Dear Colleagues,
Camden Local Medical Committee (LMC) works on your behalf to represent the interest of all GPs in Camden. We are here for partners, salaried GPs, locums and all practice staff. If you have a difficult work-related issue then our GP support team may be able to help – they can be contacted at GPSupport@lmc.org.uk.
Camden LMC Membership and Contact info
What has Camden LMC been working on recently?
GP Business Rates Review Process
Following a query from a Camden practice, we wrote to NCL ICB to clarify their process for reviewing the rateable values for GP premises. The ICB clarified that they have contracted Integrated Healthcare Properties LTD (IHP), to process and review the rateable values for GP Premises, following the Valuation Office Agency’s Rateable Value Reviews. LW LMC’s GP Support Team have provided the following relevant guidance from the gov.uk website which will be helpful to practices preparing for their review:
- Business rates: Revaluation
- Business rates: How your rates are calculated
- Send your rent, lease or ownership details to the Valuation Office Agency
Engagement with Camden Council
We (Dr Tina Agrawal and Dr Farah Jameel) meet on a regular basis with Councillor Anna Wright (Cabinet Member for Health, Wellbeing and Adult Social Care) to discuss health and social care concerns and practical issues like GP parking permits. We have also resumed our regular meetings with Camden Public Health colleagues to discuss public health issues and funding for Locally Commissioned Services. We invited Councillor Ann Wright and her colleague, Henry Langford (Head of Integrated Neighbourhoods Team) to a recent Camden LMC to discuss Camden’s vision for Integrated Neighbourhoods Teams (INTs) particularly the work underway in the East Camden Neighbourhood. The LMC highlighted the lack of co-located services, estate constraints and limited funding for integrated teams.
Primary Secondary Interface
Dr Ben Bromilow, Dr Ann-Marie Tully and Dr Tina Agrawal, regularly attend the Royal Free, Whittington Health and UCLH clinical Interface Groups (CIGs) to improve working with our secondary care colleagues and to lobby for the trusts to implement the NCL Consensus document. We will be highlighting the BMA report on the Value of a GP at the upcoming ULCH and Royal Free CIGs. Please do read the report and spread the message as wide as possible.
If you have any frustrations relating to the Royal Free or UCLH or other trusts, please write to the following GP Liaison officers to raise any issues/queries relating to that secondary care trusts:
- Royal Free Hospital: rf-tr.gpliaison@nhs.net
- University College Hospital: UCLH.gpqueries@nhs.net
- Whittington Hospital: whh-tr.gpqueries@nhs.net
- North Middlesex University Hospital: northmid.gpliaison@nhs.net
Quality alerts are raised via the ICB website. You can send anonymised incidents to let us know by contacting sarah.ocran@lmc.org.uk so that we can raise these issues on your behalf.
GP referrals to Camden Virtual Wards
Please let us know if you have experienced any difficulties making direct referrals to Camden Virtual Wards by emailing sarah.ocran@lmc.org.uk.
Londonwide LMCs new CEO
Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell officially became CEO of Londonwide LMCs on Tuesday 27 May, replacing Dr Michelle Drage who has retired after many decades representing London’s GP practices. Lisa is joined by Dr Elliott Singer who has stepped into the Deputy CEO role, which Lisa held for nearly 10 years.
Lisa’s message on taking up her new role can be read here, she is also on social media (LinkedIn and BlueSky) and aiming to share updates on these more frequently.
LMC election nominations
Thank you to everyone who nominated themselves for their LMC and those who encouraged colleagues to do so. LMC election nominations closed at 5:00pm on Tuesday 3 June. The new committees will have their first meetings starting from October, following the completion of the full elections process across London. Until then your existing LMC representatives will continue to support you as usual.
Resources
- Safe working pack
- Abuse and violent patient guide
- Patient information videos
- Advertise practice vacancies for free
Events and training
- Free coaching circles running between September and October
- Aspiring to Partnership Programme running September to February
- All GP and practice staff training
Londonwide LMCs’ Workforce Training and Innovation Team (WTI Team)
The WTI Team provides essential training for general practice nurses (GPNs), health care support workers (HCSWs) and practice managers (PMs) working in London general practice. The Team also runs events for practice staff throughout the year. A list of current training is available on the Londonwide LMCs website . For more information on any of the Team’s services, please email wti@lmc.org.uk.
We want to hear from you
Thank you for those of you who contact Camden LMC committee members about issues as they arise. We rely on you to know where support is needed and are grateful for your queries. We are keen to hear from our local GPs and practice teams about any issues you are facing, so please reach out and tell us about any issues or queries, local borough as well as national by emailing sarah.ocran@lmc.org.uk.
Your current Camden LMC members are:
- Dr Tina Agrawal (Co-Chair)
- Dr Abhishek Bhattacharya
- Dr Ben Bromilow
- Dr Poppy Freeman
- Dr Farah Jameel (Co-Chair)
- Dr Marie-Laure Morelli (Co Vice-Chair)
- Dr Matthieu Poudevigne
- Dr Natalie Rout
- Dr Ann-Marie Tully (Co Vice-Chair)
- Dr Naomi Cairns (GP Trainee Representative)
- Dr Dena Ettehad (GP Trainee Representative)
- Sara Morreale – Practice Manager Representative
Sebastian Hall – Practice Nurse Representative
Yours faithfully,
Dr Tina Agrawal Co-Chair, Camden LMC
Dr Farah Jameel Co-Chair, Camden LMC