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Online STI service replaces in-person testing for asymptomatic patients

Changes to sexual health services in London mean that anyone who is asymptomatic and wants to be tested for STIs should order a testing kit from the Sexual Health London website. It is advisable to update any practice staff who may need to signpost patients to sexual health services. Sexual health clinics will only be providing appointments […]

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LMC 2018 elections – results

Election results are now available for all constituencies North central and east London  Barnet Dr Oluwadamilola Adedayo Dr Daniela Amasanti-DeBono Dr John Bentley Dr Martin Harris Dr Oge Ilozue Dr Alexis Ingram Dr Elissa Musetti Dr Farzana Vanat Camden  Dr Tina Agrawal Dr Ben Bromilow Dr Claire Chalmers-Watson Dr Janakan Crofton Dr Jessica Harland Dr […]

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Re-inventing medicine round-table

At our annual conference in May, Prof Martin Marshall, vice-chair of RCGP Council, spoke about the need to reconsider what general practice and community medicine looks like. Reinventing medicine is about re-prioritising what is important about supporting patients to improve their health; the wider determinants of health; the inverse care law; recognising that the biomedical […]

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Preparing for your CQC presentation

This month we are launching our CQC presentation guide, which explains how to prepare for the 30 minute presentation which is part of every practice inspection. Dami Akanbi from our GP support team sums up some of the key points from the guide. Your CQC presentation should focus on their five key lines of enquiry and […]

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Londonwide LMCs’ July 2018 newsletter

July 2018 Newsletter GP Partnership Review: London fact-finding visit On 30 July we will be meeting with Nigel Watson, who is leading the GP Partnership Review. We have also arranged for Nigel to meet London GPs working in a variety of roles at our offices and two London practices. READ MORE   ► GPSOE success: […]

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CPD Standards Office awards our General Practice Manager Training Programme 106 CPD points

Our new General Practice Manager (GPM) training programme has now been awarded CPD accreditation by the CPD Standards Office. Students on the programme will now receive up to 106 CPD points for successful completion of the programme. The CPD accreditation is in addition to the professional accreditation with the RCGP. The GPM training programme is designed and […]

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Free practice manager conference – Thursday 22 November 2018

Our next free to attend practice manager’s conference will take place on Thursday 22 November 2018 at Woburn House, 20 Tavistock Square, London WC1H 9HQ. The packed programme so far includes topics such as working at scale, digital health, patient engagement, data protection, building your team and a CQC update. This is going to be a very popular […]

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GP partnership review – London fact-finding visit

Dr Nigel Watson, Chair of Wessex LMCs, is leading the Department of Health and Social Care’s (DHSC) review of the GP partnership, due to be completed by the end of the year. Once finalised, the review will be sent to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, and Simon Stevens, the Chief Executive […]