Kent LMC Weekly Update: 15th January 2024
Welcome to this week’s edition of the LMC Express. The local updates for this week include:
- Consultation on incentives in general practice
- Advanced Telephony – call back queuing functionality
- MSD UK – Grant Available
- KMPT Survey
- CQC Changes
- Private Provider requests to GPs for investigations under the NHS
- Buying Group Recruitment Support
- General Practice Alert State (GPAS) National Reporting Dashboard
- Useful Links
- Upcoming LMC Interface Meetings
This week we have also attached the national update from the BMA, and we particularly draw your attention to the following important announcements therein:
- Have your say now on the future of general practice - COMPLETE OUR SURVEY
- Preparation for any future ballot on future GMS Contract
- Death certfication reforms
- GP pressures and workforce data
- Sessional GPs locum work challenges
- Online access to records - data breaches from misfiling of records
- Direct access to diagnostic tests
- Lipid modification resource implications
- King’s New Year Honours
- NHS Vaccination Strategy
- DDRB Evidence submission for GPs across England
- MAPs to be regulated by the GMC - write to your MP
- LMC Secretaries Conference
- LMC England Conference 2023
- BMA Annual Representatives Meeting 24 –25 June 2024
- Wellbeing resources