Funding for
non-principal group
Dr Christie spoke on the investigation/ management of
abnormal liver function tests.
The BMA lawyers have suggested that we must not agree
local fees and the
Application form for these is attached.Please ignor ethe closing day- will still accept applications!
The chest pain clinic wants all new referrals faxed on
their new pro-forma. These should be available in all practices.
Please get permission from practices to use their internet facilities. This would clarify your position in case of security breaches.
We may be able to get some funding for the time put into
running the group by its members. It is particularly important if this does
happen that we are responding to what people feel they need from the group.
Please let a committee member know if you have ideas. Suggestions included a
group member collating data for an “information cascade”/ updating LMC web
page/ providing help with appraisal/ audit etc.
Sarah Hichens is arranging a Christmas do in January for
the locum group. She will need to know numbers at the next meeting and the date
will also be finalised then. We are hoping it will be fully funded and will be
held at the Royal Clarence.
In the new year we plan to have a brief session on Read Coding. This is because, with the change
to GMS2, practices
get part of their budget for quality payment which requires excellent data
entry/ Read Coding. We should be meeting these requirements. It was
acknowledged that there are discrepancies in coding from practice to practice
and that individual practices may want to show us their systems.
We might combine this with a brainstorming session on how we can provide
audit data for appraisal. There is currently the scope for us to shape this ourselves and we would like to do so!
Next meeting Tuesday 2nd December.
Dr Vik Mohan ..................................................................... Email:.......................... mohanvik@hotmail.com
Dr Sally McNabb................................................................. Email:
......................... mcnabb_sally@hotmail.com
Dr Diane Baker................................................................... Email:
.............................................................................................. diane@belbury.freeserve.co.uk