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  February 2017 Newsletter Workforce survey Our latest survey of London GP practices found that 30 are considering closure, nearly half have a vacancy and 45% expect a GP to retire in the next three years. READ MORE   ► 2017/18 GP contract agreement Make sure you are up to date with the changes to […]

Thank you for supporting our November 2016 Workforce Survey. We had a fantastic response from 552 unique practices across the 1295 practices we represent in the Capital. That is the equivalent of nearly half of all the practices that we support (46%). Headlines reveal concerns about closures across the Capital, vacancies reaching a critical mass, […]

Nominations are open for the round of GPC regional elections to cover terms from 2017-20, in London two seats are up for election: Hillingdon, Brent, Harrow, Ealing, Hammersmith and Hounslow Lewisham, Southwark, Lambeth, Bexley, Greenwich and Bromley The current incumbents for these seats are Dr Michelle Drage and Dr Stewart Kay: Michelle is standing for […]

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) is running a research project linking ambulance data to emergency department data, enabling them to look at a patient record from their 999 call to their emergency department outcome and all the steps in between. The Pre-Hospital Emergency Department Data Linking Project (PHED Data) is looking for interested GPs to […]

This month our guest blog comes from Dr Helal Attayee, who arrived in the UK as a refugee and has gone through the process of getting the necessary qualifications to work as a doctor in this country. In Afghanistan, before going to Turkey for Medical education, I worked for an international charity and also for […]

Professional and Practice issues for HCAs and APs     Wednesday 3 May 2017 Places still available A half day interactive workshop to give Health Care Assistants and Assistant Practitioners an overview of some current professional and practice issues affecting them and their roles in general practice. Practice nurses who work in teams with HCAs […]

Londonwide LMCs has been invited to submit evidence to the All Party Parliamentary Group on Primary Care and Public Health’s new inquiry into managing demand in primary care. As we know (and our new workforce survey reveals starkly) we are experiencing a state of emergency for London general practice. The first week of January saw […]

The key elements of the new contract agreement are as follows, full details can be found on the BMA website: Direct Enhanced Services The Avoiding Unplanned Admissions (AUA) DES is ceasing from 31st March 2017 and the funding associated with this, £156.7 million is being transferred to the Global Sum. Further guidance will be issued, […]

Salary: £26,000 pro rata + benefits Joining our vibrant membership organisation representing over 7,000 NHS general practitioners and 1,300 practice teams in London, Londonwide LMCs provides pan-London leadership and shared committee services for its members, working from its modern headquarters in Euston. This is a particularly challenging and rewarding time to be working in health […]