Londonwide LMCs

Dear colleague,

We are pleased to present our latest newsletter, which highlights the recent work and collaborative efforts between Brent LMC and Londonwide LMCs along with other local stakeholders. We understand the pressures under which you and your team are working.

Elections across the Londonwide LMCs area were completed on Tuesday 22 July and the election results, including our committee, can be seen here. The new term starts on 1 September 2025, so at this date the membership of our LMC will officially change. Our Chair(s) for the 2025-28 LMC term will be elected when the new membership of the committee meets for the first time in the autumn, until then our existing one will remain in post.

Brent LMC Membership and Contact info

Londonwide Local Medical Committees – Constituent Survey

We have instigated an organisational stocktake and are seeking feedback from you and your practice teams to better understand your needs and priorities for our services going forwards.

The survey will remain open until 15 August 2025.

All responses will be anonymous unless you choose to actively identify yourself within your free text response/s. Thank you for taking the time to contribute to this survey. A short summary of our role and how we support practices is available if it would assist you in responding.

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What has Brent LMC been working on recently?

ADHD Services
The LMC has raised concerns over shared care pathways and new ADHD provisions. Along with NWL LMCs it has been meeting with a number of stakeholders to continue to raise our concerns. There is now a piece of work that NWL ICB are taking forward and we will share these once we have updates.

We are aware of examples where there is no Shared Care agreement, or where Shared Care is not Shared Care due to patients being discharged, with the ask for GPs to prescribe medication. Please be aware of this pattern, and exercise judgement when deciding whether recommendations from other providers fall within your remit and within your competence. This work remains NOT mandatory.

Primary/Secondary Care Interface
Work continues to push back on all the inappropriate workload dumping which is taking place. Representatives attend several interface meetings including ones with interfacing trusts and NWL ICB.

Rejected referrals
The LMC continue to raise concerns with the number of inappropriate rejected referrals which appears to be increasing and includes suspected cancer pathways and radiology. We wrote to the NWL Cancer leads about our concerns with the current sarcoma pathway and chased for a response. There is now a clearer pathway in place for these, which we have not had any concerns raised regarding this new pathway, however please do raise any concerns you have with us either by contacting a committee member or amy.honor@lmc.org.uk.

The committee are also exploring the best routes for GPs to raise concerns regarding rejected referrals from both hospital and community services.

NWL LMC Updates
Pan NWL updates can be found in the monthly updates. Here is the latest Londonwide LMCs.

Resources

Events and training

GP Support Team

The GP Support team provides expert, confidential and bespoke advice and support to individual constituent GPs and practices in difficulties. – Contact: GPSupport@lmc.org.uk

Get in touch

All constituents can raise any issues of concern with the LMC at any time and thank you to those that have been in touch since the last newsletter. We rely on you to know where support is needed and are grateful for your queries. Please do reach out to an LMC member or Amy. We are keen to hear from our local GPs and practice teams about any issues you are facing. We are here to represent your views. Please feel free to contact amy.honor@lmc.org.uk.

Yours Faithfully,

Dr Prakash Chatlani
Interim Chair – Brent LMC

Londonwide’s NWL LMC Team
Amy Honor, Committee Liaison Executive, amy.honor@lmc.org.uk
Dr Asiya Yunus, LMC Secretary/Medical Director
Jamie Wright, Director of Primary Care
Lesley Williams, Assistant Director of Primary Care

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