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September 2020 Newsletter Flu Vaccination Programme 2020/21 guide Our new guide includes local and national changes to seasonal flu vaccinations, covering the complexities of delivering this winter’s campaign during a pandemic. READ MORE > Coronavirus protections for London general practice Our leaders continue to speak up for practices, reasserting the need for proportionate infection control measures […]

NHS England has instructed GPs to resume the appraisal process from 1 October, although this will be in a form which is intended to reduce the amount of paperwork involved, as an acknowledgement of clinical commitments stemming from the Coronavirus epidemic. NHS England letter to responsible officers and medical directors in England. NHS England letter […]

As the only truly independent voice for London general practice, Londonwide LMCs continues to provide constructive challenge on behalf of GPs, nurses and the whole team in each and every practice in the area that we cover. The safety of everyone working in London practices and their ability to keep their communities healthy has been […]

We continue to provide an active voice for London general practice, working with the Mayor’s Office, London Assembly and London Councils to raise awareness of the needs of GP practices and the communities they care for. Particularly in light of the Capital’s response to Coronavirus. London Recovery Board Earlier this month City Hall sought our […]

In the last four weeks a number of guidance documents have been issued by NHS England, we have collated them here for ease of reference: GMS contract changes 2020/21 (7/9/20) Letter introducing QOF changes 2020/21 (4/9/20) QOF changes 2020/21 (4/9/20) PCN contract specification – entitlements and requirements 2020/21 (17/9/20) PCN DES guidance 2020/21 (17/9/20) Structured medication reviews and medicines optimisation (17/9/20) […]

Dr Dami Adedayo is stepping down as Londonwide LMCs’ Treasurer, Board Member and as chair of Barnet LMC. We would like to thank Dami for her service to practitioners, her LMC, and the organisation. Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, said: “It’s been a pleasure working with Dami – who has worked tirelessly on behalf of […]

Throughout October we are launching social media videos showcasing the value of cancer care in general practice and showing how practices have been open and seeing patients throughout the pandemic. Thank you to the cancer specialist GPs who have contributed their time to this. Keep an eye on our Twitter and LinkedIn channels for the videos.       Last […]

It is important that practices submit comprehensive workforce returns by the submission date of 30 September. It is crucial that workforce returns are as comprehensive as possible. Please include the use of all variations of sessional GPs. Doing so may go some way to addressing inaccuracies and misconceptions regarding general practice during the Covid-19 period. […]

We provide weekly 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.   If you’re a sessional GP and have yet to read @Krishanx‘s latest pension blog, you really should. It covers a lot of complex issues […]