The new contract for GP practices came into effect in April with, unusually, agreement from the wider profession, and with the promise of significant investment into core funding for practices. But what does it all mean in practice, and is all what it seems at first glance?
In this webinar session, hosted by Kernow LMC, specialist medical accountants Simpkins Edwards delve into the substance behind the contract, the impact on practice finances, and what practices need to be aware of when planning and budgeting for the year ahead.
The webinar takes place on Wednesday, 9 July, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. To register, please email: rich@kernowlmc.co.uk
Kernow LMC will be holding a Collective Action Webinar to present the LES review data, discuss ideas for further actions and develop a roadmap for the next 3-6 months.
Please ensure your GP practice is represented. To register, email office@kernowlmc.co.uk
The LMC is proud to announce a joint program with The Cornwall Primary Care Training Hub and Collaborative Board to help us all progress towards the British Medical Association’s safe working guidance. We often hear this called 25 patients a day. In recent months, the question we are most frequently asked is: “how do I do it?”. Well, we want to help show that path.
We are organising a series of four events throughout 2025, maybe even described as a course. The first session will be on 29 January from 7pm-9pm and will be online. A face to face session will follow in March to really drive it forward. Then June to catch up and adjust, with summary or next steps planning in the Autumn.
The Training Hub has secured Rachel Morris, host of the ‘You Are Not A Frog’ podcast, former GP and specialist in Resilience at Work, to support these sessions. We feel she will add the inspiration and mindset shift work to help us realise this is all within our power to achieve.
Many healthcare professionals in primary care are experiencing overwhelming workloads, and the pressure on our services is increasing. But it’s just not possible to cram yet more into an already overscheduled day. The only answer is to prioritise what’s really important, set boundaries and say no. You’ll learn how to focus on what you can control and then deal with the inevitable, yet uncomfortable, pushback that can cause our boundaries to crumble.
We will then use local examples of GP practices doing 25 patients a day to show how it can be done within our Cornish system, without breaking patient relations or causing too much overflow into other areas of the system – ultimately improving patient care and our working lives. You will then take this back to practices to implement the changes. We aim to build some peer to peer support tools for the interim periods.
Our hope is one or two representatives from each GP practice will be able to join us, wherever you are on the journey to 25 a day. If you’re there your role will be to help others, if you haven’t even thought about it then we will help you move that way. We are clearly developing a strategy to make this work, but peer support will be key too and we hope this can be the start of a grassroots support network that focuses on what matters most to us all – the quality of our working lives and our ability to deliver quality patient services.
So, for now, have a chat and decide who wants to come, save the date, and book your place here. (No limits to the first webinar – more the merrier).
25 in 2025 – bring it on.
The LMC will host a webinar with Aitchison Raffety about the new NHS Premises Costs Directions and what they mean for your GP practice.
Designed for GPs and Practice Managers, the webinar will highlight crucial updates and provide practical guidance to ensure your surgery is well-prepared and stays compliant and financially optimised.
Dom Rosenbaum, Associate Director for Aitchison Raffety, will cover:
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 January, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. The cost is £20. Please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk The deadline to sign up is noon on Friday, January 24.
The LMC and Chase de Vere Medical – the only BMA endorsed independent financial advisers – are delivering a CPD accredited webinar for local GPs on ‘What a GP needs to know about the NHS Pension Scheme’ on Wednesday, 22 January, from 1-2pm.
When it comes to the NHS pension scheme, GPs really are being squeezed, with some having paid and some still facing heavy tax penalties. It’s a small wonder then that one in five GPs are considering abandoning the NHS pension scheme altogether.
Perhaps you are considering it, too? But at what cost?
Leave the scheme and you could lose valuable additional benefits – like enhanced inflation-proofing and financial protection for you and your family.
Being unaware or ill-informed could have devastating consequences.
Before you do anything which could seriously affect your financial well-being, make sure you have the facts.
Chase de Vere Medical will talk you through the pros and cons of being a member of the NHS pension scheme, including upcoming changes and the current situation regarding the McCloud Judgement and Pension taxation.
You will learn precisely what has changed in a way that is very relevant to you. You will also benefit from some general pointers on how to make the most of your NHS Pension.
The webinar will cover:
If you would like to attend the webinar, please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Friday, January 17. The cost is £20. It will take place via Microsoft Teams.
