GP Bulletin
For Action
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Save the Date
Lambeth CCGs next All Practice Event is due to take place on the afternoon of 20th Jan 2015 at the Kia Oval.
Full details will be sent in the next few weeks, but in the meantime, please hold the date in your diaries. We look
forward to seeing you there
For Information
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Wellbeing Service is available for all patients registered with any GP practices in London (Please see
attached flyers 1a-c)
Hello and welcome to the CoolTan Arts Wellbeing Service!
We offer many activities: creative workshops, advocacy training, volunteering opportunities, organised healthy walks
and much more. Register with us for a 45 minute meeting to complete an individually tailored ‘Wellbeing Plan’ with
a Wellbeing Advisor. We will explore your interests, identify goals and/or areas of your life that you might like
support with.
Attached are our latest updated forms & publicity that we are using to promote our Wellbeing service amongst the
practices and to outside agencies.
They include:
- Poster for Wellbeing Service for publicising in waiting area, notice board Welcome letter for patients
Registration Form for patients
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 New Dates from Ready Steady Go!
(Please see attached flyer 2)
New dates from January 2015 are now available, please see attached flyer
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Updates from Infection Control (Please see attached flyers3a-d)
Please find attached the latest updates and posters from Infection Control
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Improving Hospital Discharge Summaries
Introduction
King’s is making efforts to improve the patient experience of discharge from hospital and to improve the quality of
the GP discharge summary
Main story
We have undertaken an audit of the quality of discharge summaries across a number of surgical and medical
specialties. The audit was led by GPs across Lambeth, Southwark and Bromley with input from hospital clinicians.
Some of the quality themes highlighted were:
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Lengthy summaries that were difficult to follow
Lack of clarity about follow-up arrangements
Change in medications and the rationale
Requests for GPs to chase diagnostic results (hospital responsibility)
Frequent use of acronyms/ abbreviations
Unclear or absent discharge plans for packages of care to be provided by community and social care
providers
Lack of information given to patients and carers about diagnosis, treatment and on-going care
Lack of hospital baseline results which need on-going monitoring in primary care e.g. BP, HbA1c, Hb
The findings are being shared with all hospital consultants and with the multidisciplinary teams that organise
discharge arrangements so that we can plan to improve the quality to make them more concise and informative. We
hope you will see an improvement over the coming weeks and months.
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Communication from King’s Hospital
A new CQUIN initiative has started at Kings College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to document and communicate to
GPs, patients’ medication reviews undertaken during their admission. This project is being led by Professor Steve
Jackson, Consultant Clinical Gerontology.
Patients (from Lambeth, Southwark and Bromley) discharged from a geriatric medicine ward (Byron, Donne,
Marjorie Warren and Mary Ray wards at Denmark Hill; S1 and S2 wards at the PRUH) will be discharged with a
Clinical Medication Review letter (CMR), which will give GPs detailed information on medicines stopped, started,
changed and any follow up recommendations. It will be sent with the discharge summary and written by the
pharmacist and doctor responsible for the care of the patient. A copy will also be given to the patient on discharge to
give to their community pharmacist.
When you receive the CMR, please consider the recommendations and amend the medication records as
appropriate. We hope this initiative will ensure that information about medicines is effectively transferred and will
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improve the experience and continuity of care for our patients. Please let us know if you have any concerns over our
recommendations.
Jill Solly, Head of Primary Care/Secondary care Interface Strategy Team
King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Tel: 0203 299 7516
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Update from Lambeth Council
As part of the on-going review and transformation of Children’s Services in Lambeth, I want to let you know that I
have assumed responsibility, on behalf of the Council, the role of Director of Children’s Services (DCS).
The following Directors will support me in discharging my duties as DCS.
Cathy Twist
- Education
Cath Knowles
- Children’s Safeguarding and Early Help
Maria Millwood - Integrated Commissioning for Children and Families
Sue Foster OBE
Strategic Director for Delivery
London Borough of Lambeth
Phone: 020 7926 3426
Email : sfoster1@lambeth.gov.uk
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Invitation
Invitation to grand opening of West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre
Friday 5 December 2014
3pm – 6.30pm
Venue: West Norwood Health and Leisure Centre, 25 Devane Way, London SE27 0DF
On behalf of NHS Lambeth Clinical Commissioning Group, we write to invite you to the grand opening of West
Norwood Health and Leisure Centre in collaboration with Lambeth Council
The event will include:
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Key Note Speech from Dame Tessa Jowell MP
Tours of the centre
Networking with colleagues over refreshments and light entertainment
The centre represents a ground-breaking approach to integrating health services with physical activity and Council
services and has been nominated in this year’s Health Service Journal Awards in the Improving Partnerships between
Health and Local Government category.
