Our Services
Leeds LMC actively promotes the interests of all GPs and general practice within the Leeds area.
Information and Advice:
- Providing information, support and advice to GPs and practices on a variety of issues and subjects
- Providing information and support on GMS/PMS/APMS contracts, various regulations and associated legislation
- Offer guidance to partnerships in establishing practice contracts and agreements
- Maintaining a confidential database of practice details and individual GPs' clinical interests to assist us in our work
- Supporting sick doctors
Strategic Health Authority
- Liaising with senior officers of the Strategic Health Authority on matters of regional importance
NHS Leeds and NHS Trusts
- Act as a channel of communication between GPs, practice managers and the NHS Leeds, the Leeds Teaching Hospital Trust and the Leeds Partnership NHS Foundation Trust holding regular liaison and forum meetings
Representing the Profession
- Maintaining good relationships with the Department of General Practice and the Yorkshire Faculty of the RCGP
- Representing the profession on a wide range of bodies across the City
Other Health Service Professionals
- Liaising with fellow professionals on the Leeds Local Dental Committee and the Leeds Local Pharmaceutical Committee
Social Services
- Liaising with Social Services
Patient Representative Groups
- Maintaining working relationship with patient representative groups to the benefit of GPs and their patients
COMPLAINTS
- Supporting and advising GPs responding to complaints from patients and/or their relatives
- Providing input to performance panels and ensuring review panels are acting fairly and appropriately
GPC, other LMCs and BMA
- A local link with the General Practitioners Committee (GPC)
- Representing Leeds GPs' views at the Conference of LMCs
- Liaising with neighbouring LMCs within the West Yorkshire Confederation of LMCs
- Contacting the BMA on legal and ethical matters
Communications
- Actively engaging local MPs to ensure they are aware of the current issues facing GPs
- Providing a focus for press, local radio and television
- Publishing a monthly newsletter containing information about important topics
- Canvassing Leeds GPs' views on key issues
