Forth Valley LMC would like to invite you to a Roadshow on the 23^rd of February. Dr Alan McDevitt Chair of SGPC will be there to provide information about the transitional arrangements for 2016 and 2017 and ongoing negotiations for the 2017 contract. Duncan Miller from Scottish Government will also be there. The venue will be the Barony Suite at Airth Castle Hotel. There will be coffee and biscuits from 6.30 to 7pm and the talk will start at 7pm.

We have been told that the Roadshow is for General Practitioners only.

There are three seats that have become availaible for
• Stirling Town
• West Stirlingshire
• Bannockburn and the Eastern Villages.
If you are interested let us know by November the 20th .

New Template letters have been added to the resource page:

• Request for non core work
• Inappropriate request for clinical work from secondary care
• Inappropriate request to prescribe a medication
• Inappropriate request for a post-op check
• Inappropriate request for a rereferral
• Response to a request for a fit note after an absence of less than 7 day
A template letter advice Solicitors re locum costs for attending court.

New guidance has been issued by SGPC about Practice list Closures this has been added to the resource page.

When: Tues 17th Feb
Where: Forth Valley Royal Hospital Lecture Theatre 7pm coffee and sandwiches from 6.30
Have your chance to say what you think our next contract from 2017 should look like.

The new newsletter is on the newsletter pages and below are the survey monkey results.

The results show the strain the profession is feeling with workload and workforce issues being a priority.

More GPs in Forth Valley are  currently planning to decrease their sessional commitment rather than increase them.

survery monkey results Sep2014 no comments

Just a reminder to everyone the AGM is on the 17th at 7.30 at Carseview.

Your Chance to hear what your LMC has been up to, and your chance to give your views!

There will be a meeting about the GMS contract 2014-15 on the 13th of May.

The SGPC negotiators will be there.

It will be at Airth Castle Hotel – the patio room , 6.30-7.00 for coffee and meeting to start at 7pm

There are 18 posts up for election, details are in our newsletter which has been distributed and is on the newsletter page of this website. A link is also below, remember to self nominate by the 30th Jan!
, forth valley lmc newsletter jan 2014

The LMC has updated template letters which can be used if there are inappropiate requests from Secondary care to chase results. They can be accessed below:

Proforma Letter re general follow up

Results of investigations

We have added a new page to our website – it provides contact details for organisations that support GPs who are struggling with various issues.

The LMC also administers the benevolent fund which can provide financial support this is on a separate page with details