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DDLMC News Bulletin - June 2019 |
Issue date: 07 June 2019 |
PCN Updates
Keep up date with the latest information about PCNs on our General Practice Task Force PCN mini-site. You may also like this infograph on Accelerating Collaboration in Primary Care
The GP Task Force - Helping You And Your Practice
GP Task Force Derbyshire: Providing Wraparound support for general practice
Calling All Trainers And GPST3s
We want to make the transition from GP training to independent practice as smooth as possible.
INTRODUCING OUR FREE GP PRECEPTORSHIP SCHEME( for those CCT between Feb 19 and Aug 20)
This includes
- Up to 6 sessions of 1:1 mentoring with an experienced GP
- Help navigating your way through your first year
- 1:1 Careers advice including support for those changing role, job brokering and Job brokering and help designing your perfect portfolio career.
To apply click here
Attention All New + Aspiring Partners
Details of the new GP Partnership Development Programme will be coming soon.
Plan Your Perfect Portfolio
GPTF offers 1:1 careers advice and coaching, mentoring support and portfolio career opportunities. NOW INCLUDING some support for fellowship-lite models and portfolio careers – contact us to find out more.
Our interactive guide also lists some of the support available, please click here to view this.
Please email ddlmc.gptf@nhs.net to arrange a confidential chat to discuss your needs.
Supporting Practices
Need help with recruitment? Want to address workload? Need some support for your practice team's wellbeing? The GP Task Force Can Help
There's a huge number of examples and resources on our website . If you would like to discuss individual or practice support further; one of our Project team will be happy to have a confidential chat to discuss next steps. Contact ddlmc.gptf@nhs.net or call us on 01332 210008.
All Practice Managers and GPs in Derbyshire can access a free peer mentor within days with GP-S. Click here for more information
If you have GP vacancies on the horizon and would be interested in looking at innovative ways of employing GP colleagues please contact us.
GP Task Force projects are run thanks to financial support from NHSE and Derby and Derbyshire CCG
Derbyshire Education Network - Free CPD
FREE education sessions for sessional GPs in Chesterfield and Derby. See the Derbyshire Education Network website for details.
Please book through the Derbyshire LMC website .
North Session - Child Safeguarding Update - 20 June 2019
South Session - Paediatric Emergencies - 10 July 2019
For further information on DEN please click here
Derbyshire Medical Chambers: Locum Work Made Easy
STOP PRESS: DMC is growing – NEW GP LOCUMS IN YOUR AREA.
DMC meets all of your practice's locum needs whilst supporting our locums. We have more locum availability than ever, please see our website for more details.
End of Life QOF: Macmillan Cancer Guides
End of Life QOF: Macmillan Cancer have created these really useful documents for practices in terms of the QI aspect of QoF. Please click here to view them.
General Medical Services (GMS) Ready Reckoner
This ready reckoner has been produced by NHS England in partnership with the GPC and is intended to provide an indication of the changes in income streams that may affect a GMS practice from 1 April 2019. Click here to view.
Recruitment Opportunity: GP Jobs - Speed Dating
Need to recruit a GP? RCGP Vale of Trent's successful job speed dating reruns on the 26th June 2019.
Meet newly qualified GPs looking for work in the East Midlands - click here to view more.
Managing Workload
We all work in fast-paced environments, where there are tight deadlines that regularly need to be met. Do your to-do piles only ever seem to get bigger, your inbox only ever become fuller and do you seem to have an ever decreasing amount of time to complete your work in? This e-learning course helps you develop techniques to meet deadlines by increasing your productivity in the different aspects of your role. It features an in-depth section on how to hold effective meetings, successful collaboration and delegation. It also covers how to prioritise, motivate, avoid stress and cope with colleagues' expectations.
Do you want to improve the health and wellbeing of your practice team?
The RCGP are running a Physical Activity and Lifestyle project which contains a wealth of information for practices and individuals on wellbeing, including a great toolkit to make your practice an ACTIVE PRACTICE. You can find this here
RCGP - Fit for the Future: a Vision for General Practice
After extensively consulting with doctors and patients the RCGP are setting out their vision for the future of general practice. They believe that with the right tools, skills and investment, general practice can continue to deliver world-class, place-based patient care and being a GP can be the best job in the world. For more information, click here .
MSK CATS Enquiries Contact Process
For MSK triage services, please click here to view.
Social Media Defamation
Use of social media has increased exponentially in the last decade; resulting in new challenges for both GPs and patients. The BMA, the RCGP and the GMC have all produced guidance on how doctors should conduct themselves on social media.
Comments are also being made about GPs, their practices and staff members on social media; this guidance is intended to help practices deal with comments that are defamatory.
We would like to thank the Humberside Group of LMCs for writing this document and permitting us to amend it - Please click here to view the document.
NHSE Updates
Nursing Associates: Their role in General Practice - click here to view the documents.
BMA Updates
Mythbusting PCNs - The BMA are aware of concerns raised by individuals about the purpose and direction of PCNs. Please click here to see the full document.
Key Messages From Joined-up Care Derbyshire (STP)
If you have any questions , please get in touch at joinedupcarederbyshire@nhs.net.
Kraft HR Consulting
Kraft’s services are focused around the needs of organisations that don't have in-house HR expertise or need additional capacity or capability. To read more click here.
DDLMC Summary GP Indemnity CNSGP
To view the full document, please click here .
Events and Training
Upcoming Events and Training
To see all of the Events and Training Opportunities advertised on our website, please click here.
Obesity Symposium - 18 June 2019 - Please click here to view
How To Make Reflection (and your appraisal easier) - 26 June 2019 - Please Click here to book.
Hypertension Training - 10 July 2019 - click here for more information
For further information on DEN please click here
Jobs
For the latest job vacancies, click here.
First 5 GP Clinical Lead – GPTF - GP Workforce and Retention - Click here
GP Workforce Lead – GPTF - GP Workforce and Retention - Click here
To advertise positions on the DDLMC Website, please email ddlmc.office@nhs.net
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