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Following elections we would like to welcome Dr Anouska Hari (NW) and Dr Naureen Bhatti (NC/NE) to the board. Dr Marek Jarzembowski (South), Dr Robbie Bunt (NC/NE), Dr Simon Parton (South) and Dr Adam Jenkins (NW) were all re-elected. Dr Sid Datta (NW), Dr Dami Adedayo (NC/NE) and Dr Rishi Chelvan (South) remain on the […]
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The BMA GPC and sessional subcommittee have jointly produced model terms of engagement for locum GPs, which they recommend both practices and locums should proactively adopt. It should be noted that the documents will need adapting to the specific circumstances of each practice and locum’s situation, which they are advised to get specialist legal advice on. […]
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Pensions advisor, Ian McNicholl of ISM Pension Services, shares his top tips on what you need to do to prepare for the end of the financial year. Ian will be speaking at our sold-out pensions event in March. The NHS Pension Scheme(s) offer you so much more than just a ‘pension’. But is this the […]
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Please note that no action is currently needed by practices on this matter, but you should read the information carefully. Following the introduction of the SNOMED-CT coding in 2018/19, NHS Digital’s business rules team has been converting and mapping the READ and CTV3 codes into SNOMED, which has proved difficult and complex. Although there was […]
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The Data Security and Protection Toolkit (DSPT) replaced the Information Governance toolkit from April 2018. The DSPT is an online self-assessment toolkit that has to be used by all organisations that have access to NHS patient data and clinical systems. The submissions deadline is 31 March 2019, so it is best to prepare now as […]
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All GPs, practice managers and nurses should have received a link to complete our LMC satisfaction survey. If you have not yet filled it in, the link to complete it was emailed around midday on Wednesday, 13 February with the subject line “Londonwide LMCs and your local LMC – how we represent you”. The survey […]
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Thank you for supporting our December 2018 Workforce Survey. We had a fantastic response from 397 unique practices across the 1,227 practices we represent in the Capital. That is the equivalent of almost a third of all the practices that we support (32%). Headlines reveal concerns about closures across the Capital, vacancies reaching a critical […]
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Thank you for responding to our recent survey on practice needs in the event of a no-deal Brexit. We rely on your input. Following a discussion at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24 January, we asked you about the impact of a no-deal EU exit on your practice-critical Non-Clinical Goods and Services (NCGS). Medical […]
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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. #TipoftheWeek It is a contractual requirement to have two clinical references before employing a doctor. See guidance from Londonwide LMCs: https://t.co/7WDhAFFTAx — Londonwide LMCs […]
