Somerset LMC Weekly Update Friday 26th July 2024
Date sent: Friday 26 July 2024
Sent to all Somerset GPs and Practice Managers This and previous updates are available here
- MD Soundbites!
- GPAS (General Practice Alert State)
- Ballot Update from GPCE
- Clinical News/Updates
- New NHS Vaccination Programme Against Respiratory Syncytial Virus (RSV) - Information for GP Partners/Salaried/Locums/Practice Managers
- GPC/BMA Collective Action
- GPC Patient Information
- LMC GP Connect Survey
- Return to Work Course for GPs on Maternity Leave - Training/Events
- Somerset LMC/Training Hub GP Recruitment Event Wednesday 4th September at Taunton Racecourse
- UWE CPD Module Application Information - Safe Working in General Practice (BMA) This guidance is regularly updated with new items and suggestions
- Job Vacancies
- The Health & Self Care Podcast (Previously Somerset Emotional Wellbeing Podcast) - this week... What is Health and Self Care?
Ballot Update from GPCE
Last few days remaining for GPC England Ballot: We are at *58.89%* turnout, there are still *2000* GP Partner BMA members who haven’t opened their bmavotes@ces.com email to click their voting link.
Please check junk folders from 17 June, and search to find the email. The non-statutory ballot is only open to BMA GP contractors/partner BMA members, given we can only ballot BMA members. We have therefore created this form for non-GP partners/contractors to sign and show support for our campaign.
Information for GP Partners/Salaried/Locums/Practice Managers
GPC/BMA Collective Action: The BMA launched its ballot to Save General Practice on the 17th June this closes on the 29th July. GPC/BMA have now suggested 10 options that practices can take. The GPC/BMA Collective Action Report is a summary of these. Please take time to review this document and send any questions that you may have to the LMC office. Somerset LMC recognise that taking collective action is very difficult but these actions are aimed at protecting your patients and protecting your GP practices long term. Somerset LMC is aligned with other LMCs within the South West. Our position is that GP Practices must work within the requirements of the GMS contract but collective action is needed to highlight our difficulties.
GPC Patient Information: The BMA has now published the *patient-facing animation video* that they showed during the London roadshow to Youtube here, compete with additional subtitles that can be activated for screen reading. They will also add this to the patient-facing web page.
Please post it on all your practice social media, websites and PPG portals. Share it with friends.
Here is the short link to the GP vision, which was published on Monday morning https://www.bma.org.uk/GPVision
LMC GP Connect Survey: Please spare 2 minutes to complete this short survey which will close on Friday 9th August at 5pm.
Return to Work Course for GP's on Maternity Leave with Kernow Health CIC: When is the course running? The dates are: Tuesdays between 1–2pm starting on 10th September and then 17th September, 24th September, 1st October and 8th October 2024. How much is the course? The cost for the course is £199pp which includes lifetime access to the online course. Who is the course suitable for? The course is suited to any GPs or trainees currently on maternity leave, particularly those planning on returning in Autumn 2024. Further information here.
Training/Events
Somerset LMC/Training Hub GP Recruitment Event Wednesday 4th September at Taunton Racecourse: Our latest GP recruitment event will be held from 16.30 on Wednesday 4th September as a face to face meeting. This event will give GPs and GP trainees the chance to meet and talk to a wide variety of Somerset practices in one place. If you are GP or GP trainee looking for a job in Somerset please book your place here. Somerset practices can book their table to advertise their vacancy here. Registration and participation is free but places are limited. Please book by Tuesday 27th August.
UWE CPD Module Application Information: Somerset Training Hub has secured a very limited number of places for specific CPD modules at the University of the West of England (UWE) for the 2024/2025 academic year. To ensure a fair allocation process, we are now inviting applications from potential candidates. Further information can be found here and the application form here.
Kind regards
Jill
Jill Hellens
Executive Director
Somerset LMC
Crown Medical Centre, Venture Way, Taunton, TA2 8QY
Tel: (01823) 331 428
Fax: (01823) 338 561
www.somersetlmc.co.uk
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