Representing the GPs of Forth Valley
Chair: Dr James King
Vice-Chair: Dr Trudy Foster
Secretary: Dr Teresa Cannavina
Agenda
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Welcome
LMC Year Report
Accounts
Open Discussion
A.O.C.B
LMC Structure
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Executive
James King (Chair): Tillicoultry
Teresa Canavina (Secretary): Falkirk
Trudy Foster (Vice chair): Grangemouth
Scott Williams: Stirling
Mary Anne Burrows: Sessional GP
Committee
Years Achievements
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LMC becomes Limited Liability Company
Board of Directors with regular meetings
Local GMS Contract Meeting
Members of Primary Care Leadership Forum
Website and Newsletters
Networking with neighbouring LMCs
Training for office bearers
How LMC Fits Nationally
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5 Representatives to SLMC Conference: Scottish GPC policy
2 Representatives to UK LMC Conference: GPC UK policy
2 seats on SGPC: discuss local and national issues.
Secretary member of SLMC Agenda Committee 2014
What do we do for constituents
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Advice: website, newsletter, telephone and email
Template letters
Administering benevolent fund
Local negotiations: LES and other contractual issues
Supporting GPs Group
GP Sub/Health Board Axis
Seeking the Views of Constituents
• Survey: Awareness of LMC and Reps,
Newsletter, Benevolent Fund
Less awareness of website, Willingness to ask LMC questions
and influence work
• Elections: 2014
• Discussion.
Seeking the Views of Constituents
Survey Monkey Results
• Total of 40 respondents to the LMC Customer Satisfaction
Survey.
• Pie charts show the percentage of respondents who selected
the indicated answers (total >100% where respondents have
selected more than 1 option)
• Where comments have been provided, these are listed below
each chart.
Q1. Are you aware of the work of the LMC and who your
respresentative is?
Aware of LMC work and
who representative is
5
7.5
Aware of LMC work
only
22.5
65
Aware of who LMC
representative is
Not aware of either
1 Comment :
“Good information from newsletters
and e-mails about the LMC in Forth Valley, but I do not
know if there is a locality or CHP representative for my
area.”
Q2. Are you aware of the LMC website?
30
Yes and I have looked
at the website
40
Yes but I have not
looked at the website
No I was not aware of
the website
30
Q3. Have you received the LMC newsletters?
Yes and I have found them
useul
15.0
10.0
Yes but I did not find them
relevant or helpful
10.0
Yes but I did not read the
newsletter
62.5
No I have not received the
newsletter
Q4. Did you attend either the pension meeting or the
contract meeting organised by the LMC?
27.5
52.5
30
The pensions meeting
was informative
The pensions meeting
(0)
was not informative
The Contract meeting
was informative
The Contract meeting (0)
was not informative
I did not attend either
3 Comments
1. “late surgeries and annual leave”
2. “Very helpful and useful”
3. “intended to attend contract meeting but was ill”
Q5. Would you like to attend more information
meetins and, if so, on what topic?
37.5
Yes
47.5
No
11 Comments
1. “How can we help primary & secondary care to understand one another better.”
2. “on what your purpose is and what you actually do”
3. “ad hoc as needs arise re contract, pension issues etc and updates on changes”
4. “dont know ,what could you cover list of topics useful”
5. “Continue to organise similar meetings as above”
6. “updates re pensions + BMA action to protect/represent the profession”
7. “They are organising the most relevant meetings.”
8. “Appropriate subjects as they arise”
9. “Pensions / Contract - Unfortunately I was unable to attend either. In 20 years I have never seen GP
morale as low. Most GPs of my generation appear to be trying hard to stick it out to Retirement at
the earliest possible opportunity. the constant contract changes and need for serial Practice
Meetings for Qof etc is seriously impacting on the ability to see Patients. Many larger Practices
now effectively have an 'Admin' or 'Contract Partner' whose time with patients is significantly
curtailed. Much of the work demanded is time consuming, unproductive, pointless and
inconsequential - most frustrating as the work that earns the money is frequently not the work
which involves patient contact.”
10.“Contract, pensions”
11.“Contract update”
Q6. Are you aware of the template letters that have been
provided?
22.5
30
Yes and have used the
template letters
Yes and have not had reason to
use the template letters
Yes and have not used the
template letters
22.5
25
No, I am not aware of the
template letters.
3 Comments
1. “the practice has had complaints from the hospital after using these templates.”
2. ”Very helpful, thankyou”
3. ”I think they are mental”
Q7. Do you have any suggestions of what
you would like your LMC to be doing?
12.5
yes
no
72.5
5 Comments
1. “I would like to it to be more influential with regard to the Health Board.”
2. “trying to slow the avalanche of shifting care with no resources”
3. ”continuing the good work”
4. ”encouraging constructive communication between primary and
secondary care.”
5. “Educate the health board and secondary care about what happens in
primary care (i.e. almost everything )”
Q8. Are you aware of the benevolent fund
administrated by the LMC?
7.5
Yes
27.5
No
67.5
1 Comment
1. “How do you spell benevolent?”
Would like more
information