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Dear colleagues, Southwark LMC is working to keep Southwark GPs, practice managers and nurses, and all those interested in primary care informed of what the LMC has been working on and provide details of all current LMC members. We aim to inform you of developments that are important to you with a regular newsletter. We […]

28 April 2022 Dear Colleague Welcome to our latest Mword. With the permission of our CEO Michelle, I have borrowed the MWord format to update you on the PCN DES. The question for you this week is “Can you and your team afford to sign up to the PCN DES, and can you afford not […]

Read our April 2022 newsletter. This month it covers the PCN DES, fit notes, MDO membership and more. Tell us what you think about our website by completing our quick survey here.

This example should be read in conjunction with our main advice on factors to consider when deciding on continued participation in the PCN DES. For a 50,000 patient PCN the income will be £373,000.00 per annum. The centre will need to be opened 15.5 hours per week and offer 50 hours of consulting per week. […]

With much recent discussion regarding the PCN DES and Enhanced Access, due to begin in October 2022, Londonwide LMCs’ advice to practices in the Capital is to consider carefully the requirements placed on practices and evaluate whether, applying full cost recovery, funding is sufficient to cover the expense of providing the services. Conceived and presented […]

On 26 April, MPs held a Westminster Hall debate on a potential National Strategy for Self-Care. Leading the debate, Sir George Howarth, Labour MP for Knowsley,  noted ‘the important role self-care can play in reducing the burden on GPs and A&E departments’. Sir George suggested a number of proposals, including a greater role for pharmacists. […]

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From 6 April GP practices have had the option of producing fit notes which do not require a physical signature. The main changes include: GPs’ names will be automatically captured by their IT systems from their user login. The exact date the system will be updated depends on your system supplier. Until the new template […]

On 14 April, the UK Health Security Agency updated their infection prevention and control guidance for health and care settings. Social distancing is no longer ‘routinely required’ in GP practices, and practices should assess themselves whether ‘standard infection control precautions’ such as hand hygiene and PPE are needed. This was widely reported as meaning an […]