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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 […]

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GP State of Emergency success: TFL change fees advice

Following a letter from our GP State of Emergency team, Transport for London have updated their advice to applying for a private hire driver licence to reflect that the charge for a medical exam is to be set by the examining GP. Their advice had previously said that it was £80, however there is no […]

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Barnet LMC Newsletter July 2018

Please click here to view the latest Barnet LMC news update.

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Dr Michelle Drage’s statement on the new Secretary of State for Health and Social Care

Dr Michelle Drage responds to the appointment of Matthew Hancock as Secretary of State for Health and Social Care. “Congratulations and welcome to new Health Secretary Matthew Hancock. “I’d love the opportunity to show him the true face of London’s General Practice. Particularly how our resilient and dedicated practice teams act as the front door […]

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Perinatal mental health access variation

The Pan-London Perinatal Mental Health Network are gathering information on disparities in access to, and funding for, perinatal mental health within secondary and tertiary care. This map produced by the Maternal Mental Health Alliance gives some indication of the variation in perinatal mental health spending by CCG. Whilst the Network is aware which services should be available, they […]

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Salisbury Novichok 1 incident – Public Health England interim guidance

Following the recent Salisbury Novichok 1 incident, Public Health England have issued interim guidance on the diagnosis and early management in organophosphate chemical incidents. This guidance can be downloaded here. Public health messaging has not changed, the risk remains low but is being kept under constant review. Last updated : 05 Jul 2018

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Free online mindfulness course for patients

Londoners can now access a free online mindfulness tool via the Good Thinking website. The website signposts individuals to resources to help deal with depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia which have been independently assessed and validated. The course of mindfulness is designed to be completed over several weeks, delivered entirely through the app. The service is […]

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SNOMED CT update for SystmOne practices

The first phase of the national deployment of SNOMED CT has now taken place with approximately 20 pilot sites taking part. The wider roll-out for SystmOne GP practices will be implemented from 1 April 2020 and completed by autumn that year. Practices will be notified of deployment plans nearer the time. A two year transition […]

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Publication of Integrated Care – Organisations, Partnerships and Systems

Online report   PDF download The Committee considered the increasing reliance on a range of health and care services, which are mostly public but also provided by non-statutory services (charities, social enterprises, community services and private providers), and expressed concerns about the negative impact if these services and sources of support don’t join up, don’t share […]