Official GPC LMC Updates
GPC Update to LMCs - 16th June 2022
The recent GPC update has included topics on the following areas:
- Update on NHS Property Services (NHSPS) legal case
- Risk assessment for practices
- GP abuse
- Rebuild General Practice: 3 ways to show your support
- Accelerated access to patient records
- Monkeypox
- Initial Health Assessment services in support of new arrivals from Ukraine
- Safe surgeries survey
- Fit Notes
- One career, endless opportunities
- LMC England conference 2022
- BMA annual representative meeting 2022
- GPC ARM elections
- BMA Employer Advisory Service
- GPC England committee pages and guidance for practices
GPC Update to LMCs - 6th June 2022
- The recent GPC update has included topics on the following areas:
- Important information on the GP pension scheme – new CPI modeller
- Fuller Stocktake report on the next steps for integrating primary care
- Extending fit note certification
- Working conditions of independent contractor GPs
- GP workforce and appointment data
- Fees calculator
- Rebuild General Practice: support the campaign
- Monkeypox
- Safe surgeries survey
- NHS Digital survey on the future of GP data sharing
- Primary care wellbeing survey
- LMC UK conference 2022
- BMA annual representative meeting 2022
- GPC ARM elections
GPC Update to LMCs - 20th May 2022
The recent GPC update has included topics on the following areas:
- GPC England meeting update
- LMC UK conference 2022
- Rebuild General Practice: support the campaign
- Delayed contractual changes for deceased patient records
- Medical exemption service
- Navigating the GP sponsorship process webinar
- GP training needs reform: the status quo isn't working for anyone
- Improvements to benefit eligibility at the end of life
- GPC ARM elections
GPC update - 24th March 2022
- The recent GPC update has included topics on the following areas:
- Rebuild general practice campaign launch
- Future of general practice - Health Select Committee evidence
- GP contract changes guidance
- Safe working guidance
- Health foundation report on access to general practice
- GP to patient ratio
- New policy for applications to the Performers Lists
- Infection Prevention Control in healthcare settings
OFFICIAL GPC INFO: LMC update 17 December 2021
GPC Update to LMCs - 10th March
The GPC has released the recent update to practices which covers several parts of important information which practices might find useful. The update covers and follows here.
- GP contract negotiations and future of general practice
- Safe working in general practice
- Meeting with Secretary of State and NHS health care reforms
- Policy Exchange report on the future of general practice
- GPCE executive team changes
- Data on the pressures facing general practice
- BMA successfully challenges threatening letters from solicitors
- NHSPS service charges dispute update - trial dates
- Guidance for 2022/23 seasonal flu vaccination programme
Official GPC Updates to LMC - 3rd December 2021
- Changes to QOF and IIF
- Additional funding for COVID vaccination programme – but more support is needed (England)
- Media
- New COVID-19 Omicron variant – new measures and booster programme extension
- BMA report: Weathering the storm
- Joint statement on Inclisiran
- Integrated care systems – primary care (England)
- LMC England conference 2021 - resolutions
- Scottish LMC Conference 2021
- Sustainability payments for GP practices in Scotland
- GPC Wales GP contract agreement 2021/22
- Supporting general practice
Official GPC Updates to LMC - 22nd October 2021
- Overwhelming rejection of government’s ‘rescue package’
- Workload control in general practice
- Analysis of NHSE/I ‘rescue package’
- GP declaration of earnings guidance
- Supporting general practice against abuse
