The LMC's monthly newsletter for the Duchy’s GPs and practice managers includes: Pastoral support: Help needed but not asked for may be a tragedy whilst a simple enquiry wastes no-one’s […]

GMS/PMS regulations - pandemic amendments (England)  NHSE/I has confirmed that the temporary changes to the GP contract under the pandemic regulations which were due to lapse at the end of March have […]

COVID-19 one year on  This week marks one year since the first UK lockdown was introduced in order to combat the spread of COVID-19 and the fight back, with the […]

£120m additional funding for general practice (England)  Following significant pressure from GPC England we have now secured an additional £120m for general practices from April. Whilst the funding will be available […]

COVID-19 vaccination programme (England)  Amended COVID-19 Vaccination Programme specification  We have now agreed amendments to the CVP Enhanced Service Specification, including an extension to allow practice sites to administer vaccinations […]

Government budget 2021  The Chancellor Rishi Sunak gave his budget speech on 3 March. We were disappointed that no significant funding announcements for the NHS were made. This was a […]

The LMC's monthly newsletter for the Duchy’s GPs and practice managers includes: Optimism after Ground Hog Day Kernow LMC motions for the UK LMC Conference Appraisal update Peninsula Cancer Alliance […]

Lockdown restrictions loosening (England)  Ahead of the announcement by the Prime Minister this week of a four-step end to the lockdown in England, the BMA published a paper setting out the principles and policy […]

COVID-19 vaccination programme (England)  Last weekend we passed the first milestone for the COVID vaccination programme with over 15 million of the most vulnerable patients in the UK getting their […]

COVID-19 vaccination programme (England)  Earlier this week, eligible patients (70 or over) who have not yet heard  from their practice or received a letter and have not yet taken up […]