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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 […]
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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 […]
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Back in August 2020 Londonwide LMCs launched the GP Professional Support Network to provide a single point of online access to match GPs with the most appropriate form of professional support for them. As part of this initiative we are now offering a series of free to attend wellbeing webinars to provide further support for GPs who […]
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A poll carried out by the Royal Society for Public Health in December found that just 57% of respondents from black or ethnic minority backgrounds were likely to accept a Covid-19 vaccine, compared to 79% of white respondents. The poll also found that BAME respondents who were not willing to be vaccinated were especially receptive to offers […]
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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 […]
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During these difficult times we appreciate that general practice is under extreme workload pressures trying to meet numerous demands which they may be struggling to do so with existing staff and workforce numbers and challenges. Londonwide LMCs would like to help practices and sessional GPs connect in order to fill any gaps to assist with […]
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22 December 2020 Dear Colleague With just three days left until this Christmas weekend, and, hopefully, some kind of break for some if not all of us, I have a few things to share: Latest Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (CVP) updates. New ICS legislation. Thank you. 1. Latest Covid-19 Vaccination Programme (CVP) updates. We will continue […]
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The Newham LMC December 2020 newsletter is available by clicking here.
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14 December 2020 Dear Colleague, Brace Brace The Health Secretary has just delivered a statement to Parliament: New variant of Covid-19 virus in South East of the UK. Doubling time is now 7 days. Not known if these are linked. Not just in children. Over 60s also increasingly affected. London and South East, South Essex, […]
