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Local authority reports and letters reimbursement |  | | With practice resources more squeezed than ever we have written to local authorities in London to remind them that GP practices should be reimbursed for time spent writing certain reports and letters. | |
Get ready now for the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) | Data protection law is changing this year. Practices need to be ready for the GDPR which comes into force on 25 May 2018. | |
Dr PJS Sandhu obituary | This month we lost Dr PJS Sandhu, an LMC member for Ealing and a prominent Southall GP. PJ was an enthusiastic advocate for general practice in West London for more than three decades. |
LMC elections 2018 | This summer every seat on all our LMCs is up for election. We look forward to welcoming representation from all GPs including partners, employed, locum, new entrants and trainees. |
Primary care barometer | Our researchers at Rand are still looking for practice managers who are willing to join an innovative stress and workload study. |
|  | Resource of the Month | Updated finance guides |
| We have updated our suite of finance guides ahead of the start of the new financial year. |
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Why being able to summarise medical records still matters in the digital ageTrainer Hilary Andrews explains why the move to electronic records means having non-clinical staff who can summarise notes is still a valuable asset. |  |
Tips of the month |
 | A round-up of our weekly practical tips shared during January, based on common queries we received from GPs and practice teams. | |
GPC roadshow |
 | The BMA’s General Practitioners Committee (GPC) are holding a roadshow in the afternoon on Thursday 15 February in London. The GPC Executive team will be explaining the contract changes for 2018/19 and taking questions. Note: this event was moved from 7 March. | |
General Practitioner Committee elections |
 | Two seats in London are up for election in the latest round of elections to the BMA’s GPC. Nominations are now open. | |
Media and public affairs round-up |
 | On 13 January, The Times covered our campaign to push-back against inappropriate requests for school sick notes. 17 January saw Londonwide LMCs running media training for four LMC members from Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest and Bromley. We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details of how to get support here. | |
Last updated : 26 Jan 2018
