Londonwide LMCs

10/09/2026

Join our Contraception Update on Wednesday, 23 September, an online session for GPs and practice nurses covering the latest contraception guidance and updates in women's health. Running from 9:30am to 1:30pm via MS Teams.

Pregnancy testing, emergency contraception, injections, combined oral contraception, progesterone only pills and developing topical issues relating to contraception.

09/09/2026

A dementia diagnosis can be life-changing, but it is also the first step towards getting the right support. This , we're raising awareness that an estimated 33.8% of over-65s living with dementia in England remain undiagnosed, underlining the importance of recognising symptoms and seeking help early.
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03/09/2026

Our five LMCs in North East London have this update covering issues affecting practices across the ICB area, including: FP69 list cleansing, changes to weight management QOF, proposed changes to local services and more.

Covering: LTC Proactive Care QOF, proposed LCS changes, PCIT templates and searches, FP69 list cleansing and more.

02/09/2026

To mark the start of East and South East Asian Heritage Month, we're celebrating Ethie Kong, winner of the Long Service Award at our 2025 London GP Awards, in recognition of her longstanding commitment to health equity and community inclusion.

Dr Ethie Kong advocates for health equity and community engagement, sharing personal insights on challenges faced by minority groups.

31/07/2026

It was great to welcome colleagues from practices across Newham to the LMC engagement event. We were joined by Montrose Bill from our Buying Group insurance partners, MIAB, and Tammy, Chair of Newham LMC.
Attendees heard updates and discussions on a range of key issues and hot topics currently affecting general practice.

26/07/2026

Join our team to help support committees of local GPs who represent and advocate for NHS general practice across London. £31.4k PA, generous pension and flexible working supported. Closes 20 August 2026.

Supporting committees of local GPs who represent and advocate for NHS general practice across London. £31.4k PA, closing: 20 August 2026.

22/07/2026

Our July newsletter covers our advocacy to address inaccurate patient de-registrations, recent and upcoming vaccination changes, ministerial changes, our Buying Group prize draw winners and more.

Covering: list cleanse advocacy, vaccination changes, National Document Repository, Buying Group survey draw winners and more.

18/07/2026

Our CEO, Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, along with LMC members Dr Paul O'Reilly and Lucie Lehane have been spelling out the impact of NHS England's new, over-zealous list cleansing process. The changes mean vulnerable patients losing GP access and practices being financially destabilised.

Exclusive: Hundreds of thousands of patients have been removed from GP lists in the past 12 months – with one practice fearing patients with non-English names were being targeted

15/07/2026

RSV jabs expand this year to include those 80+ and/or living in care homes (from April) and those with higher clinical risk (from September). An NHS England invite campaign starts on 23 July.

RSV immunisation eligibility widens in September 2026, two years on from it becoming an essential service in the GP contract.

13/07/2026

We know many practices are concerned about large numbers of erroneous patient de-registrations as part of NHS England's new list cleanse regime. Our guidance has helpful resources to communicate to patients. We have also been raising this issue with MPs, charities, national media, NHS leaders and local government, to name but a few.

Changes implemented in October mean patients with an FP69 flag applied are removed from practices after three months rather than six London’s diverse, highly mobile population makes it particularly vulnerable to erroneous de-registrations.