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Dear colleague, As we knuckle down after another week of media onslaught, I have 3 topics to cover: 1. A brief MMR update 2. The latest ideas emanating from the Secretary of State 3. The Londonwide LMCs’ General Practice Cares campaign As ever, if you have any feedback, thoughts, queries or concerns, please send to mword@lmc.org.uk. And do remember […]
I thought I’d share three of my more serious thoughts to do with Providing General Practice and NOT commissioning (mostly!) The new transitional management landscape in London Our main job is Providing General Practice – enable us to get on and do it properly! Asserting our professionalism I hope you will see some […]
In issue 1 I set out to make some sense of the language and jargon of the new NHS world and give you some not-so-subliminal messages about what we want to see happen and not happen from GP Commissioning. Now, almost two weeks later, much to my own surprise, it’s all still valid – an […]
Dr Michelle Drage’s personal briefing for practices on NHS reforms. This is the first in my personal series of briefings which will provide commentary and updates on key issues facing you and your practice as some of the NHS reforms kick in ahead of the Health Bill completing its passage through parliament. These briefings […]
Here’s the latest update on what has and what has not been going on over the last few weeks, and what is likely to happen over the Autumn. I will cover: Pathfinder Clinical Commissioning Groups (pCCGs) – previously pathfinder GP consortia Grip and QIPP pressures diverting pCCGs away from commissioning of hospital and community services […]
The Day After… The Politics The Real World Michelle’s 3 step guide (definitely not a toolkit) to QIPP and GRIP Dr Michelle Drage FRCGP CEO Londonwide LMCs 1. The Politics So the listening exercise is over, the Field Future Forum (FFF) has reported, the Prime Minister (PM) has spoken, and the Secretary […]
Dear Colleague, Measles – MMR Catch up Programme UPDATE Thank you for all your questions. Here are a few more answers from our GP and practice support team along with some new information covering the following items: 1. Identifying your target cohort for the MMR catch up programme 2. Minimum requirement to claim payment […]
Dear Colleague Measles – MMR Catch up Programme UPDATE – 30 April 2013 It has now been announced that there will be an MMR vaccination catch-up programme in England. Please look at this letter from NHS England outlining the main aspects of the programme and including a service specification for your information. We have simplified the details for you […]
Dear Colleague Measles – MMR catch up scheme UPDATE Here is an update based on current information and your responses to my message yesterday, for which we are very grateful. This update covers 4 areas: A. INFORMATION FROM NHS ENGLAND (NHSE) LONDON REGIONAL OFFICE AND PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND (PHE) B. CLINICAL ISSUES C. WHO […]
