About Us
Mission Statement
To influence the development of general practice across Tees, and nationally, through the representation of and advice and support to ALL Tees NHS GPs to ensure the best possible outcomes for GPs and patients and;
To promote development, improve quality and safeguard the qualities of general practice to ensure excellence in patient care with the resources available.
- Negotiate and work co-operatively with NHS England, ICB, Local Authorities (Public Health) and local organisations, including federations, on behalf of practices on issues that impact on general practice
- Provide personal, professional support for all individual GPs and/or practices through periods of difficulty e.g. partnership agreements, performance and contractual problems
- Provide information, guidance and advice on local and national matters impacting on general practice including health policies, contracts, employment, ethical and business matters but excluding legal, financial or taxation advice. This list is not exhaustive. Many constituents contact us on an ad hoc basis upon which we offer support and/or further contacts
- Work with and advise NHS England, ICB, federations and Local Authority staff on any of the above in relation to general practice
- Ensure local GP opinions are heard and respected nationally to influence national negotiations and policy and that their interests are represented in political and other settings in positions of influence
- Fulfil statutory obligations including considering complaints and reporting findings, resolving disputes between NHS England, ICB and practice(s) and making arrangements for a medical examination of a practitioner when there are concerns raised and reporting to NHS England their capability to carry out their role
- Supporting GPs in NHS England performance procedures
- Mediating between GP and/or practice and/or NHS England, ICB and/or Local Authorities
- Act as a conduit for information to general practice
- Cut through weighty documents and conflicting or numerous sources of advice, policies and papers to provide personalised, pertinent and concise advice to aid decision making
- Defend the profession’s views whilst working to protect the interests of patients and practices
- Support career development and recruitment into Tees general practice
- Support the development of general practice to respond to the changing NHS – including the development of federations
- Represent the general practice view at/through Scrutiny Committee and HealthWatch
A Local Medical Committee (LMC) is the body statutorily recognised by successive NHS Acts as the professional organisation representing individual NHS GPs and GPs as a whole in NHS England, including Primary Care Organisations. An LMC is structured to support all NHS GPs whatever their contractual status, including GMS, PMS and APMS GPs, sessional and freelance GPs and GP Registrars.
An LMC is the only elected professional body that represents the views of local GPs and practice teams, at a national and local level, on issues of local interest in general practice. NHS England and ICBs have a statutory responsibility to recognise local practitioner committees. This covers GPs (LMCs), Dentists (LDCs), Pharmacists (LPCs) and Optometrists (LOCs). An LMC is an independent, self-financing body with statutory functions. It is not a trade union.
How is an LMC funded?
LMCs are funded via a levy paid by each practice. This is normally defunded at source by NHS England and paid directly to the LMC. The levy is generally calculated from each practice list size, multiplied by a nominal amount, but can vary according to the LMC constitution.
LMC income covers all of the operating expenses to provide an office and secretariat, honorariums for the Clinical Executive and expenses of its members. The LMC also makes a significant financial contribution to support the work of the BMAs national General Practitioners Committee. Whilst some LMCs are established as limited companies, most have a special status as a formed body.
Structure of Cleveland LMC
Cleveland LMC oversees the whole of Tees covering 1 ICB, 69 practices, approximately 400 GPs and over 600,000 patients.
Members of the committee are elected on a 3 year basis, and select from within themselves a Chairman, Vice Chairman, Secretary and other functionary appointments. Membership should be representative of all GPs, therefore including Contractors, Salaried GPs and GPs in Training. Several places are reserved for co-opted members to represent local senior medical staffs of hospitals, NHS England Medical Directors, Public Health etc.
Our team, led by our Chief Executive, are experienced in negotiation, facilitation, communication and the planning and delivery of primary care. Having represented at a national and regional level in private and public sectors they have expertise in business, clinical, political and economic fields.
The LMC meets 6 or 7 times a year, minutes are circulated widely to reflect the meeting. Business discussed includes national and local developments including proposed changes to contracts in order to form collective comment.
Representatives of LMCs meet at an annual conference which makes policy which the General Practitioners Committee is mandated to effect through negotiating with NHS Employers and the Departments of Health.
Find out more and stay in the loop
There are many great and exciting opportunities with general practice in Teesside and linking with CLMC is a good way to ensure you are ready to make the most of them. All GPs working within a practice within Tees (providing NHS services) and trainees on the Teesside scheme are automatically members of CLMC and you simply need to ensure that CLMC have your email details to receive regular updates of career opportunities, local developments and national changes that impact on general practice.
You can stay in the know and ensure you are on our mailing list by emailing Jackie.jameson@nhs.net or find out more about general practice in Teesside at any of the following:
Website – www.clevelandlmc.org.uk
Twitter – @cleveland_lmc
Linked In – www.linkedin.com/in/cleveland-lmc-tees-b38618121
CLMC Office telephone – 01642 745 811
Cleveland LMC Ltd is registered in England as a company limited by guarantee. Registration Number: 7857018 REgistered Office: Yarm Medical Centre, First Floor, Worsall Road, Stockton on Tees, TS15 9DD.
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