Dear All Hope you are all well and have been able to take advantage of the “Indian Summer” that we have been gifted.  It seems like a long time since I sent out a Newsletter as I have had some much need annual leave in the sunny Yorkshire Dales.  As you prepare for the Covid-19 Read more…

Congratulations to our NCL Nurse Educators for being shortlisted for Nursing Times 2021 ‘Nursing in Social Care award’ for Innovative work introducing remote monitoring in care homes during the pandemic using the Whzan system.   The panel were impressed by the level of thought and engagement that had gone into the work, as well as our data and Read more…

Dear All Another busy week, another busy month … I have not known primary care this busy in all my career.  Practices are now gearing up to deliver the annual ‘flu programme, alongside the COVID-19 booster injection.  The JCVI is advising that people with severely weakened immune systems should have a third vaccine dose as Read more…

Dear All For the first time since its inception NHS has a woman at the helm – Amanda Pritchard has been appointed Chief Executive of NHS England to replace Sir Simon Stevens who steps down from his role at the end of July.  She will take up her post on 1 August and will be Read more…

Barnet Training Hub has recruited six GP fellows and two pharmacy fellows to support our Primary Care Pharmacy team with education and training. GP fellows will be delivering regular educational sessions for all pharmacists and technicians. The focus will be to help pharmacist carry out effective Structured Medication Reviews (SMRs). The sessions will start in Read more…

The NCL Health and Wellbeing Hub – supporting you as you support others  We wanted to give you an update on some of the ways the NCL Health and Wellbeing Hub can support your health and wellbeing. The Hub was set up in January this year to deliver wellbeing and psychological support for all health and care Read more…

Dear All Another busy week … NHS England has published the ‘flu letter here and local commissioners and PCN Clinical Directors are working towards a solution to deliver the COVID-19 and Influenza vaccine to our population.  Following on from last year’s ‘flu campaign there will be resources available and I will share as I have access to Read more…

This month saw the publication of the annual GP Patient Survey results. In what has been an extraordinarily challenging year, it’s great to see a largely positive picture across our five boroughs, with results in line with the national average and most practices performing well. The full slide pack with results for NHS North Central London Read more…