- COVID vaccinations
- Government COVID antiviral strategy
- COVID-19 medical exemptions
- PCN survey
- Management of IBS in primary care - survey
- GPC UK election
- GP Trainee Regional Elections
- Media
Official GPC Updates to LMC - 7th October 2021
- Survey on General Practice response to the current crisis
- Media
- Support your surgery campaign
- Letter of thanks to GPs in Scotland
- GP Pay Transparency – NHSE/I Guidance
- GP appointment data
- COVID-19 Vaccination PGD and national protocol (England)
- Mitigating the effect of dispensing fees cut
- GPC UK election
Official GPC Updates to LMC - 24th September 2021/ 17th September 2021
- Tackling abuse and meeting with the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Dealing with abuse of practice staff on social media from patients
- Media intrusion
- Media
- Support your surgery campaign
- GPC UK meeting update
- Support for GPs
- Phase 3 and booster vaccinations (England)
- Overprescribing report
- End of the shielding programme and closure of the Shielded Patient List (SPL)
- Pension deductions by PCSE
- GPC UK elections
- LMC UK conference agenda committee elections
- GP Trainees committee chair
- Media
2. Letter in response to DM article about stillbirth and GP access
- Supporting general practice and challenging abuse – letter to the Secretary of State
- GP pressures and abuse in the media
- GP survey - help us to help you
- Support Your Surgery campaign
- Government imposes pay transparency regulations (England)
- GPC England meeting with NHSE/I
- NHS Digital GP workforce data releases switch to monthly from quarterly (England)
- Delays in influenza vaccines
- Media
- LMC role in Integrated care systems (England)
- Advice and Guidance – statement from GPC England
- GPC UK by-election
- Survey of practices' experiences of using PCSE payments and pensions portal in August (England)
- ARM 2021
- Sessional GPs webinar – contracts
- BMA clinical academic trainees conference 2021
- Media
- Supporting General Practice - letter from NHS England
- Support Your Surgery campaign
- Earnings and expenses report 2019/20 (UK)
- COVID-19 Vaccination programme
- New and updated COVID-19 National Protocols
- Becton Dickinson blood specimen collection supply disruption
- Updated PHE guidance on NHS staff self-isolation and return to work following COVID-19 contact
- HEE is looking to the future for the health and social care workforce (England)
- BMA Annual Representatives Meeting
- NHS e-RS five minute Referral Assessment Survey (RAS) survey (England)
- Media
Attachment - Covid - 19 update
- Seasonal Influenza Vaccination Programme 2021/22 enhanced service specifications
- Vaccines for 16- and 17-year-olds
- Workforce data concerns
- COVID-19 vaccine dashboard
- New NHS England chief executive
- NHS COVID-19 app updated to notify fewer contacts to isolate
- Weekly COVID-19 data
- Changes in visa sponsorship for trainee GPs
- Fit notes
- Appraisal payments
- Practices call for more PCN funding, support and autonomy
- Improving the NWRS (National Workforce Reporting Service)
- GP payments and pensions system update
- New president of RCGP
- Media
Attachment - Weekly Covid Update
The update includes updates on:
- DDRB pay uplift
- Easing of COVID restrictions and infection control (England)
- Releasing NHS staff from isolation to work
- GPDPR delay – joint statement and letter to GPs
- COVID-19 vaccination programme
- Annual flu vaccination letter
- Meetings with ministers and MPs
- GP Payments and pensions system provided by PCSE
- Vaccines and undocumented migrants – safe surgeries toolkit
- Delegation of NHS England commissioning functions to integrated care systems from April 2022
- Are you considering applying for a GP sponsorship licence to employ non-UK nationals?
