Our workforce survey closes on Monday 25 June. The data we gather is vital for our work representing GPs and practice teams across London. Please respond if you can.
The ‘National Data Opt-out’ was launched on 25 May 2018, providing a facility for individuals to opt-out from the use of their data for research or planning purposes.
Constituencies will be going to ballot, following the closure of nominations for the LMC elections on Thursday 7 June 2018. Voting will be open from Monday 25 June 2018 to Tuesday 24 July 2018.
In April 2016 GPs in London and across the country declared a GP State of Emergency. Our campaign to raise awareness of the pressure facing practices on a daily basis has proved very popular with over 20,000 visits to the GPSOE website since April 2016.
The Mayor recently launched his ‘Dementia Friendly London’ initiative. We fully support this work to make London a better place for people with dementia. Recently we ran our first Dementia Friends training for staff at the Londonwide LMCs’ offices.
App-based mindfulness course made available free to Londoners
Londoners can now access a free online mindfulness tool via the Good Thinking website. The website signposts individuals to independently assessed and validated resources to help deal with depression, anxiety, stress and insomnia.
On Monday 11 June the Parliamentary Health and Social Care Select Committee published its report into Integrated Care Organisations, Partnerships and Systems.
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.
Keep a check on your emails for further information.
Coming soon – a new suite of e-learning courses ranging from information governance
to safeguarding by Practice Index
