Dunblane Hydro for our AGM 6.30-7.30 on the 11th of June dinner followed by presentations. Dr Andrew Cowie will be speaking about and there will be a chance to meet your rep

Forth Valley LMC is holding an information evening on the 25th of October.

There will be a buffet from 6.30 -7.30 to allow practices to catch up with each other followed by several presentations which we hope will be useful to practices.

These will include:

The current outlook for General Practice and what we have achieved as a LMC
Defining the GP Role and being clear on what General Practice does and does not provide.
The New Forth Valley Primary/Secondary Care Interface Document and how this helps us as GPs
Reviewing Enhanced Services – are they Profitable?
What Practices Can do – BMA workload guidance, list closure and last man standing.

We hope there will be something of interest to every practice.

Initially we are offering 2 places to every practice in Forth Valley – these are open either to GPs or Practice Managers it is each practice’s choice who they send. We are asking each practice to confirm by replying to this email who their reps are by the 1st of October. Could you include your practice name and practice number when giving this information.

After the 1st of October if there are spaces not taken up we will offer these out on a first come first served basis.

A letter has been sent to all GPs to update them about PCIP implementation

Forth Valley LMC now has a twitter account follow us @LMCforthvalley

The WSS, delivered by NHS Practitioner Health, is a confidential multidisciplinary mental health service with expertise in treating regulated health and social services professionals. They specialise in caring for regulated professionals as patients, and as such are experts at the interface between regulation, employment and mental illness and addiction.

The WSS understands your needs as professionals with mental health and/or addiction problems, how this might impact on your ability to seek out help, and how your condition might impact on your work and potentially those in your care. The WSS provider is skilled at helping professionals return to work or training, and they treat practitioners with mental health conditions such as depression, anxiety or with more severe illnesses, such as bipolar affective disorder, personality disorders and with a range of addiction issues.

If you are a regulated practitioner working in Scotland, you can get a better understanding of what the service provides and refer yourself by visiting:

Accessing the service in Scotland (practitionerhealth.nhs.uk) or you can also email prac.health@nhs.net or call 0300 0303 300.

Dr Andrew Buist SGPC chair and Ms Cathie Cowan Chief Executive will be speaking at this years annual meeting. The meeting will be in the patio suite. coffee from 6.30 speakers at 7pm

There will be a meeting for GPs at Airth Castle Hotel at 7pm. Dr Andrew Buist one of the negotiators will be updating us about the new contract and answering questions.

We will be trying a new format at the AGM including a presentation from Gaynor Mcintyre –
Having visited over 50 GP practices the length and breadth of Scotland Gaynor is the GPs’ GP! As Condies resident strategy expert she will give an insight into what she sees going on in most general practices, share her top tips to better manage the business side of things and give her suggestions as to how you can shape up your practices so you make more money, enjoy better work life balance and feel less stressed.

All Forth Valley GPs are invited to the AGM on the 21st of June at 7.30 at Carseview House. Have a chance to hear what we have been up to and have your say.