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International Nurses Day 2021

12 May was International Nurses Day, we celebrated it by getting people working with general practice nurses across London to ‘shine a light’ on their colleagues who had worked particularly hard during the pandemic. You can read the full article here. We also had two first-hand reflections written by general practice nurses working in London, which […]

LMC elections 2021 – nominations now open

Nominations for the 2021 LMC elections are now open. Only LMCs represent every GP practice in their area and every person working within each one. Standing for your LMC means giving a voice to your colleagues and personally developing new skills, as our Board members explain in this brief video. Whether you are an experienced LMC […]

Covid vaccination guidance – April 2021

New guidance issued over the last month largely relates to changes in advice around the use of the AstraZeneca vaccine, and licensing of the Moderna vaccine. AstraZeneca Lots of guidance relating to the AstraZeneca vaccine has been issued or updated in April, following concerns about the risk of blood clots and subsequent MHRA advice on […]

Provider selection consultation response

Londonwide LMCs recently responded to the NHS England consultation on changes to the procurement regime as set out in the recently published White Paper, including the circumstances under which ICS can extend, amend or cancel existing contracts, appoint new providers, or begin a “test the market” procurement. The consultation “NHS Provider Selection Regime: Consultation on […]

2021/22 Flu vaccinations for 50-64 year olds

NHS England has confirmed that 50-64 year olds will receive NHS flu vaccinations in winter 2021. Practices are responsible for ordering their own flu vaccine stock for this group for the 2021/22 flu campaign, and are advised to buy sufficient volumes of stock to vaccinate at least the same proportion of people from this cohort […]

Contract changes 2021/22

New contractual changes took effect at the start of this month, for two areas Londonwide LMCs has produced our own guidance to help practices with practically implementing new requirements, we have also collated the NHS England guidance that is available. Londonwide LMCs’ guidance: GP Contract 2021/22 – changes to QOF – Covering QOF points value, new and […]

Tips of the Month April 2021

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.   Remember, from June many of the services practices use to manage GP pensions will be moving online. https://t.co/B8CH6pckWS — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) April 27, […]

Tips of the Month April 2021

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.