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We are aware that practices are being contacted by solicitors’ firms seeking damages for patients for “discrimination in relation to mask wearing and access to care”. The following advice may be helpful for practices in order to identify the reasonableness of such claims: Check the solicitor/firm is real using the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) website. The […]

Nominations for the 2021 LMC elections closed on 1 June 2021. Elections will now take place in Bexley, Ealing, Greenwich, Merton and Redbridge. Congratulations to all those GPs who have been elected unopposed as shown below. We look forward to working with them over the course of the next two years as we continue our work to secure the […]

We have just learned that NHS England have extended the standardised GP appointment categories mapping exercise deadline until 31 July. This also means the first payments to PCNs move from 30 September to 31 October. The NHS England communication explaining this can be viewed here, our guidance remains current and can be viewed here.

28 June 2021 Dear Colleague One topic has emerged over the last few days. Its not what you think. SMS Abuse: Enough is Enough We are horrified to read some of the replies you and your practice teams have received in response to text messages you were asked by commissioners to send out to all […]

This month we are saying farewell to Mrs Jane Betts, our valued Director of Primary Care Strategy for North Central, North West and South West London. Jane, a health visitor by training, joined Londonwide LMCs from the NHS in 2010, where she initially commenced her role covering North Central and South East London, and has […]

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We are aware that EasyJet are asking passengers who believe themselves to be exempt from wearing face masks on public transport, are to bring a signed doctor’s letter or medical certificate. The airline’s guidance can be viewed here. There is no legal requirement for anybody to provide medical evidence that they are exempt from wearing a […]

The Government has today announced to Parliament that the start of GP Data for Research and Planning (GPDfPR) will be delayed until later this year. The first collection by NHS Digital’s new patient data extraction system will be on 1 September. Health Minister Jo Churchill MP said this would allow time for Government to talk […]

Dr Emma Rowley-Conwy of Lambeth LMC shares her experience of how the Covid vaccination programme has reinforced and improved links between GP practices and local communities: As clinical director for our PCN I was responsible for setting up our local vaccination site, including getting volunteers to staff it. Most of the vaccinator roles were filled by […]