Welcome to the October edition of the LMC Newsletter
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North & South Essex Local Medical Committees
We are delighted to announce the return of our email newsletter. This newsletter will be sent to all Essex GP practices via their Practice Managers. However, we encourage anyone who would like to receive this email directly, to subscribe below.
Support Your Surgery Campaign
The BMA has been campaigning consistently and vociferously in defence of GPs and their staff over the summer with their 'Support Your Surgery Campaign' to get the backing of patients to make the changes to primary care that are so urgently needed and to help them understand why GP Practices still work in the way they have been doing, primarily to protect them from infection.
Veteran Friendly GP Practices
Did you know that there are over 1000 GP practices in England now accredited as veteran-friendly, with more practices signing up each week? The feedback from practices already accredited is overwhelmingly positive with high levels of satisfaction reported. It would be great to have more GP practices accredited veteran-friendly within our LMC region and we would value your support in raising awareness of the RCGP veteran-friendly accreditation programme.
Interpreting & Translation Services EoE Region
NHSE&I East of England Region has recently undertaken a procurement for a new contract to provide interpreting and translation services across the region (Cambridgeshire and Peterborough, Suffolk & North East Essex, Mid & South Essex, Herts & West Essex, Norfolk and Waveney and Bedford, Luton & Milton Keynes). The new contract will include provision of these services for all Primary Care contractor groups: Dentists, GPs, Optometrists and Pharmacies. However, please note that the new contract will not include Bedfordshire, Luton and Milton Keynes GP Practices, although there is a possibility that Bedfordshire & Milton Keynes GP Practices may join this contract in the new year.
