9 May 2022 Dear Colleague “Living With Covid” – the hidden impact on capacity and safety NHS England tell us that Covid related staff sickness and absence is falling… in London’s NON-GP organisations… But this is not what we are witnessing with GP and staff sickness and absence right now in our practices. Just because […]
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 […]
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Dear Colleague Measles – MMR Catch up Campaign As you cannot have missed, The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) has announced a national MMR catch up campaign, centred around GPs and practices, for 10-16 year olds. This is what is happening: The GPC is currently involved in discussions with officials on this issue. A copy of […]
Dear Colleague Another April, Another New NHS But this time it’s huge, so please see below for some sanity which I have drawn up from the perspective of practices as providers of General Practice. Changes to NHS structures and functions Changes to your GP provider contracts and performance arrangements Providing continuity and support through the changes […]
21 December 2017 Thank you for what you do and still managing to do it I want to say a personal thank you to all who have struggled so hard to uphold the values of general practice in what I can only describe as a year of unbelievable turmoil in our day-to-day GP and practice […]
Dear Colleague, Just before the second year of NHS ‘transition‘ draws to a close we are beginning to see how it will all fit together in London. There will be 3 interlocking strands in the new order: The new NHS landscape as it affects us all in London Your provider role as a GP contract holder, […]
I know in General Practice we’re all supposed to be the best at tolerating uncertainty when it comes to our patients health, but I’m not so sure we’re able to tolerate much more uncertainty in the health of our local NHS. However, I’m going to attempt to give you some context and perspective on the […]
Through the fog I felt it timely to send a beam of light out into the fog and try to illumine the way ahead for general practice. Big breath, here goes: And in June 2010 all was rosy in the London GP Garden of Eden. Everyone knew his or her place. 6000 […]
I have 3 updates for you: The Health and Social Care Bill, 1 year on GP Primary Medical Services contracts Building confidence – demonstrating the value of London’s General Practices May I take this opportunity to wish you and your team the very best of the Season and a happy and, if my […]
