On 30 July we will be meeting with Nigel Watson, who is leading the GP Partnership Review. We have also arranged for Nigel to meet London GPs working in a variety of roles at our offices and two London practices.
Following a letter from our GP State of Emergency team, Transport for London have updated their advice, telling drivers that the fee for medicals is set at the discretion of GPs.
NHS England have proposed changes to the way practices are paid to reflect the difference in services offered by digital-first providers. We are seeking your views on this.
Practice manager training programme gains CPD accreditation
Students on our new General Practice Manager (GPM) training programme will now receive up to 106 CPD points for successfully completing the programme. This is in addition to accreditation with the RCGP.
Our new guidance on how to prepare for the presentation section of a CQC inspection is now available. Dami Akanbi from our GP support team shares some top tips.
Londonwide LMCs’ free practice manager conference 2018
Our 2018 practice manager conference will take place on Thursday 22 November. The day will cover: working at scale, online services in primary care, patient engagement, data protection, working with allied health professionals, CQC and indemnity. Register your interest now.
Dr Paul Cundy, ICT policy lead on the General Practitioners Committee (GPC), is gathering evidence on SARs received by practices following the introduction of the GDPR in May 2018. Please complete the short survey. Just one response per practice is required.
Our Beam to LMC app helps you to tell us about the pressures you are facing from commissioners and others. Since its launch two months ago, the most popular reporting category being used is ‘dumping of tasks by hospitals’.
We continue to be very active in promoting the interests of London GPs and practice staff on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn. We also support practices that are approached with media requests. You can find details of how to get support here.
All practices are now eligible to access Londonwide LMCs’ Buying Group services.
If you do not wish to be part of the Buying Group please email buyinggroup@lmc.org.uk by 31 July 2018.
Practice Index are now a Buying Group provider, offering an e-learning hub covering
around 50 subjects relevant to general practice.
