CQC regulation review

Mayor joins Londonwide LMCs in thanking the Capital's practice teams

Patient record access date confirmed for 1 November

Fuller report to inform NHS England approach to general practice within ICSs

New GP ‘part-time’ working explainer video

Valuing and celebrating South Asian GPs

Recent parliamentary activity

Managing a multi-located team

Remember to use BEAM to LMC to highlight the pressure you are under

Media and public affairs round-up

Resource of the Month

Guidance Updates

Londonwide Diary

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July 2022 Newsletter

We have responded to a Government review of the regulations that underpin how the CQC inspects, rates and sanctions providers, 13 years on from the organisation’s creation.

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For the NHS anniversary on 5 July, Sadiq Khan, the Mayor of London joined Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, in thanking London’s general practice teams and calling for adequate workforce funding.

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NHS Digital has confirmed that patients at EMIS and TPP practices will have access to information entered into their records from 1 November 2022 onwards.

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NHS England is now taking the position that the Fuller ‘stocktake’ should now form the basis of how it approaches a number of challenges facing general practice.

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We have produced a new video aiming to correct misconceptions about ‘part-time’ working in general practice, explaining that it still means long hours and high-pressure work.

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How to safely retrospectively amend GP medical records

Learn the correct methods and circumstances to avoid regulatory problems when amending records.

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•	GPC newsletter
•	Flu and Covid booster programmes expansion
•	Autumn Covid booster service specification
•	Covid treatments for the vulnerable updated letter
•	BMA calls for patient masks return
•	Premises data gathering visits
•	Medical Examiners to contact practices

31	Open Exeter historic statements access ends

05	ICS inquiry evidence deadline>
11	Patient record access: safeguarding webinar
18	Influenza immunisation update

01	Free group coaching friendship circles
07	Influenza immunisation update
08	Effective appraisals and personal development planning workshop
22	General practice management training programme – taught day
28	End of life care – taught day

For South Asian Heritage Month Dr Chaand Nagpaul writes about the contribution of South Asian doctors to the NHS and the challenges they have faced.

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This month saw new workforce recommendations from the Health and Social Care Select Committee and a number of questions in the House of Commons relating to general practice.

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This new module provides learning and guidance for anyone in a management or leadership position, including those with a multi-site GP Contract or overseeing ARRS staff across multiple practices.

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Our BEAM to LMC mobile app, which enables you to tell us about the pressures you are under from commissioners and others, is proving popular. Make sure you check the app for push notifications.

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On 12 July Dr Michelle Drage, our CEO, represented the organisation at the London Sustainability Summit. On 8 July GPOnline covered our joint letter with the Mayor of London. We also assisted with queries from the Guardian, Telegraph and Sky News.

We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. If you have an example of general practice doing something well which could make a news story please get in touch. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details here.

The Buying Group is available to all London practices and gives access to discounts on
a wide range of goods and services from Miab, MidMeds, Practice Index and Surgery Connect.
Contact buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk or visit the Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group webpage for further information.

Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month's submissions is Wednesday 17 August	Download your resources from our GP State of Emergency website.