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Thank you for responding to our recent survey on practice needs in the event of a no-deal Brexit. We rely on your input. Following a discussion at our Annual General Meeting on Thursday 24 January, we asked you about the impact of a no-deal EU exit on your practice-critical Non-Clinical Goods and Services (NCGS). Medical […]

We provide weekly tips based on common queries which come through to us from London GPs and practice teams. These are shared via social media and collated for this newsletter.   #TipoftheWeek It is a contractual requirement to have two clinical references before employing a doctor. See guidance from Londonwide LMCs: https://t.co/7WDhAFFTAx — Londonwide LMCs […]

Nominations are open for the round of GPC regional elections to cover terms from 2019-22. In London the constituency covering Barking & Havering, Redbridge & Waltham Forest, City & East London is up for election. Details of the election process can be found here, voting is open to those GPs who practice in the constituency. Dr Terry John […]

Londonwide LMCs’ practice manager training programme       This unique blended learning programme has been written by practice managers for practice managers. It has also been professionally accredited by the RCGP (Royal College of General Practitioners) and is accredited with 110 CPD points from the CPD Standards Office. Who is it for? People entering general […]

Type 2 opt-outs have been replaced by the national data opt-out so practices must no longer use the type 2 opt-out code to record a patient’s opt-out choice as it is no longer collected and processed. Type 2 opt-outs were previously managed by the patient’s practice making a coded entry in the patient record at […]

Please note that no action is currently needed by practices on this matter, but you should read the information carefully. Following the introduction of the SNOMED-CT coding in 2018/19, NHS Digital’s business rules team has been converting and mapping the READ and CTV3 codes into SNOMED, which has proved difficult and complex. Although there was […]

The February 2019 Tower Hamlets LMC news update is available by clicking here.

31 January 2019 Dear Colleague, Happy (almost) February. I have six items for you. I’ve tried to keep them short and ever so slightly sweet. Please share with all your practice colleagues. Thanks for your attention. GP Contract 2019/20 Next Steps to the London Strategic Commissioning Framework (SCF) The NHS Long Term Plan (LTP) Brexit […]

The new GP Contract has been agreed between the BMA’s GPC and NHS England. This is a critical issue for London general practice and we will be circulating more information and analysis over the coming weeks to ensure that you do not miss any key dates and are clear on the bottom lines, and the risks. […]