lifestyle changes, be it via incorporating more exercise in their daily routine, […]

Londonwide LMCs’ AGM 2019

Londonwide LMCs’ Annual General Meeting took place on Thursday 24 January 2019 at Tavistock House South, Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9LG. Please click on the links below to access the resources from the AGM: CEO’s report Chair’s report AGM presentation Strategic Plan 2019/20 Londonwide LMCs’ audited financial statement Londonwide Enterprise Ltd audited financial statement     […]

General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) update for practices

The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) and the government have released further guidance on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other related data issues. The ICO have published the guide to data protection, which covers the Data Protection Act 2018 and the GDPR which covers the following areas: Introduction to data protection Guide to the GDPR […]

NHS Long Term Plan summary

The NHS Long Term Plan was launched on Monday 7 January, with an additional £4.5bn promised for primary care by 2024 and a focus on practices collaborating to serve populations of 30,000 – 50,000 patients. The full Long Term Plan document can be read here. The main changes for general practice are focused around the rollout […]

New forum for all practice management roles

Calling all general practice managers, business managers, finance managers, operations managers, and data quality managers. We’d like to invite you to join our Londonwide Practice Manager Forum.  Previously known as the Practice Manager Leads Forum, this year we are opening the forum to you, who are at the heart of London’s general practice. For you, […]

Premises update January 2019

Our main update this month concerns Rent Agreement Letters. The rest of this item re-iterates advice provided in previous premises updates, which remains relevant to practices in NHS Property Services (NHSPS) and Community Health Partnerships (CHP) premises.. LMC support with premises Issues NHS England/CCGs have a duty to consult with the LMC over issues that […]

Final pay control for 1995 pension scheme

The government introduced an employer’s charge for pensionable salaried pay rises which are over the allowable amount, for employees who are members of the 1995 pension scheme. We are aware that some practices are now receiving these charges, and it is recommended that practices familiarise themselves with the process if they have employees who are […]

Practices instructed to begin ordering licensed flu vaccines for next winter

In November NHS England, Public Health England and the Department of Health and Social Care wrote to practices instructing them to begin ordering currently licensed flu vaccines. In January NHS England provided an update to this letter The original November letter can be read here and the January update here. Current NHS England advice is for practices to order […]

GP Partnership Review recommendations published

Throughout it’s recommendations the Review’s findings broadly support the investment in workforce and other central planks of NHS England policy. We have summarised the recommendations which fall outside existing policy. For the full recommendations, with their original working, please see the GP Partnership Review Final Report. 1: There are significant opportunities that should be taken forward […]