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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 […]
Doctors of the World (DOTW) has launched the Safe Surgeries toolkit, a single site to provide GP practices with resources helping them to better understand the regulations and best practice around caring for migrant populations. DOTW UK is offering practices who opt to become designated Safe Surgeries additional access to free training, tailored resources, and a network of practices […]
This month a new cohort of GP trainees take up their posts. We share some top tips from a current GP trainee and a GP trainer. If you work in a training practice please encourage your trainees to pass us their email address and the practice they’re training at so we can add them to […]
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 may be sending practices Occupancy Agreement Letters and Occupancy Change Notices for completion and return. These documents should be treated with extreme caution, and […]
After concerns raised by Waltham Forest LMC, the local council are now telling blue badge applicants not to contact their GP to support their application. The letter states: “Please note your GP should not be asked for specific information for your mobility application and an appointment should not be made solely for the purpose of […]
GPs and practice staff often find it frustrating when a non-NHS medical (or other chargeable non-NHS work) has been booked, such as for a taxi licence, and the patient fails to attend. However, this does not mean that the practice can automatically charge the patient for non-attendance. The arrangement for the medical is purely a […]
