Meningococcal ACWY vaccinations for Hajj and Umrah travellers
Pilgrims and seasonal workers travelling to Saudi Arabia in May/June 2025 need to have proof of a meningococcal ACWY vaccination.
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LMC elections 2025 – nominate yourself by 3 June
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LMC elections: lunchtime awareness session 21 May
Join us online on Wednesday 21 May for an overview of what LMC membership involves and how new members are supported.
Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (CVP) – sharing the learning
Londonwide LMCs represents and supports GPs and their practice teams across 27 of London’s boroughs. Since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic we have been supporting our constituents in a number of ways from the publication of a Living Guide through to the launch of a website exclusively providing guidance on the Covid-19 vaccination ES. […]
EMIS update on Covid-19 vaccination notifications
EMIS ran a software update on 12 January which means that Covid-19 vaccination data should be automatically filed out in GP patient records. Further information and access to Covid-19 vaccinations resources and an e-learning course are available on EMIS Now. If you are aware of any problems please send details to info@lmc.org.uk.
Mword Issue 81 – Dr Michelle Drage’s latest update for GPs and practice teams
2 February 2021 Dear Colleague Welcome to our latest Mword. As you know, our CEO Michelle is currently on the mend from her own bout of Covid-19 and I am deputising until she returns to us. But whilst there may not be as much of a ‘Michelle’ tone to this Mword, be assured it is […]
GP patient survey 2021
Patients will be receiving their invitations to take part in the annual national survey about their experiences of local NHS services. The survey is sent to over a million people across the UK with the aim of giving patients the opportunity to feedback about their experiences with local NHS services and for individual GP practices […]
Mword 80 – Dr Michelle Drage’s latest update for GPs and practice teams – 11 January 2021
11 January 2021 Dear Colleague Welcome to our latest M word. Reading this, some of you may notice there is not as much of a ‘Michelle’ tone to this Mword. Our CEO is currently on the mend from her own bout of Covid-19 and I have the privilege of deputising for Michelle until she returns […]
Londonwide LMCs’ January 2021 newsletter
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Paper Lloyd George envelopes to cease for first time NHS registrations
Since the start of January 2021 practices no longer receive a new paper Lloyd George envelope for a first time registration such as a baby or new entrants to the NHS. This is part of NHS England’s “Lloyd George envelope digitisation project” which aims to digitise the historic paper patient records held by practices. As […]
Meeting London MPs
This month representatives from Harrow LMC, Camden LMC, Londonwide LMCs staff and local GPs met with Parliamentarians including Bob Blackman MP, Sir Keir Starmer MP and Labour’s health spokesman Jonathan Ashworth MP. Each meeting discussed local matters, as well as national issues such as the Coronavirus response and plans to legislate for Integrated Care Systems […]
Covid-19 vaccination campaign – January update
Since our last newsletter there have been a number of developments with the Covid vaccination campaign, most notably: The approval of the Oxford/AstraZeneca vaccine, NHS England’s instruction to prioritise essential services to free capacity for vaccinations and the arrival of vaccine stock into GP-led sites outside of the Wave 1 pilots. Our Covid vaccination microsite has all […]