Shaping the future for GPs in London

<p>This week Emma speaks to Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, chief executive of Londonwide LMCs and a GP in Islington, North London. Londonwide LMCs represents local medical committees, GPs and practices in 27 of the capital’s 32 boroughs.</p><br><p>In this conversation, Lisa explains exactly what Londonwide LMCs does and some of the key challenges facing general practice in London, including workforce issues, premises problems and health inequalities.</p><br><p>She also talks about the London region of the NHS’s vision for a neighbourhood health service and the role Londonwide LMCs played in shaping that plan. Lisa explains the importance of general practice being at the table for planning discussions, the need for a function-first approach to service delivery, and the potential for a neighbourhood NHS to support and value general practice.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.lmc.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Londonwide LMCs</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/pcns-forced-re-align-neighbourhoods-london-health-plan/article/1917868" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PCNs could be forced to re-align with neighbourhoods under London health plan</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/london-gp-practices-feel-unable-deliver-safe-care/article/1877499" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Most London GP practices 'feel unable to deliver safe care'</a></p><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>