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We celebrated International Nurses Day on 12 May by highlighting the contribution of nurses on social media. Did you know that only 11.4% of registered nurses in the UK are men, and only 2.1% of men work in general practice? It would be good to see more male general practice nurses in the healthcare […]
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We are hosting a digital round table event to discuss issues relating to expanding IT use in general practice. This is more than an information-sharing exercise with peers, it will also provide an opportunity for IT leads to feed back to a representative of NHS England on what they think about the future of IT […]
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15 May 2019 Dear Colleague: I have just one topic for you NEW: Londonwide LMCs’ updates on the new national PCN DES Contract After the bells and whistles launch of the new national PCN DES Contract in January, today is the long awaited deadline for submission of your Primary Care Network information via the network […]
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April saw Practice Manager Leads Forum come together for discussions, updates and networking at the first of their 2019 meetings. Presentations included: Cervical screening updates and issues within the NHSCSP and Sample Takers. Data Protection update. CQC inspection changes for 2019 and CQC hot topics. A facilitated session around what practices are currently doing to […]
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We are excited to announce the launch of our new Health Care Support Workers Forum (HCSW Forum) on Thursday 13 June. It is our pleasure to invite healthcare support workers, healthcare assistants, assistant practitioners and associate practitioners across London to join in. The focus of the first meeting will be on career development and apprenticeships, with talks […]
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As we reported in our February 2019 newsletter, type 2 opt-outs have been replaced by the national data opt-out. This means that practices must not use the type 2 opt-out code to record a patient’s opt-out choice as these are no longer collected and processed. A letter was sent to all GP Practices in March 2019 […]
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The Clinical Negligence Scheme General Practice (CNSGP) came into effect on 1 April 2019, meaning NHS Resolution will now settle most negligence claims against GPs undertaking NHS activities. GPs are still advised to have some form of medical indemnity and there has been some confusion about exactly what GPs need medical defence organisation (MDO) cover […]
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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. On 1 July the Primary Care Network DES goes live and networks will begin to receive funding to employ clinical pharmacists (70% reimbursement) and […]
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Several key decisions affecting members were taken at the Londonwide LMCs Board of Directors meeting in March. These included: Increasing the hourly honoraria rate for LMC activity by £3 to £100 per hour with effect from 1 April 2019. All other honoraria rates have been increased by 3.3% Setting a new statutory levy rate of […]
