New and re-elected MPs – July 2024
We are looking to arrange meetings to raise GP issues with London MPs, please get in touch if your practice is interested taking part.
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EMIS CrowdStrike update
EMIS are reporting that their "service is restored", the extent this proves to be the case will only become apparent as the days progress.
Final days to vote on GPC England collective action before 29 July
London GP contractor/ partners have until Monday 29 July to vote in the BMA non-statutory ballot.
Infected Blood Inquiry report published
Recommendations include: GPs to arrange hepatitis C tests for blood recipients, better records systems interoperability and communication with patients.
Mword Issue 114: GPCE ballot on collective action and engagement event
The ballot opens on 17 June, come and meet your GPCE and LMC leaders on 13 June near Euston.
LMC successfully amend pan-London two-week-wait forms
Plans to make GPs’ mobile and direct dial numbers publicly available have been altered.
Providing peer-to-peer support for GPs
Dr Ann Telesz is a former VTS Programme Director, trainer and tutor, she shares details of her work with our GP Professional Support Network.
13 June: Our Future, Our Say, Our Way – what you can do to practise safely right now
We are hosting a live event with GPCE and London LMC leaders on what you as a practice can do to practise safely, within your rights as contract holders.
Summer 2024 workforce survey
Our latest workforce survey closes on Tuesday 18 June, with invite emails arriving with practices on 29 May.
Health landscape report: 6 – 10 May 2024
This weekly report shares new data and policy information relating to general practice, with selected facts and figures highlighted.
General Practice Alert State: new details on measuring levels and responding to pressures
Our guidance now includes clear benchmarks on available staff vs patient demand and what to do if a practice's alert state rises.
Report: Health Inequalities, Lives Cut Short
The UCL Institute of Health Equity looks at the correlation between falling local authority funding and excess death figures.