The LMC will host a ‘Top Tips for your GP Practice Premises’ webinar with BW Healthcare Surveyors early next year.
The webinar is open to all Practice Managers and GPs and will cover the following topics:
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, January 15, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. It will have plenty of ‘takeaways’ and ‘time saving tips’ to enable you to get on top of any premises related issues you might be having.
Will Ellis will deliver the webinar – he has helped thousands of GP practices and healthcare providers with all their property needs from rent reviews to lease renewals, market valuations to sale and leasebacks.
If you would like to attend the webinar, please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Friday, January 10. The cost is £20.
Five years into one of the biggest transfers of core funding that GP practices have seen, and there remains a level of disconnect between practices, and the funding entitlements from their networks.
This effective pooling of significant NHS funding now represents a huge part of overall practice income, but many practices continue to receive very little information or funding from their network, which on top of leaving a funding gap, can also expose practices to adverse tax issues.
In this online session, hosted by Kernow LMC and delivered by local specialist medical accountants Albert Goodman – on Wednesday, 12 February, from 1-2pm – we will cover network finances and what you need to know as a practice, to ensure that you are receiving what you are entitled to, the tax implications of inaction, and the importance of standing up for your own practice’s position within your network.
We will also discuss the importance of your accountant being on your side to liaise with the network, the fundamental problems that can arise from holding back significant income, and the importance of a clear and comprehensive set of network accounts delivered in a timely manner.
If you would like to attend the webinar, please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Thursday, 6 February. The cost is £20. It will take place via Microsoft Teams.
The Autumn 2024 budget immediately increased staff costs for GP practices by way of the increased employer’s National Insurance contributions, with practices having no access to the reliefs for this afforded to many other businesses.
As a result, practices have been left with real concerns as to what their staffing costs and structures may look like, in what is already a challenging time for workloads.
The response has been one of consternation but, with no clarity at the time of writing as to what, if any, funding may be given to cover some of this increase, practices need to understand how they will be affected, and what they can do in practice.
This online session, hosted by Kernow LMC and delivered by local specialist medical accountants Albert Goodman – on Wednesday, 5 February, from 1-2pm – will cover the implications of the increase for practices, and key considerations in light of this increase to their cost base.
Covering the detail of the increases, the importance of staff budgets and control over costs, and the various strategies that are open to practices on staffing and partner earnings, this session will give practices the tools they need to balance the need to effectively staff their practice, to maintaining partner earnings.
If you would like to attend the webinar, please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Wednesday, 29 January. The cost is £20. It will take place via Microsoft Teams.
Following on from the General Practitioners’ Committee roadshow for Cornish general practice on 11 July, Kernow LMC will host an online meeting for local GP surgeries to discuss what measures they would be comfortable taking collectively in protest at the 2024/25 GP Contract imposition and years of under-funding and under-resourcing prior to potential industrial action in the autumn.
We will be seeking local views on the potential action outlined in the British Medical Association’s GP Practice Survival Toolkit, along with other ideas from Cornish general practice on how to take a stand.
The virtual meeting will take place on Tuesday, 23 July, from 7-8pm via Microsoft Teams and is open for GPs, GP registrars and Practice Managers. Please try to ensure that your surgery is represented.
You can register and receive the webinar link by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Friday, 19 July.
This Practice Manager Conference in Cornwall is the first of its kind in the country and is hosted by the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) and supported by Kernow Health CIC and Kernow Local Medical Committee.
Date: Wednesday, 16 November, 2022
Time 9.30am - 4.30pm
Venue: Atlantic Hotel, Newquay
Delegate rate: £110 (50% discount for employees of Cornwall GP Practices)*
We have an exciting agenda:
9am
Registration & Coffee
9.20 – 9.30am
IGPM – Welcome & introductions Nicola Davies
9.30 – 9.45am
LMC Chair Dr Nick Rogers
9.45 – 10.30am
CQC Mani Hussain
10.40 – 11.15am Workshop
HEE Apprenticeship scheme Gemma Hall Or
Dispensing Rob Glentworth/Moore Scarrott
11.15-11.25
Coffee Break
11.30 – 12.15pm Workshop
PCSE Digitising medical records Emma Coppini Or
Medical Students in Primary Care: What are the benefits and Challenges for Your Practice Dr Shamik Agashi
12.20 – 12.45pm
ICB Andrew Abbott/Kirsty Lewis
12.50 – 1.30pmLUNCH
1.40 – 2.20pm Workshop
Practice Index – PPA Claims Claire, PM Support Manager, Practice Index Or
Employment Law and long Covid issues Oliver Pool, VWV Solicitors
2.30 – 3pm
BMA Dr Richard Van Mellaerts
3 – 3.15pm
Coffee break
3.20 – 3.40pm
KHCIC – coaching/mentoring offer Nicola Davies
3.45 – 4.30pm
Health Inequalities for trans patients Dr Sam Hall
This event is planned to be a face to face at the wonderful Atlantic Hotel, Newquay.
