LMC representatives are elected for a 3 year term (although we do have some occasional vacancies that occur mid-term). All GPs are informed of forthcoming elections in their constituency in advance. If you are keen to contribute and influence events in your local area we would be pleased to...
In April 2017, the Government introduced an apprenticeship levy on all employers in England to encourage the employment of apprentices. The money gathered by the levy can be accessed by employers, including NHS Trusts and GP Practices in England, to help assist with the employment of apprentices...
Whether you are a locum GP, consultant, or an employer of locum services such as a GP practice or PCO, the BMA have guidance and fees to help with your negotiations.
Advice for locums
Negotiate your fee and the expenses you can claim for
Use the locum fees calculator
Locum agreements in...
The BMA has recently released guidance for BMA Members on Locum Agreements.
It can be found on the BMA website:
http://bma.org.uk/practical-support-at-work/contracts/gp-contracts-and-funding/sessional-gps/locum-agreements-in-general-practice
If you need advice and are not a BMA member please...
Tel: 01689 887840
Free advice available from a team of Employment Law specialists from Clarkson Wright & Jakes on all employment issues affecting your Practice.
Clarkson Wright & Jakes Ltd
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Orpington
Kent
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Tel: 01689 887840
Fax: 01689 887888
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Clarkson Wright & Jakes have recently reviewed and updated the template contracts and policies to ensure they comply fully with current employment law and practice and CQC requirements.
The following documents are now available on the KMGP Website:
Policies:
Absence due to reason other than...
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checks: https://www.gov.uk/disclosure-barring-service-check/contact-disclosure-and-barring-service
Applying for a DBS check as a GP
As a GP you may need a DBS check to join a performers list or because you are working as a locum. The rules on DBS checks...
NHS England has published guidance on Freedom to Speak up (also known as whistleblowing), which can be found at: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/whistleblowing-guidance.pdf
The guidance also contains a template policy.
The General Whitley Council (GWC) Handbook has been out of print for some time now and is unavailable from the original source, The Department of Health (England). While its contents have been replaced by the Staff Council (Agenda for Change) Handbook for most NHS staff, a number of the Sections...
The GP Retention Scheme is a package of financial and educational support to help doctors, who might otherwise leave the profession, remain in clinical general practice.
The GP Retention Scheme replaces the Retained Doctors Scheme 2016. The scheme continues to be managed jointly by the local...
Job plans are annual agreements that translate expectations of employee and employer into a working schedule. They ensure that the post delivers its aims and the requirements of the contract of employment are met, including provision for CPD. They set out:
What work you do for the trust
When...
It is possible that practice staff will be stopped by police as they check whether people have a reason not to stay at home. The CCG has prepared a draft template letter with the LMC that you can issue to staff. It explains the bearer of the letter is a key worker and needs to be able to travel.
We regret to inform you, despite the LMC's best efforts, that contracts for both counselling and mediation lapsed and there are no immediate plans for these services to be commissioned by NHSE.
We have detailed below organisation who provide services to practices - please bear in mind practices...
Kent & Medway has partnered with Lantum to build a new, digital staff bank
Kent & Medway ICS has chosen Lantum as a partner to create a system-wide, multidisciplinary staff bank.
The digital staff bank will transform how you manage your workforce by giving your practice access to a larger pool...
This guidance document provides a framework for the management of doctors on the NHS England Medical Performers List who are undertaking a low volume (defined as fewer than 40 sessions per annum) of NHS General Practice (GP) clinical...
Advice on strategic estates management and infrastructure and management of new premises developments, refurbishments and improvements.
Core Business
This is essentially the landlord and advisory services that Primary Care Trust estates teams either provide or manage almost without exception...
NHS redundancy arrangements - Section 16 (a) England (19/3/2015)
On 1 April 2015, new NHS redundancy arrangements came into effect in England for staff covered by Section 16 (a) (England) of the NHS terms and conditions of service handbook. It is important for NHS employers in England to be...
Are your nurses registered?
Following a recent incident all practices in Kent and Medway have been asked to check that all nurses working for them are registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC).
The NMC register is a key tool in protecting the public and nurses and midwives cannot...
A new occupational health service has been commissioned by NHS England and is now available to NHS GPs working across the South of England.
The Heales Medical Group, an established provider of occupational health services began delivering the new service on 1 April 2017,...
Below is a small spreadsheet that will calculate the amount of leave for part time staff. This should ensure that all staff are treated equally. However it does mean that part time staff who work say only on a Monday and a Tuesday may find that in terms of Statutory Holiday entitlement that they...
The aim of this guideline is to provide nurses, GPs and practice managers with a standard but flexible resource to use in the appraisal process and also to help practices and nurses become comfortable with the idea of appraisal for nurses. The resources provided may be adapted to suit the needs...
The traditional model of general practice is under pressure, as momentum builds to provide integrated care services at scale. Against the backdrop of rising demand and diminishing resources, many practices are left in a vulnerable position, creating an impetus to take forward new ways of working...
As part of the GP contract negotiations for 2019/20 , GPC England secured a state-backed indemnity scheme to cover clinical negligence for all GPs and staff working in NHS GP providers, both in and out of hours, for NHS work, from April 2019. Run by NHS Resolution, this will come at no direct...
The GPC produced guidance on suspended GPs in 2001. Since then, the legislative frameworks for both GP contracts and the GMC have changed. The guidance attached seeks to provide LMCs and GPs with authoritative guidance on the implications for, and actions required by, a suspended GP...
A new scheme have been launched by NHS England to test investment of recruitment and marketing support in GP practices which can evidence that they have historically encountered difficulty in recruiting GPs. The Targeted Investment in Recruiting Returning Doctors scheme also aims to attract GPs...
FAQ: Student Placements
We have been approached by a student who attends the local Grammar School and wishes to take up medicine as a career with a request to undertake work experience at our practice. Can we do this or is a student who is still at school, considered to be too young to...
