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September marks the time of the year when many students are starting their first year of university or returning to their studies. Students can be more vulnerable to illnesses such as meningitis and mumps due to living in large households and mixing with new people, increasing the risk of infection. Low uptake of childhood MMR […]

In line with recent changes in data protection legislation, we have updated our Privacy Policy to provide you with more detail on how we handle your personal data.  Our Privacy Policy can be found here. Here are a few key updates we have made to our Privacy Policy: We added more detail on how we handle […]

We have responded to NHS England’s consultation on ‘Digital-first primary care and its implications for general practice payments’. Our full response can be read here, a summary is below. Response to proposed contractual changes The London adjustment should be retained, and in particular practices based on the peripheries of London should receive the adjustment for all […]

This update is applicable to practices who are leasing their premises from Community Health Partnerships (CHP) or NHS Property Services (NHSPS). Urgent – Occupancy Agreement Letters We are aware that NHSPS are sending practices Occupancy Agreement Letters and Occupancy Change Notices for completion and return. Please note these have not been agreed with the GPC […]

We have responded to NHS England’s consultation on ‘Digital-first primary care and its implications for general practice payments’. Our full response can be read here, a summary is below. Response to proposed contractual changes The London adjustment should be retained, and in particular practices based on the peripheries of London should receive the adjustment for all […]

Enrolling for December 2018 cohort Londonwide LMCs’ Practice Manager Training Programme     Londonwide LMCs have launched a blended learning programme for general practice managers, which has been professionally accredited by the RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners) and is accredited with 106 CPD points from the CPD Standards Office. The innovative course is aimed […]

With increasing moves toward digital access and service provision in general practice, we want to gather information on the differing platforms and pilots offering online access, including whether and how they have involved practices. We are particularly interested in your comments on any successes and challenges you have experienced in your own workplaces, and the […]

August 2018 Newsletter LMC elections – full results Congratulations to all those who have been elected to their LMC, the new committee year begins on 1 September. We look forward to seeing new members at the introductory meetings. READ MORE   ► GP partnership review On 30 July 2018 Dr Nigel Watson and his GP […]

There are some interesting results coming from the current survey on subject access requests (SARs) received by practices that is has been designed by Dr Paul Cundy, a GP in Merton. If you have not done so already, please complete the short online survey. Just one response per practice is required. The survey closes on Monday […]