PCSE
There have been a vast amount of emails and calls with regard to PCSE and serious issues since Capita took over the contract with regard to supply deliveries and movement of patient records. PCSE are now providing weekly updates (the latest with regard to medical record movement available here) to practice managers to ensure everyone is up to date. CLMC have escalated the issues at the highest level and on every forum – locally, regionally and nationally. We are inundated with queries but please do continue to get in touch as we will do everything possible to assist and any evidence practices can provide of issues helps us shout louder. We are particularly working on the patient record issue at the moment. If you have not received any of the update emails from PCSE/Capita or NHS England please email janice.foster@nhs.net for an update.

SIRMS
Please be aware SIRMS is now linked directly to NRLS and so incidents are uploaded directly, meaning practices only need to report once. Contractually practices are obliged to report serious incidents to us (according to the NHS England Serious Incident Framework) and they are automatically uploaded to NRLS. If you have any issues with SIRMS you wish us to address with NHS E, please email janice.foster@nhs.net.

Election for GPC
Following the 2015 LMC Conference, the elections process for the seven members of GPC has changed. Candidates do not have to be a representative of a Local Medical Committee (LMC) at conference. Full details are available in this letter and this additional explanation with regard to the seventh seat which you may find helpful. You can apply by completing this nomination form.  Please notify janice.foster@nhs.net if you choose to apply so we can ensure that CLMC records are up to date and please note that any nominations for these seats must now be received by 5:00pm on Monday 9 May 2016. Any nominations received after this time will not be accepted.

Cameron Fund Spring Newsletter
The Cameron Fund, which remains the only charity solely for use by GPs, has published this Spring Newsletter.