*For GP Practices in Cornwall, Kernow Health CIC have generously offered a 50% discount on the delegate rate and generally helping us organise and fund the event. Book your place here.
This is your golden opportunity to put the important questions to the people in the know – locally and nationally – and fingers crossed, the opportunity to catch up with colleagues we might not have seen for months or years.
So get your ‘thinking caps’ on about some questions you’d like to ask, it would be helpful to know some of these questions beforehand. If you have any questions that you’d like to ask the presenters, please send them to nicola.davies14@nhs.net by noon on Wednesday, 9 November.
Places are filling up fast on Kernow LMC’s Staff Training Courses for the remainder of the year.
The courses are online and are available to view here.
Please book as soon as possible via nicky.sherry@kernowlmc.co.uk to secure a place for yourself or your GP practice colleagues.
Handling Complaints
Aim: Understand what is a complaint and why people complain, recognise the skills required to deal with complaints, have a complaints process and a review process.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
Getting the most from your Dispensary
Aims: to know how your pharmacy is performing, understanding the VAT element, producing management info for the partners and dispensary staff and the pharmacy future in the GP practice.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
The LMC is pleased to announce more details of our Art of Brilliance session with Martin Burder. In these trying times, we felt it would be good to have a workshop to bring a bit of cheer to everybody. The workshop will be online and is aimed not only at the Practice Managers, but all practice members.
It will last 60 to 90 minutes and will take place in the morning from10.30am.
Costings – individual delegates: £30 per head; Practice rate of £100 – 10 people maximum. If you wish to include more practice members under the practice rate you can – please contact me for a price.
Booking is via email to nicky@kernowlmc.co.uk I will need the delegates’ names and email addresses to be able to join the workshop. Payment will be via an invoice from us.
Introduction to Primary Care
Aims – to understand how GP Practices are paid, the different types of GP contracts, QOF, Primary Care Networks, and to provide a basic knowledge of how GP practices align to the NHS.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
Appraisal Skills
Aims: to understand the importance of appraisal, the appraisal process both individual and team, personal development planning, facilitating the appraisal meeting.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
Medical Terminology
Aim – To improve the understanding of medical terminology and systems within the body. Aimed at practice team roles such as medical secretaries, summarisers and coders and all admin/reception staff.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
As ever we are always keen to offer as much as we can in the Practice Staff Training programme. This year has been a tricky one to organise with last minute changes from f2f to online courses. We are very keen to keep our Practice Staff Training Programme available to you all - we have re-scheduled all the workshops with dates to be held later in the year. Thank you for being very patient on waiting for the new dates.
With the present situation in mind, the room that we use has now been set up to take account for the present social distancing rules. We can accommodate up to, and including, 12 delegates safely. However, there will be no refreshment or lunch facilities provided, so we are asking all delegates to bring their own.
Cost is £40 for a half day course and £60 for a full day course. If you need any further details of the courses email Nicky.
Thank you for your interest in the forthcoming Practice Managers Conference – hosted by Kernow Local Medical Committee and Kernow Health.
The event is now fully subscribed, but you can be placed on a reserve list by contacting admin@kernowlmc.co.uk
We hope that it will be an opportunity for you to learn, network and be inspired – as well as offering some ‘head space’ away from your hectic day to day work.
The full-day event will take place on Tuesday, 5 November, at the Carlyon Bay Hotel, near St Austell. We have secured a mix of local and national speakers – and there will be opportunities for delegates to get involved in activities, ask questions and make constructive challenges throughout the day, to ensure the event is interactive and engaging. There will also be a marketplace.
The full agenda is available attached below and we’ll be adding the speaker biographies soon.
Agenda-for-Kernow-PM-Conference-5-Nov-2019
We look forward to seeing you on the day!
