Last night (17th March) the Government announced additional measures to seek to reduce the spread across the country. It is essential these measures succeed. However, as the outbreak intensifies over the coming days and weeks, the evidence from other countries and the advice from SAGE and the Chief Medical Officer is that at the peak of the outbreak the NHS will still come under intense pressure. Please click here for full details:
In the Resources and Guidance section of our website you will now find the latest Greater Manchester comms. These are co-produced comms from GM LPC, GMLMC and GMMMG regarding current issues due to COVID-19 relating to medication requests. The LMC are happy to coordinate the sharing of generic practice email addresses, or ones you use specifically for medication related queries if you need us to. If so, please forward it to contact@salfordandtraffordlmc.org and we will pass on to GMLPC.
NOTE: A letter from the Association of Greater Manchester LMCs has been issued on:-
COVID19 and support for clinicians in the frontline, triaging calls and determining best place for treatment
Please click on the link below to watch a video of the Prime Minister's Covid-19 Update today (16/3/20):-
The GPC England executive team have now presented GP contract details for 2020-2021 at a number of contract roadshow events across England. Full details can be found on this link: https://beta.bma.org.uk/pay-and-contracts/contracts/gp-contract/gp-contract-england-202021
Most of the others that were planned have been cancelled due to the developing Covid-19 situation. As an alternative to attending an event you can now access the roadshow presentation, with commentary from Richard Vautrey, on the contract page of the BMA website. Please click for the link:
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The LMC office is open Monday to Thursday 9am to 5pm. We endeavour to respond to all enquiries within 5 working days. In the first instance, please use our Contact Us page.
You can also visit our CV19 page for the latest CV19 guidance.
