Key successes and future plans

Key successes:

• Expertise, input and robust challenge around the local Sustainability and Transformation Partnership (STP) process continues
• Key influencing role on committees reshaping local healthcare
• Facilitative and leading role in establishing local Primary Care Networks (PCNs)
• New negotiations process to secure a better deal for local general practice
• Greater recognition of intermediate care by local commissioners and the need to work collaboratively to close ‘black-hole’ of unpaid work falling to GPs
• Provided practice support to a number of vulnerable local GP practices and individual GPs/Practice Managers around issues such as workforce, finances, mergers and CQC inspections
• Provided pastoral support with a continuing year-on-year increased caseload
• Enhanced communications – including launching a new website, a revamped monthly newsletter and new social media channels
• Hosted several events including the regional General Practitioners Committee Roadshow and a Practice Managers Conference with Kernow Health
• Closer engagement with local medical schools and attendance at regional GP job fairs
• Future proofing the LMC – including succession planning of the back-office function
• Prudent management of LMC resources and finances.

Future plans

• Play a key role in the emerging local health landscape, especially supporting embedding primary care networks
• Expand core services
• Closer engagement with sessional and locum GPs