Londonwide LMCs Newsletter
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| Londonwide LMCs’ Annual Conference: |
| We can work it out: powering up London’s primary care workforce |
| The Emirates, London – 20 April 2016 – Register FREE now! |
| Also this month… |
Apprenticeships | ||||
 | The general practice apprenticeship programme is seeking practices to participate in its latest round of placements. Practices are being offered the opportunity to take on a potential apprentice for a three day trial before committing to the annual programme.
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Primary care evidence to Health Select Committee | ||||
 | Alistair Burt MP, Community & Social Care Minister, gave evidence to the Health Select Committee, including his views on the Government’s seven-day NHS plans.
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Taking the next steps in encouraging the use of online services for patients | ||
 | Patient Online requires patients to have electronic access to view their records, which may be challenging to implement for some practices. Dr Phil Koczan, Digital Clinical Champion for Patient Online in London, provides advice on how to best implement..
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Media round-up | |
 | On 18 January Londonwide LMCs’ CEO, Michelle Drage spoke at a Westminster Health Forum event on the future of health in London, which was covered in GPOnline. Michelle also had an authored piece in the Huffington Post on 4 January, with a New Year’s message for London general practice. In mid-December the work of the Doctor Hickey Surgery in Westminster with the area’s homeless was covered in a Guardian article, as well as a lengthy package on BBC London’s evening TV news and an interview with Dr Paul O’Reilly on BBC Radio London’s breakfast show. Dr O’Reilly is the chair of Westminster LMC. |
| Got a story? Email us at comms@lmc.org.uk. Deadline for next month’s submissions is 10 February. | Have you downloaded your resources from our GP Resilience website? |
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