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I have three resilient and empowering things for you. The first is meant to be reassuring; the second is to urge you to hold fast to the values of general practice when you form your networks, federations or mergers; and the third is to inform you further about co-commissioning and to encourage you to seek […]

Dear Colleagues It has come to my attention that some important points were missed off this issue yesterday, so with apologies, I have decided to reissue it. Two hot things for you: IMPORTANT NEWS ON 2015/16 GP CONTRACTS – NEGOTIATED BY THE GPC  Londonwide LMCs’ Campaign BUILDING GP RESILIENCE – TAKING CONTROL I urge you […]

Dear Colleagues, Three things to tell you right now: 1. Yesterday’s CQC/media onslaught 2. Christmas and New Year Opening 3. Valuing General Practice – our assurance to you in this climate of uncertainty and fear 1. Yesterday’s CQC/media onslaught Yesterday was simply the pits for GPs and the practice nurses, managers and all staff who support […]

M word – Issue 16 – Securing the Future of General Practice in London Dear colleagues, Londonwide LMCs’ General Practice Cares campaign – Securing the Future of General Practice in London I want to bring you up to speed with proactive work we have been doing over the summer on behalf of you, your practice and your patients. […]

Dear colleague, As we knuckle down after another week of media onslaught, I  have 3 topics to cover: 1. A brief MMR update 2. The latest ideas emanating from the Secretary of State 3. The Londonwide LMCs’ General Practice Cares campaign As ever, if you have any feedback, thoughts, queries or concerns, please send to mword@lmc.org.uk. And do remember […]

I thought I’d share three of my more serious thoughts to do with Providing General Practice and NOT commissioning (mostly!)   The new transitional management landscape in London Our main job is Providing General Practice – enable us to get on and do it properly! Asserting our professionalism   I hope you will see some […]

In issue 1 I set out to make some sense of the language and jargon of the new NHS world and give you some not-so-subliminal messages about what we want to see happen and not happen from GP Commissioning. Now, almost two weeks later, much to my own surprise, it’s all still valid – an […]

Dr Michelle Drage’s personal briefing for practices on NHS reforms. This is the first in my personal series of briefings which will provide commentary and updates on key issues facing you and your practice as some of the NHS reforms kick in ahead of the Health Bill completing its passage through parliament.   These briefings […]

Here’s the latest update on what has and what has not been going on over the last few weeks, and what is likely to happen over the Autumn. I will cover: Pathfinder Clinical Commissioning Groups (pCCGs) – previously pathfinder GP consortia Grip and QIPP pressures diverting pCCGs away from commissioning of hospital and community services […]