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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.   Check whether the activity you are undertaking is covered by CNSGP with @NHSResolution‘s extensive table, collating recent queries. #tipsoftheweekhttps://t.co/zJf4Fy3ZxH — Londonwide LMCs (@LondonwideLMCs) October […]

At the end of September NHS England’s board agreed proposals put forward following its most recent digital-first consultation. The NHS England board paper on digital-first recommendations can be viewed here. The main issues decided on where: Out-of-area registrations will be allowed to continue, with out-of-area patients funded at the same level as those living within practice […]

The BMA surveys of GP practices and of GPs are closing on Friday 25 October. They are designed to collect information on the problems encountered with Primary Care Support England, the service provided by Capita. Survey of GP practices Survey of all GPs including trainees Last updated : 21 Oct 2019

The Notification of Deaths Regulations (2019) came into force on 1 October 2019, a link to the associated Statutory Instrument can be found here and the Ministry of Justice’s guidance on complying with the new regulations can be found here. The new regulations place doctors under an obligation to notify the ‘relevant senior coroner’ (which means the senior […]

The advantages of having an employee benefit scheme With pressure to deliver targets growing for GP practices and staff, what provisions should practices consider to attract and retain their staff as well as their continual wellbeing? Millions of pounds are lost every year due to staff absence connected to work pressure. Managing Director of MIAB […]

September 2019 Newsletter New BMA manifesto ‘Caring, supportive, collaborative: a future vision for the NHS’ is a positive document, which enshrines a number of ideas and principles Londonwide LMCs’ has been advocating for some years. READ MORE   ► Becoming more dementia friendly for World Alzheimer’s Day Saturday is World Alzheimer’s Day. With 72,000 Londoners […]

Kirsty Armstrong is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner in Out of Hours, Primary and Urgent Care and a Lecturer in Primary and Urgent Care, along with leading our Sexual Health Update days. Here she shares her advice on how to raise sexual health in consultations and highlights some hot topics in the field. The next Sexual Health Update […]

21 September is World Alzheimer’s Day, when individuals and organisations are encouraged to take steps to become more dementia friendly in their day-to-day lives. The more people understand about dementia, the better they can support their communities. In the UK there are 850,000 people living with dementia and that number is expected to increase to […]

Congratulations to Dr Nikki Kanani, a Bexley GP, on becoming Director of Primary Care for NHS England and NHS Improvement. At the start of September, NHSE/I confirmed her role as Acting Director of Primary Care would be made a permanent one. Dr Michelle Drage, Chief Executive of Londonwide LMCs, said: “Congratulations to Nikki from all […]