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This year all the seats on our 27 LMCs are up for election, with nominations opening on 26 April and closing on 28 May.

Ahead of this summer’s elections, Dr Veno Suri explains how he got involved with his area’s LMC and the value he has had from LMC membership. Veno joined Hillingdon LMC as a trainee rep and within a few years has become Vice-Chair.   “What is the LMC? What does it do?” I could remember asking […]

Londonwide LMCs responded to the CQC’s strategy consultation before the closing deadline of 4 March 2021. Key points from the response are summarised below, group around the strategy’s four themes, and the full response can be read here.   1. People and communities The CQC’s summary statement on this theme: “We want to be an advocate for change, […]

Opinion former engagement We continue to work with opinion formers to highlight the work of London’s general practice teams, and to elicit support from key stakeholders for unambiguous communication to the public by our national leaders. We think it is critical that patients and communities have a clear understanding and expectation of what services can […]

We provide monthly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.    

We provide monthly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.   The patient group directions have been updated for both #Covid vaccines currently in use. Pfizer/Biontech: https://t.co/tZOyIcxqZs AstraZeneca: https://t.co/vjdJYaBm5I — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) March 24, […]

The GP Forward View (GPFV) launched on 21 April 2016, with several commitments and aims for improving general practice and the care provided to patients. On 28 April, Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, our Deputy CEO, wrote an article for Pulse looking at the GPFV five years on. Some of these aims were general, but some ambitions and […]

April is Stress Awareness Month and a timely point to reflect on the challenges faced by general practice over the course of the last year. The Coronavirus pandemic has been a very stressful time for everyone, particularly for healthcare professionals working under strenuous, ever-changing conditions, while striving to provide the best care for their patients. With that in […]

Londonwide LMCs and London general practice are supporting Public Health England (PHE) London’s “speaker bureau” initiative, connecting speakers with good general clinical and Covid-19 vaccine knowledge with community events. This involves GPs and other general practice clinicians acting as surrogates for PHE at local and pan-London public meetings to address vaccine hesitancy. The meetings generally provide […]