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NHS England and Improvement updated guidance to practices on 18 February 2020. The briefing for primary care providers can be viewed here. This includes: Advice to the public, including posters, what to add to your website/phone system and template communications in the event a practice needs to be closed for decontamination. Actions practices need to take […]

The GP Contract states that practices should stop using fax machines for either NHS or patient communications by April 2020. New NHS guidance is now available to assist you in meeting this requirement. The requirement is part of the programme of work agreed between NHS England and GPC England to deliver on a number of IT related […]

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.   The 2020/21 GP Contract makes vaccinations and immunisations part of core, starting with MMR this year and expanding to other vaccinations in 2021/22. #TipoftheWeek […]

The Waltham Forest LMC February 2020 newsletter is available by clicking here.

14 February 2020 Dear Colleague Covid-19 advice for GPs, practice nurses and all practice staff This is a very brief bulletin to make clear how things are supposed to work during this outbreak. For those with long memories, the plan is completely different from the Swine Flu arrangements in 2009. Essentially Covid-19 appears to be […]

Dear Colleague I have just one key item for you today. The 2020/21 GP Contract – some light in the tunnel Yesterday GPC England accepted a package for the 2020/21 contract, following the massive reaction to the DES specifications, as evidenced by your amazing responses to my survey last month. NHSE&I has agreed substantial changes to the […]

GPC England has negotiated an update to the GP Contract 2020/21 – 2023/24. This includes revisions to the draft PCN DES service specifications which were published just before Christmas 2019. Here are the top line changes are: The new value of the Global Sum from 1 April will be £93.46. The new value of a […]

The BMA have issued advice on handling patients with suspected Wuhan novel coronavirus (WN-CoV). It is primarily based around isolating individuals in their homes or in a room of the practice where they have presented with symptoms, and contacting the local health protection team. The full BMA guidance is here, details of the local health protection teams for London […]

Excellence in Supporting Healthcare Level 2 Competency Framework   Londonwide LMCs have teamed up with the PMA to deliver an exciting new accredited e-learning programme for practice managers. NHS England and Health Education England have both endorsed this e-learning programme, so learners can be assured that it embodies best practice and is mapped to support […]