- Media
Attachment - Weekly Covid Update
The update includes updates on:
- Update on GPC England resolution
- Shocking workforce crisis exposed by BMA report
- Supporting general practice and latest appointment data
- Easing of COVID restrictions and face coverings
- Face coverings in healthcare settings in England
- Face coverings in healthcare settings in Wales
- Face coverings in healthcare settings in Scotland
- Face coverings in healthcare settings in NI
- COVID-19 vaccination programme (England)
- Health and Care Bill briefing for general practice
- Medical examiners roll out (England and Wales)
- GPC England meeting report
- Elections for BMA’s specialist and professional committees
- Media
Attachment - Weekly Covid Update
Attachment - Visiting your GP poster
Attachment - Exec and Policy Lead Update
The update includes updates on:
- Patient survey results
- Health and Care Bill
- COVID-19 booster vaccine and flu vaccine programmes
- Praise for the NHS and general practice
- Easing of COVID restrictions
- New guidance for health and social care providers on CQC's monitoring approach
- PCSE pay and pension system update
- COVID-19 vaccination programme
- Education and training tariff guidance and prices for 2021 to 2022 financial year
- Delay in roll-out of patient data sharing programme (GPDPR)
- Review of the England Medical Performers List Regulations (England)
- ARM elections – GPC UK
- Elections for BMA’s specialist and professional committees
- Calling all pharmacists: your chance to inform staff training in primary care
- One career, endless opportunities #Choose GP
- Media
Attachment - Weekly Covid Update
The update includes updates on:
- New Secretary of State for Health and Social Care
- Extension of the pandemic regulations (England)
- COVID-19 vaccination programme
- ICS framework document (England)
- Praise for general practice
Attachment - Weekly Covid - 19 update
The update includes updates on:
· New PCSE pay and pension system update (England)
· Meetings with Health Minister, Jo Churchill (England)
· Meeting with the Minister for COVID Vaccine Deployment, Nadhim Zahawi (England)
· Exemptions for care workers
· COVID-19 vaccination programme
· Department of Health and Social Care draft data strategy
· Delay in roll-out of patient data sharing programme (GPDPR)
· Cervical screening adverse incident (Scotland and England)
· BMA Scottish GP Committee/ Scottish LMC Update – June 2021
· Enhanced shared parental leave system for salaried GPs (UK)
· Contact your MP about punitive pension tax
· Do you hold a GP sponsorship licence?
· ARM 2021
· RCGP report on relationship-based care
· Deadline for THE EU SETTLEMENT Scheme – 30 June
· Specialist and Professional Committee elections
· BMA COVID-19 guidance
· GPC UK and GPC England committee pages
· Media
· Link to GP bulletin
· Link to latest sessional GPs newsletter
Attachment - BMA Scottish GP Committee -SLMC update 2021 - June v1
Attachment - Weekly Covid-19 data update 25.06.21.pptx
The Update Includes:
- GP appointment data (England)
- Time to end NHSE/I directive letters
- Long - COVID and weight management enhanced services (England)
- Workload Crisis
- SGPC Meeting - 17 June
- PCN Handbook (England)
- Long COVID NHS plan for 2021/22 (England)
- COVID 19 Vaccination Programme
- Delay in roll - out of patient data sharing programme (GPDPR) England
- New PCSE pay and pension system update
- Proposed changes to annual complaints collection (K041b form)
- Deadline for THE EU SETTLEMENT scheme 30 June
- Seats for the ARM
- Specialist and professional Commitee Elections
- BMA Covid 19 - Guidance
- GPC UK and GPC England Commitee Pages
- Media
- Link to latest GP bulletin
Attachment 1: Weekly Covid - 19 Update
Attachment 1: GP Workload Graphic
Attachment 1: Weekly Covid - 19 Update
Attachment 1: Priorities and Planning Guidance
Attachment 1: Weekly Covid - 19 update
Attachment 2: GPDF LMC Development Project Information
Attachment 1: Supporting General Practice Additional Funding for April - September
Attachment 2: Weekly Covid - 19 Update
Attachment 1: Vaccination Workforce Top Tips
Attachment 2: RCGP and BMA Joint Letter ahead of the Spring Budget
Attachment 1: Update on NHSPS Legal Action
Attachment 2: BMA - draft template letter for practices
Attachment 3: GPC England Executive
Attachment 1: General Practitioners Committee England
Attachment 2: Covid 19 Vaccine Booking Info Letter
Attachment 3: BMA Scottish GP Committee
Attachment: NHSE CCGs Primary Care re CQC Activity Copied