LMCs Conference 2012 - Live Blog
Follow live updates from the 2012 LMCs conference in Liverpool as GP leaders from across the UK debate key issues affecting the profession on 22 and 23 May.
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Freeze QOF for two years, say GP leaders
23 May 2012QOF 'box-ticking' has become so arduous that it now interferes with GPs' ability to deliver traditional primary care and should be frozen for two years in light of commissioning reforms, LMCs have said.
LMCs demand GMC-approved standard model for appraisal
23 May 2012LMCs have called on the GMC to work with the BMA to develop a standard appraisal system which will be accepted for revalidation.
Patients to choose where they have blood tests
23 May 2012NHS patients will be able to choose when and where they receive common diagnostic and monitoring tests, including blood tests and heart scans, under DH plans.
Hospital 'fraud' threatens clinical commissioning, GP leaders warn
23 May 2012Hospitals that overcharge for care should be viewed as committing 'fraud', and failing to tackle the issue will 'kill' GP commissioning, an LMC has warned.
LMCs back withdrawal from commissioning as part of pensions action
23 May 2012LMCs have backed industrial action over 'unfair and unnecessary' cuts to NHS pensions, and backed plans for GPs to pull out of commissioning as part of the action.
Anapen recall prompts call for GPs to review treatment
23 May 2012GPs should review the treatment of people who suffer from severe allergic reactions, the MHRA has said after the adrenaline injector Anapen was precautionary recalled.
LMCs warn CQC registration is 'a bridge too far'
23 May 2012GPs have unanimously said CQC registration 'is a bridge too far' and have called for practices not to foot the bill if it comes into force.
Video: Why GPs should vote in pensions ballot
23 May 2012GPonline.com caught up with BMA treasurer and Cardiff GP Dr Andrew Dearden at the LMCs conference in Liverpool and asked him to comment on the BMA ballot on industrial action.
QOF efficiency targets 'price paid' to protect GP pay, says GPC
23 May 2012Controversial quality and productivity (QP) indicators added to the QOF last year were the 'price we had to pay' to avoid GPs losing pay, GP leaders have said.
Sleep apnoea treatment may cut hypertension risk
23 May 2012Treating obstructive sleep apnoea with breathing equipment may prevent hypertension, a study has found, though other research suggests it may have no effect.
GP training plans lack crucial detail, MPs say
23 May 2012DH plans to overhaul education and training of GPs and other health workers need greater detail and clarity, MPs have said.
PCTs fail to invest in extra cancer tests
23 May 2012Half of PCTs are failing to invest in extra cancer tests despite long waiting times, putting plans to improve NHS cancer outcomes at risk.
PCTs ignore cancer scan warning
23 May 2012England's cancer survival rates risk falling further behind the rest of Europe because PCTs are failing to invest in diagnostic services and plan for future demand.
Let GPs charge for services not available on NHS, say LMCs
22 May 2012GPs should be allowed to charge their patients private fees to provide treatment not funded by the NHS, LMCs have said.
GMC says revalidation must go ahead despite remediation and appraisal concerns
22 May 2012Revalidation may never happen if problems with enhanced appraisal and remediation have to be sorted out before it goes ahead, a GMC representative has told the LMCs conference.
Video: GPC fears 'madcap' local appraisal plans
22 May 2012Plans to leave decisions on the scope of appraisal to local NHS organisations are making the process unworkable, GP leaders have warned.
BMA leaders defend opposition of Health Bill
22 May 2012The BMA's leadership has avoided being reprimanded over its efforts to oppose the Health Bill, after a motion condemning it for taking 'too long to wake up' was thrown out by LMC leaders.
GPs challenge health secretary over 'ethical duty' to save costs
22 May 2012LMCs have contested health secretary Andrew Lansley's view that GPs have an 'ethical duty' to save wider NHS costs, saying GPs' primary duty is to the patient in front of them.
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DH could face legal challenge over risk register veto
15 May 2012A judicial review could be launched in a bid to get the government to publish the transitional risk register into the implementation of the Health and Social Care Act.
GPs face a year of turmoil in 2012
15 May 2012Revalidation and registration with the Care Quality Commission (CQC) are both due to start this year, but many GPs say they are simply not ready, a GP poll reveals.
RCGP reveals candidates for six council posts
14 May 2012Ballot papers will be sent out this week in elections for six RCGP council posts, after a list of candidates was announced.
#weekinreview - 10 May
10 May 2012A glance back over this week's primary care news, opinion, top tweets and best gaffes.
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COLUMNISTS & OPINION
Read the latest opinion pieces from our regular GP columnists Mary Selby, Liam Farrell and Chris Lancelot
Mary Selby - GP patients lack both guilt and insight
23 May 2012Doctors are the worst patients, lacking both guilt and insight. Two weeks post op I am a bit unwell.
Liam Farrell - Make the most of this technological age
23 May 2012Knowledge is power; I was senior house officer in a neonatal ward when a new-fangled state-of-the-art monitoring device was delivered.
Editorial - PCTs must invest more in tests for cancer
16 May 2012If England was to achieve cancer survival rates at the European average, then 5,000 lives would be saved every year.
Chris Lancelot - Collaboration is the key to the perfect prescription
16 May 2012Currently one in 20 GP prescriptions contains an error. Part of the solution is for all NHS prescribing to be conducted from a centralised, web-based database: this means only one place to create prescriptions, and only one place to look them up.
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