What Kind Of Advice Can We Provide?
Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd provides advice on: any and every aspect of GPs' contracts, the prevailing NHS regulations, and the Statement of Financial Entitlements; salaried contracts; patient lists; patients records; practice IT; superannuation; provision of services to patients; ethical responsibilities; medico-legal issues; complaints and disciplinary issues; partnership agreements; business planning; fees and certification etc.
For legal reasons Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd does not offer advice on employment law issues or clinical negligence (which are the province of the BMA and medical defence organisations respectively) though we can recommend other local ‘experts', familiar with these areas. We do not offer advice on investments or personal finances. On almost everything else, Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd should be the GP's first port of call for advice.
The role of Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd Liaison Officers
Nottinghamshire LMC Ltd's Practice Liaison Officers have extensive NHS experience and a wealth of skills in business planning, financial management and primary care IT.
The role of the Practice Liaison Officer is:
- To represent the LMC on specific committees and working groups
- To help keep practices up to date on local and national issues
- To research answers to queries from practices, visiting them where requested
- To liaise with PCTs and represent practices in discussions with them and other bodies
Our practice liaison officers have been successful in helping a great many practices resolve disagreements with their PCTs on financial issues and supported many practices experiencing difficulties of both a minor and significant nature.