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7 May 2020 Dear Colleague Today I have three items for you, for all practice team members, and in particular our amazing nurses. An update to our Londonwide LMCs Covid-19 Living Guide, version 6. Our companion document General Practice During The Pandemic: The Role of the General Practitioner and Practice Team. Our first Londonwide LMCs Guide to Support […]

1 May 2020 Dear Colleague I can’t believe its May already. Whilst we (continue) to await news of the latest NHS Standard Operating Procedure (SOP), I’m pleased to share our new Londonwide Covid-19 Living Guide – Mayday edition, released today, containing updated advice and guidance on a range of operational issues. And below are a few […]

With just over a week to go there still remains a lack of clarity on funding of staff payments and costs. Until clear, we continue to advise you to keep an account of all additional costs associated with these bank holidays. We still expect the BMA to negotiate that the affected Bank Holidays to be restored in […]

NHSX and NHS Digital are making temporary changes to GP Connect and to the Summary Care Record to help the NHS respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. These changes are to improve the access that doctors, nurses and authorised health and care professionals have to medical records and information, and to help them to more safely treat […]

Supplies of practice equipment, particularly PPE remains of great concern due to levels of availability being mismatched to need. Whilst there are low levels of stock with some suppliers, many have no stock of the most needed items and are awaiting deliveries. The Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group works closely with our trusted supplier MidMeds for […]

29 April 2020 newsletter General Practice During The Pandemic: The Role of the General Practitioner and Practice Team Our new document guides practice teams on adapting to the Covid-19 challenge and maintaining the continuity of holistic general practice during the next phase. READ MORE   ► Our Living Guide and other updated resources Our main […]

24 April 2020 Dear Colleague This weekend NHSE&I will be launching a national campaign to raise awareness that our GP and hospital services are still there for patients who need care – need being the key word. This is very timely as we are all of us concerned to ensure that fear of being infected […]

22 April 2020 Dear Colleague Covid-19 – Learning; and the role of the GP and practice team during the Covid-19 pandemic As you know, through our regularly updated Londonwide Living Guide, we have provided carefully curated material relevant to the concerns you have all raised with us, either directly or through our LMC representative mechanisms. We […]

17 April 2020 Dear Colleague Thank you to those of you have fed back to me and the team via mword@lmc.org.uk. Please know that we look at every message and use them to guide our thinking, messaging and our advice. Please also know that our GP and Practice Support Team is here to help with your […]