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The Movember campaign runs each November with the aim of improving awareness of men’s health issues. Dr Anil Shah, of Newham LMC, explains how best to encourage men to monitor their prostate health and seek advice when they have concerns. Men are happy to openly talk and brag about many things, such as: the latest […]

Dr Jonty Heaversedge is Medical Director for Primary Care and Digital Transformation (London Region) NHS England and a GP in Southwark. Here he explains why he believes “The Next Steps to the Strategic Commissioning Framework” (SCF Next Steps) is a vision for strengthening general practice collaboration across London, what it means to work at larger scale […]

The BMA and The Law Society have published a new version of the consent form used for releasing health records under the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018). A patient can authorise a solicitor acting on their behalf to make a Subject Access Request (SAR) for their health records and when […]

This month’s update includes our new premises support group and the fact we will be making contact with practices who are flagged to us as being in need of urgent assistance. LMC support with premises Issues NHS England/CCGs have a duty to consult with the LMC over issues that impact General Practice, including premises/estates issues. We […]

Londonwide LMCs continues to work with the system to lead and influence in order to secure the future of general practice in London, working jointly with London CCGs and NHS England London to introduce the newly published “Next Steps to the Strategic Commissioning Framework for General Practice in London”. Against the national backdrop of a […]

Over the coming weeks the newly elected and re-elected members of all of our LMCs will complete the process of choosing Chairs and Vice Chairs. This month two LMC chairs provide examples of the role of LMCs in representing local GPs and arriving at constructive outcomes. Prof Gabriel Ivbijaro MBE, Chair of Waltham Forest LMC […]

October 2018 Newsletter Updated London Strategic Commissioning Framework The ‘Next Steps’ document, outlining the vision of the London Clinical Cabinet, has been released by NHS England London and shared with STPs and CCGs. READ MORE   ► National data opt-out As of 1 October, practices should signpost patients to ‘Your NHS Data Matters’ rather than […]

Practice checklist: Staff are aware that the type 2 opt out codes have been retired and replaced by a national opt-out. Practice privacy notice (or Fair Processing Guidance) has been updated. Practice literature relating to type 2 opt-outs and care data has been removed. Staff with patient contact are able to signpost patients to the new patient […]

One of these notices covered the recognition of professional qualifications, including those of Drs (including GPs) and nurses. At present the Mutual Recognition of Professional Qualifications (MRPQ) Directive is a reciprocal arrangement which enables European Economic Area (EEA) nationals to have their professional qualifications recognised in an EEA State other than the one in which […]