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Jeremy Hunt: Message to NHS Staff on transparent, safe healthcare
The Secretary of State for Health talks about new regulations for more open and accountable healthcare and the
launch of MyNHS. Read More
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Latest Updates
All the latest updates on pandemic flu, ebola and other EPRR updates can be found via the practice portal.
http://www.lambethccg.nhs.uk/practice-portal/Pages/default.aspx
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Training Opportunities
Are you interested in becoming a nurse?
Are you working as a HCA in primary care at present?
Lambeth CCG are delighted to offer a 5K bursary to each locality to support a HCA who wishes to progress their
career into nursing.
If you have a foundation degree qualification or have undertaken courses which can be credited towards a degree,
then one of our university nurse training courses may be suitable for you.
We are keen to encourage HCAs who have some previous qualifications to apply.
Interested? Contact us now!
Click here for Brenda Donnelly
Click here for Paula Marsden
Please note: If you haven’t got the current qualifications perhaps we can help you reach your goal through training as you work
e.g. HCA training programme. Ask us for more info!
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Management of Headaches
An evening event for GPs organised by Guy’s and St Thomas’ and the Royal College of General Practitioners.
Dr Giorgio Lambru - Consultant Neurologist, Guy’s and St Thomas’ & Dr Adnan Al-Kaisy Clinical Lead in Pain
Management Guy’s and St Thomas’
Will present on Primary headache diagnosis and differential diagnosis
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Red flags for secondary headaches
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When to scan and when not to scan a patient with headaches
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Management of primary headaches
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The use of opioids / Amitriptyline /novel treatments for pain management
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Headache pathways
Date: Monday 8 December
Time: Buffet from 7.00pm / lecture starts at 7.40pm
Venue: South Wing Lecture Theatre, St Thomas' Hospital, Westminster Bridge Road, London, SE1 7EH
Bookings must be made online http://www.rcgp.org.uk/professional-development/london-and-southengland/south-london-faculty/ease-management-of-headache-related-conditions-in-primary-care-8-december2014.aspx
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Free Cardiology Seminar for GP’s at Guy’s Hospital
The cardiovascular service at Guy’s and St Thomas' would like to invite all GPs to a free evening workshop
on Thursday 15 January 2015. Programme of the event includes:
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Challenging heart failure cases in primary care (5 cases with daily challenges)
An approach to identifying inherited cardiac conditions in primary care
What is new in heart failure
Emerging concepts in diastolic heart failure management.
Date: Thursday 15 January 2015, 7- 9pm
Venue : Robens Suite, Floor 29 Tower Wing, Guys Hospital, Great Maze Pond, London, SE1 9RT
There will be clinical case discussions and attendance certificates provided on the day. This evening event
carries two CPD points.
Click here to book a place
Link:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/free-cardiology-seminar-for-gps-at-guys-and-st-thomas-tickets-13923745297
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SEXUAL HEALTH IN PRACTICE (SHIP)
This interactive, practical, peer-led training in sexual health has been tailored for GPs and Practice Nurses in the
primary care setting. It will enable LSL clinicians to update knowledge and develop further skills in assessing sexual
health risk, by offering real life approaches to HIV and STI testing, diagnosis and management. Join the 240 LSL
clinicians who have benefited so far from SHIP in changing their practice to tackle our significant local HIV & STI rates
Delegates must attend all session to complete the training they are as follows:
Practice Nurse Sessions: PN1
Date: 5th February 2015, 12.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Practice Nurse Sessions: PN2
Date: 12th February2015, 12.30 pm - 4.30 pm
Venue: Dulwich Community Hospital, Chapel Room East, Dulwich Grove, Dulwich, SE22 8PT
GP session: Key Issues in Sexual Health
Date: 26th February 2015, 12.30 pm - 5.00 pm
Venue: St John’s Medical Centre, Loampit Hill, Lewisham, SE13 7SX
Final Session for GPs & PNs: General Practice & HIV
Date: 5th March 2015, 12.30pm - 5.00pm
Venue: Dulwich Community Hospital, Chapel Room, East Dulwich Grove, Dulwich, London, SE22 8PT
Download Application: http://selnet.org.uk
Contact: grace.gray1@nhs.net Tel: 020 3299 4206
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ALL PRACTICE MENTAL HEALTH TRAINING DATES!!
9th December 2014 – India Suite, Oval. 12.00 – 3.00.
Interactive workshop to discuss primary care issues with mental health care providers – agenda attached. Payment
available under the CIS
27th January 2015 – 12.30 – 4.00. Part of the programme of PLT events. Agenda and venue details coming shortly
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