Londonwide LMCs May 2025 newsletter
Covering: LMC elections nominations close soon, INTs, A&G sign-up, online registration changes, PCN support and more.
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LMC elections 2025 – nominate yourself by 3 June
Join your LMC to take forward and resolve issues that frustrate you in practice, gain new skills and work with a team of other knowledgeable GPs.
Advice and guidance sign-up and coding via CQRS
The deadline to sign-up has moved to 27 May and the BMA have advice on correctly coding activity.
Value. Care. Protect.
Our latest video explains how GPs and practice staff are under pressure and asks patients to be considerate when talking to practice team members. GPs and practice teams have been working tirelessly combating coronavirus for the past year and a half. We know many patients are tired and frustrated by changes in how practices provide […]
ARRS claw back in North Central London
In July primary care networks (PCNs) in North Central London received an unexpected demand from their combined CCG for the return of funding used to pay for staff employed under ARRS who worked in vaccination centres during core hours. The CCG wished to claw back payments made from April 2021 onwards. Some PCNs in the […]
Workforce survey spring 2021 initial findings
408 people working across 322 GP practices responded to the survey, representing 29% of the practices in the Londonwide LMCs’ area. Half of responding practices have vacancies for any role, almost a third have one or more GP vacancies and over a third have one or more GPs planning to retire in the next three […]
Covid and flu enhanced services
The following documentation has either been published or updated over the previous month. Flu vaccination programme Enhanced Service Specifications: seasonal influenza vaccination programme 2021/22, includes separate childhood service spec, published 2 August. Covid vaccination programme – phase 3 Enhanced Service Specification: Phase 3 coronavirus vaccination, phase 3 opt-in form added, 23 July. Covid vaccination programme […]
August 2021 Newsletter
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LMC elections 2021 – results
Voting in the 2021 LMC elections closed on 27 July 2021. The results are listed below. Congratulations to all those GPs who have been elected. We look forward to working with them over the course of the next two years as we continue our work to secure the future of general practice in London. Newly […]
July 2021 Newsletter
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LMC elections – voting closing on 27 July
Elections are taking place for LMCs in Bexley, Ealing, Greenwich, Merton and Redbridge this year. If you are a GP working in one of these LMC areas please ensure you vote by 12:00pm on Tuesday 27 July 2021. It has never been as important to make your voice heard and stand up for general practice […]
Access for undocumented patients
Londonwide LMCs and London’s individual LMCs continue to share information about enabling patients to register for general medical services with GP practices and for Covid-19 vaccinations, regardless of immigration status or whether they are able to provide proof of address or ID. Access to services should be in line with NHS England cuidance around GP registration. There […]