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A recent survey found that 88% of practices said that the pandemic has affected the physical and mental wellbeing of their staff. Whilst the survey cited workload and funding as major issues in primary care, it found that general practice staff were significantly affected, experiencing burnout, stress, anxiety, and financial worries. Our approved insurance Partner […]

The Conference took place on Thursday 25 and Friday 26 November, a list of the motions debated and the parts that were carried is available here. There were a number of spoken contributions from our representatives, including the below. Dr Michelle Drage Michelle Drage spoke in support of a new GP Contract: I speak as […]

30 November 2021 Dear Colleague, Four things bridging last week to this: 1. Political news – a new London health advocate 2. Omicron 3. Parliamentary Inquiry – the future of general practice 4. Conference of England LMCs 1. Political news – a new London health advocate Labour Party Leader Sir Keir Starmer MP has revealed his refreshed […]

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 our newsletter.    

In the last month Londonwide LMCs has responded to two Government consultations on behalf of our constituent practices. Data access consultation In November we responded to the “Data A New Direction” consultation, which is primarily focussed on whether changes should be made to data protection legislation to make research easier. This is quite a technical […]

Dr Hannah Theodorou, Londonwide LMCs Medical Director for North West London and Board Member of Doctors of the World writes about GPs’ obligations and best practice when registering and caring for migrant patients. Supporting patients from migrant communities can be incredibly rewarding but also comes with challenges, especially as the system struggles to cope with […]

Last week Dr Farah Jameel was elected Chair of the BMA’s General Practitioners Committee England. Farah is a GP in Camden and Joint-Chair of the LMC for the area, she has been on the GPC Executive team for the last four years and held numerous other representative roles spanning more than a decade, beginning on […]

We will be responding to this new inquiry as on behalf of London general practice and would welcome your views. We will highlight London GP teams’ commitment to patient access, timely care, and the need for practices and teams to be enabled and resourced to work safely. We would welcome your thoughts on any targeted […]

Our work to raise awareness of the abuse practices are receiving, counter misinformation and seek practical support are continuing. The information provided in response to our recent survey on abuse has helped with this, alongside figures from our regular workforce, the latest round of which is in practice inboxes now. Last week we met with […]