CQC improvement plans for 2026
We have been working to rebuild CQC, getting us back to our purpose of providing effective regulation of health and…
New guide launched to tackle overprescribing and problematic polypharmacy
Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs) are the best-tested, NICE-approved intervention to reduce problematic polypharmacy, especially in older people. However, uptake is…
Buying Group Recruitment Support
The LMC Buying Group understand that recruitment is often an expensive and time-consuming business, so they created an eye-catching, easy…
GPC England has voted to accept the proposed contract for 2025-26 with contingency
GPC England has agreed in principle to accept proposed amendments to the 2025/26 GP GMS contract following two months of…
Enhancement to maternity leave benefits for salaried GPs
Message from BMA: We are thrilled to announce a significant enhancement to maternity leave benefits for salaried GPs, following a…
2023-24 type 2 pension forms for sessional GPs
We have recently highlighted the change of form and upload process for type 2 pension forms for 2023-24. Sessional GPs…
NHS England’s Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme renamed as Lung Cancer Screening
From 1 February 2025, following research recommending the change, the Targeted Lung Health Check (TLHC) Programme will be known as…
NICE recommends healthcare professionals ask people about gambling at health checks and GP appointments
Healthcare professionals should consider asking people about gambling when speaking to them about smoking and alcohol consumption during a health…
Sessional GP Unemployment Virtual Rally
Despite the rising demand for family doctors, an appalling paradox exists where a significant number of highly skilled GPs are…
BMA Guidance on physician associates
In response to member queries regarding the future management of physician associates (PAs) within their practices, please note the additional…
Introducing the GP Hub
Avon LMC, One Care and the Training Hub exist to support general practice in BNSSG. These organisations have set up…
Changes to how you register with CQC
From 18 November 2024, register will need to use the application forms on Care Quality Commission’s website instead of the…
Collective Action: Patient Appointments
This two-minute video shows GPC England colleagues’ views on this specific collective action. We are asking you to consider extending…
Change NHS – biggest national conversation about NHS
Regarding the independent investigation by Lord Darzi, there are big changes to the way health and care services work, including:…
GPCE’s vision for general practice – ‘Patients First’ Campaign
The BMA’s “Patients First” campaign focuses on addressing the critical underfunding and workforce challenges in GP practices across England. It…
Repeat Prescribing Toolkit
This resource was commissioned by NHS England to address recommendation 7 of the National Overprescribing Review, which tasked the Royal Pharmaceutical…
Take Action to Save General Practice
Watch GPs talking about the actions they’re taking. The GPs Committee England met last week where we discussed the next…
Data Security Protection Toolkit (DSPT) for 2024-25
Why complete a DSPT assessment? All organisations that have access to NHS patient information must provide assurances that they have…
Seasonal Vaccinations Site Campaign Guide AW24
NHS England has published The Seasonal Vaccinations Site Campaign Guide for AW24 that outlines the key guidance and activities required…
National Pensions Awareness Week 2024
GP pension campaign in England At the end of July, the BMA’s pensions committee launched a campaign to assist GPs…
Safe Working in General Practice Guidance
General practice is in crisis. GPs are faced with increasingly unsafe workloads coupled with a rapidly diminishing and exhausted workforce….
The Medical Examiner
A new statutory medical examiner system is being rolled out across England and Wales to provide independent scrutiny of deaths, and to…
GP practices across the UK have been losing ‘tens of thousands’ of pounds
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Patients Recording Consultations
Introduction Using smartphones increasingly by patients, it is common that asking doctors if they can record or video consultations on…
Guidance for GPs in England on getting your pension record up to date
“One of the biggest challenges that GPs in England face is out of date and inaccurate pension records, with “missing…
Response to the interim findings of the Dash review into CQC’s operational effectiveness
Message from Kate Terroni, Interim Chief Executive “We accept in full the findings and recommendations in this interim review, which…
Cut spending on Public Health
Obesity in the UK is a hot topic right now with two thirds of the adult population overweight or obese*. Not…
CQC Seminar
Thank you to everyone who attended our CQC Seminar on Wednesday, we hope you found it useful. Thank you to…
NHSE Survey of GP Practices
NHS England has commissioned a survey of each GP surgery in England in order to better understand waiting times in…
BMA Local Event – Resilience and Well-Being for Doctors
Doctors experience difficult and emotionally challenging situations in the front line of healthcare. It is therefore crucial that the inherent…
NMC Registration – Employers Guidance
In order to ensure the safety of your patients, Nurses and the Practice it is imperative that a Nurses NMC…
Safeguarding Training Matrix
We have been working with the Safeguarding team at Bristol CCG to produce a document that acts as a guide…
Outcome of a meeting with The Digital Transformation Team
Following a meeting we had with Jane Schofield, Informatics Consultant for the Digital Transformation team at NHS South, Central and…
Bristol Medical Chirurgical Society
The Society which began in 1873 aims to promote the exchange of views between health professionals through education and dialogue. …
Workshift From Community Providers
The LMC was alerted by South Gloucestershire practices that Sirona was no longer planning to tend to ambulant (non-housebound) patients…
The Ballot for List Closure – Another Message from the BMA
A further reminder about the letter sent last week from Electoral Reform Services to all practices in England to inform…
Financial support for doctors and their families – new portal
The main medical charities have got together to produce a new website portal that will help doctors in difficulties to…
Legislation Change – Deprivation of Liberty Safeguard
We have received an update from the BMA in relation to the Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLS) legislation. As of Monday…
Nursing Associate – A new support role for nursing
The NMC agreed to regulate the nursing associate role at a council meeting in late January. The first cohort of…
Cyber Crime
Dear Colleagues I would like to make you aware about an increase in the number of fraudulent or ‘phishing’ emails…