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NHSX and NHS Digital are making temporary changes to GP Connect and to the Summary Care Record to help the NHS respond to the Covid-19 pandemic. These changes are to improve the access that doctors, nurses and authorised health and care professionals have to medical records and information, and to help them to more safely treat […]

Supplies of practice equipment, particularly PPE remains of great concern due to levels of availability being mismatched to need. Whilst there are low levels of stock with some suppliers, many have no stock of the most needed items and are awaiting deliveries. The Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group works closely with our trusted supplier MidMeds for […]

29 April 2020 newsletter General Practice During The Pandemic: The Role of the General Practitioner and Practice Team Our new document guides practice teams on adapting to the Covid-19 challenge and maintaining the continuity of holistic general practice during the next phase. READ MORE   ► Our Living Guide and other updated resources Our main […]

24 April 2020 Dear Colleague This weekend NHSE&I will be launching a national campaign to raise awareness that our GP and hospital services are still there for patients who need care – need being the key word. This is very timely as we are all of us concerned to ensure that fear of being infected […]

22 April 2020 Dear Colleague Covid-19 – Learning; and the role of the GP and practice team during the Covid-19 pandemic As you know, through our regularly updated Londonwide Living Guide, we have provided carefully curated material relevant to the concerns you have all raised with us, either directly or through our LMC representative mechanisms. We […]

17 April 2020 Dear Colleague Thank you to those of you have fed back to me and the team via mword@lmc.org.uk. Please know that we look at every message and use them to guide our thinking, messaging and our advice. Please also know that our GP and Practice Support Team is here to help with your […]

15 April 2020 Dear Colleague Thank you so much Supporting you to care for your patients with Covid-19 and other conditions and needs: Our Londonwide Covid-19 Living Guide Holding on to our professional values 1. Thank you so much In as non-patronising way as I can possibly get across, I want to thank you and […]

9 April 2020 Dear Colleague Today, we are bringing you the first revision of our Londonwide Covid-19 Living Guide. This replaces the version sent to you last week, and whilst much of the information remains intact, there is a significant amount of new material, and we urge all clinicians and practice managers in London to […]

7 April 2020 Dear Colleague Many of us will have seen or heard about the NHSE revised SOP launched on Sunday evening. This new SOP sits much more in line with our own current Londonwide LMCs Living Guide. On that point we are in the process of revising and expanding our Living Guide to cover the […]