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Covering: Contract imposition, GPC elections and Londonwide LMCs elections.

Dear Wandsworth Colleagues, I know many of you are working way beyond your safe capacity and have been for some time now. I also know that this is not sustainable. General practice in England is at an ever-increasing risk of collapse, with unsafe volumes of work being expected of an ever diminishing and demoralised profession. […]

Read our March 2023 newsletter covering industrial action, Contract imposition, 2023/24 changes and more.

On Tuesday 21 March we heard the very sad news that our colleague Greg Cairns had passed away suddenly and unexpectedly after a short illness. Our thoughts and condolences go to his family.

Over the past year the Londonwide LMCs team has been validating and tracking general practice funding streams; confirming ICB/borough allocations and agreeing mechanisms to monitor these on a regular basis.

GPs who earnt over £156,000 in pensionable income from NHS work in the financial year 2021/22 are required to self-declare their earnings.

This month has seen a debate on workforce expansion, questions about London hospital capacity and discussion of GP to patient ratios.

On Monday 6 March NHS England imposed the 2023/24 GP Contract, after being unable to reach agreement with the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC).

A number of changes to requirements and systems will be taking place around the start of the new financial year.