Motions for Main LMC Conference – 12 & 13 June 2003

The following motions are submitted by Devon LMC for inclusion in the agenda for the 2003 LMC Conference

1. That conference deplores the attitude of the Chief Medical Officer to target payments in immunisation.

2. That conference demands that exception reporting is allowed for all target payments, particularly with regard to MMR.

3. That conference, while welcoming the communication benefits of copying letters to patients, demands that the initiative is fully funded.

4. That conference believes that the maximum charge of £50.00 for providing copy medical records under the Data Protection Act 1998 remains unrealistic and demand that it be changed to equate to the actual cost of provision including the medical time involved.

5. That conference demands that an agreed rate for GPs with a Special Interest be nationally negotiated.

6. That conference:

a) deplores the lack of progress over many years made with regard to remuneration for clinical assistants and hospital practitioners, and

b) yet again, demands that the GPC takes over negotiating rights for clinical assistants and hospital practitioners.

7. That conference, with regard to the medical care for asylum seekers, demands adequate extra resources to GPs providing that service.

8. That conference demands that the national audit office be asked to investigate the disappearance of monies which the Department of Health says have been given to PCTs for specific purposes and that this be treated in the same way as other forms of NHS fraud, with police involvement if necessary.

9. That conference condemns the lack of an integrated system, financial and clinical, to deal with Hepatitis B immunisation and immunity issues for all relevant groups of individuals.

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Last Updated on 25 April 2003
By John BakerEmail: jb@devonlmc.org