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Vacancy: Deputy Medical Director – three days per week, 13 month contract
Fixed-term from Nov 2024 - Dec 2025, London or home based, £78k + 16% employer pension contribution. Closes 9:00am, 19 August.
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Fixed-term from Nov 2024 - Dec 2025, London or home based, £78k + 16% employer pension contribution. Closes 9:00am, 19 August.
Plus: our safety resources, getting involved in speaking up for general practice and reporting pressures to make the case for greater support.
New Ministers can cut red tape to employ more GPs, alongside having an honest conversation about what the service is resourced to do.
We were approached by Pulse for a comment on proposals for creating new APMS contracts in ‘under-doctored areas’. Londonwide LMCs’ comment on digital first and APMS contracts in general “Based on our experience in London, we are concerned that APMS contracts are notoriously unstable and poor vehicles for the provision of the continuous and effective health […]
During summer 2020 there have been discussions about the possibility of creating new APMS contracts in areas deemed to be ‘under-doctored’ by NHS England and local commissioners. This follows on from a process started in 2018 in which NHS England began looking at the the role of digital first providers in general practice, which was […]
In view of the risk of co-circulation of seasonal flu and Covid-19 this winter, the 2020/21 national flu campaign will be essential in protecting our vulnerable patients and reducing clinical workload due to flu. The following information is intended as a living guide for the seasonal flu vaccination programme for 2020/21, taking into account the […]
The letter is written to CEOs of trusts and foundation trusts, CCG accountable officers, GP practices and PCNs, community health providers and NHS 111. It sets out the ‘third phase’ of the Covid-19 response and NHS England’s priorities for the rest of this financial year (2020/21). It builds on the update to GP contracts issued on 9 July. Expected […]
August 2020 Newsletter ‘Phase 3’ resumption of services summary NHS CEO Sir Simon Stevens wrote to Trusts and FTs, CCGs, GPs, PCNs, Community Health Providers and NHS 111 at the end of July setting out expected activity for the third phase of the NHS’ Covid-19 response and priorities for 2020/21. READ MORE ► Covid […]
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. Practices may need to identify and contact children and young people who are clinically extremely vulnerable to Coronavirus, but who are not under the […]
Phase 4 of the Electronic Prescription Service (EPS) will be enabled automatically for all TPP SystmOne and EMIS Web practices that use EPS (including dispensing practices) from 7 September 2020. Phase 4 allows prescriptions for patients without an EPS nomination to be signed, sent and processed electronically, making EPS the default method for prescribing, dispensing […]
All practices have a legal duty to make sure their websites meet accessibility requirements by 23 September 2020. The accessibility regulations aim to ensure online public services are accessible to all users, including those with disabilities. According to government guidance there are four main steps that you need to take now to ensure your practice’s online presence meets the […]
Londonwide LMCs’ new GP Professional Support Network provides a single point of online access to match GPs with the most appropriate form of professional support for them. The launch of this new service today is largely driven by the need to innovate as Coronavirus infection control measures make accessing face-to-face support very difficult. It is open to […]