Welcome to our monthly update on the key issues affecting GPs and practice teams in London.
Main updates
Significant new list cleanse process destabilises London practices
Changes implemented in October mean patients with an FP69 flag applied are removed from practices after three months rather than six, during the NHS England commissioned check of patient lists. London’s diverse, highly mobile population makes it particularly vulnerable to erroneous de-registrations.
We have produced new guidance for practices, resources for you to use on your website and with local patient and community groups. We would like you to share details of how you and your patients have been affected.
Data sharing agreement checklist
Our DSA audit guidance supports practices through the steps to review their data sharing agreements, as part of information governance good practice. The BMA has also asked practices to look at their DSAs as part of Collective Action.
Share your views to enter a gift voucher draw
How can we help your practice to access the best quality and value for products, services and training? The survey is open until Tuesday 30 June, after which five respondents will each with a £20 gift voucher via a random draw.
Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell’s view on a year of leading Londonwide LMCs
Our CEO reflects on her first year in the job, how we have delivered for general practice and the priorities ahead. This includes our work advocating for practices, directly supporting them and representing them in key negotiations.
GPC England key updates
- GPC England newsletter
- Focus on: Switching off medicines optimisation software and professional autonomy in acute prescribing
- How to take part in Collective Action
- Future of general practice campaign
Response to CQC consultation on separate assessment frameworks
Our responses key points included:
- A need to reduce variations in inspections, including making key lines of enquiry less pen to interpretation by individual inspectors.
- Reports need to include clear steps to take for remedial actions.
- Bringing back evidence tables would help practices to make sure they have satisfactory proof of meeting the standard required.
- Inspections should take into account challenges such as premises, staffing, landlord issues and IT problems.
Director of Business Development vacancy
Help grow our high quality training, supplies and services offer to GP practices. This is a fixed-term contract with the potential to become permanent. Flexible working is supported, pay is £109k + 16% employer pension contribution. Please apply by 9:00am on 6 July.
Spotlight: Dr Emma Rowley-Conwy – Winner of the London General Practice Long Service Award
Emma reflects on her career as a GP and LMC member, including helping to turnaround struggling practices and expanding multi-disciplinary working. Emma also adapted how her practice worked to meet the needs of its diverse population and to roll out new digital tools to join-up care. The award was given at Londonwide LMCs 2026 London General Practice Awards.
Parliamentary reports on frailty and the role of technology in the public sector
The select committee report on frailty acknowledge that under-resourcing of general practice contributed to low rates of assessments, but called for greater scrutiny to increase their volume. A separate report on digital tools across the public sector warned ‘hype’ was creating unrealistic expectations of cost-savings they can provide and said that being tied into large, overseas providers such as Palantir represented significant risks.
Guidance
- 2026/27 flu campaign letter
- Adjuvanted trivalent flu vaccine authorised for over 50s
- Autumn 2026 homeless flu jab campaign
- 2026/27 GP contract, supplementary info
- National Data Guardian response to concerns over contractors providing Federated Data Platform
Calendar
June
- 18 – Group coaching circle 1
- 18 – Health Bill committee sitting
- 23 – Health Bill committee sitting
- 25 – Health Bill committee sitting
- 25 – Medical terminology
- 25 – Group coaching circle 1
July
- 7 – Aspiring to partnership – practice premises
- 8 – Toolbox talks: leases, lease renewals and rent reviews
- 8 – Admission avoidance for care home GPs
- 15 – CQC inspection framework update
- 16 – Health Bill report stage
Londonwide LMCs jobs board
Our jobs board is free to use and allows practices to post roles they are looking to fill and for individuals to advertise their availability for work.
See available roles
Media and public affairs round-up
- On 16 June, Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, our CEO, was quoted in a GPonline piece on list cleanse changes and how they hit London practices harder.
- On 12 June, Dr Hannah Theodorou, Medical Director for North West London was quoted in a Pulse story on how LMC concerns raised around a new A&G process in North West London have resulted in pause by the trusts involved and a commitment to meeting with LMCs to improve what is being proposed.
- Also on 12 June, Lisa spoke on a panel at MIMS Live South, advocating for the value of smaller practices in models of neighbourhood working.
We continue to promote the interests of London GPs and practice staff on X (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.
Tell us about your practice’s purchasing needs and win a £20 gift voucher
Our new survey on what you buy, and why you buy it, will help us improve our offer of goods, services and training. Five respondents will also win a £20 gift voucher after it closes at the end of June. The survey covers several areas, you only need to fill out the ones relevant to you – we know how busy everyone working in general practice is!
- Hillcroft Surgery Supplies – Get next day delivery and industry leading stock availability, thanks to their investment in substantial warehouse facilities.
- Practice Index – Pick and choose what you need out of their learning platform, or software to manage HR, finance, compliance and rotas.
- Hippo Labs – Have your call-and-recall work smarter, reach more patients and improve QOF attainment. Hippo Labs automatically customises many types of message.
- Equity Energies – Reduce energy costs, save time, become greener and remove the administrative burden of managing utilities by having experts do it all for you.
- Surgery Connect – Automates more tasks within your phone system, integrates with clinical records and seamlessly bridges in and out-of-hours.
- MIAB – You existing policies may have more gaps than you think, particularly in developing areas like cyber and ARRS employment. Rely on MIAB’s specialist expertise to ensure you are fully covered.
- Restore Information Management – Whether you need a room full of records doing or a steady flow of new registrations, Restore take the hassle out of digitising patient records.
- Tickets for Good – Reward yourself and your colleagues with free and discounted tickets to concerts, theatre shows, sports and more!