LMC Minutes November 2018
Topics discussed:
Action log update:
Cervical Screening Rejection due to missing PIN code - The Screening and Immunisation Lead NHSE Leeds confirmed that if 2 patient identifiers are present and there is a missing PIN code they will write to practices to verify the PIN code and allow 4 weeks to get back with details
DNs and flu vaccines for September
Rapid Access Chest Pain Clinic
Proposed WhatsApp group for PMs and locums - no interest from PMs so will not be pursued
Jobs Tab on website
GP Registrar - Payment will be the same as members
Agenda
CHFT
- Transformation of Outpatient Services
- Dermatology - 2 week referrals have increased - Solution suggested by SN ? diagnostic lesion clinic
- GPs to instruct DNs for Zoladex for housebound patients
- Delayed antibiotics for sepsis - have been busy with breaches in A&E and MAU - noted by Helen Barker
- EPR - delayed backlog of discharge letters almost cleared
LMC
- Levy to be increased to 40p/capita from January 2019
- Liaison officer - 2 candidates to be interviewed
- Lower Valley - Meeting RL with Council and Practices - 6000 new homes are planned to be built in lower valley which could mean a significant workforce challenge in this area
- A walk through the core contract - free seminar to be delivered by LMC Law - will be arranged for Jan 2019
CCG/LMC
- Letter will be coming out to inform and ask Practices of arrangements for extended hours
- Red bag scheme
- Locala/S1 data sharing agreement
- NHS migrating from Windows 7 to Windows 10
- Healthwatch - Syrian Families/Refugees - Requested a response regarding 3 case histories shared regarding services for this vulnerable population
- Registrar Office - reminder of how to complete the death certificate
- CCG - funding has come to the CCG from NHSE - 280K
- LMC - 10K non-recurrent funding for development of PMs
- QOF snomed causing problems with EMIS
- Workforce meeting led by PGPA - RH volunteered to attend
- Schedule for LMC meetings in 2019 agreed
Published 17th December 2018