The PCN has decided that the funding that supported this role would be better spent elsewhere so unfortunately it is coming to and end, just as it was beginning. The planned resuscitation meeting that was going to happen in January now won’t (obviously it didn’t happen), nor will any further meetings or other support for locums arranged by the PCN.… (Continue Reading)

We hope you can come to our next general group meeting on Zoom.

Topic: Shropshire Sessional GP Network meeting
Time: Wednesday 15 November 2023 7:00 pm
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It will be an open meeting to discuss any topics or issues members may be having working as sessional GPs in Shropshire.

The meeting went ahead with small number of members. We had an open discussion about various topics including pensions, locum work in Shropshire, dealing with PCSE and then discussed the future of the group, which still remains uncertain. It may be that there is less need for the group as a lot of sessional GPs have their own support networks now.… (Continue Reading)

Please see this survey from the ICS

A new survey has been launched, specifically for primary care colleagues. Please take a few moments to complete the survey here.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) are very important issues in the Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin Integrated Care System (ICS).… (Continue Reading)

The CCG has created a new post of GP Locum Champion and has accepted Dr Losa Shui to this position. Here is a brief summary by her of the position and her aims. We are keen to engage with her and explore better communication between the CCG and locums and encourage individual locums to make contact with her about any locum-related issues they may have.… (Continue Reading)

The Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin CCG have launched a locum booking platform for GPs. The details are here:

Please note we have had assurance from the CCG that this platform will be voluntary for practices to use: they remain free to book work directly with locums as has been the case for many years.… (Continue Reading)

Shropshire, Telford & Wrekin CCG are planning to introduce an online locum booking system (using an as yet unchosen system, which will NOT be the NASGP’s Locum Deck) across the county. They have prepared a questionnaire to ask locums about this and the link is www.surveymonkey.co.uk/r/PHDGBJ9… (Continue Reading)

Shropshire and Telford & Wrekin CCG have approached our group asking for feedback about plans for a centralised online locum booking system. There is funding and encouragement from NHS England and NHS Improvement for this.

Here are two documents that give some background information.… (Continue Reading)

From Pulse and NHS England – this does actually seem to be good news.

“Locum GPs are now part of the cohort eligible for free flu vaccination under the updated flu DES published today, which also retained the item-of-service fee for practices at £10.06 per dose.… (Continue Reading)

We have now updated the registration process so that it can all be done on this website, as can checking and updating your membership. Please let us know if you have any problems with this.

Please bear with us while we do some work on this website. We’re in the process of moving the membership purchasing system here and will also be updating the log in and registering process. There should be minimal down time, but you may find some features off line from time to time.

Helen Stokes-Lampard update – interesting for me because of a new role for GPwSI, now called GPs with extended roles: there might be a new career pathway in development.

Have a look at the linked articles – there is some useful stuff in there, not least some MSK information provided by Dr Louise Warburton (GPwSI MSK at TeMS).

Shropshire Sessional GP Network – March 2018

With the passage of the equinox, autumn is officially here and it promises to be a colourful and busy one.

The first of the SSGPN autumn meetings is on Wednesday 11th October – see the calendar – and please note the change of venue.… (Continue Reading)

This sets out important changes to the contract that practices have with secondary care.  All GPs should be aware of the contents so that they can deal with inappropriate work develved from secondary care.  Dr Ian Rummens produced the information and it is based on a letter to LMCs from the GPC.… (Continue Reading)

Greetings and I hope you feel as rested after your summer holiday as I do after mine,  Perspective is regained and batteries are recharged ready for the next few months.

The most important bit of information for the Shropshire Sessional GP Network is that our first autumn meeting is on THURSDAY 14th SEPTEMBER.… (Continue Reading)

A Roundup of the Inbox – news and events around Telford and Shropshire

New SaTH non-executive directors

  Dr David Lee and         Dr Chris Weiner (of roast coffee fame) have been elected to the Board of SaTH as non-executive directors.

This bodes well as both have a wealth of experience and considerable common sense.… (Continue Reading)

Summer Solstice Edition

The longest day is behind us – hard to believe!  As I write this, Glastonbury is in full swing & the hayfever season is producing a lot of new first time sufferers. Eczema is harder to control than usual.… (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the Spring Bank Holiday Monday Message.

The round up of news this week includes the good news for First5 doctors about the teaming up of the MDDUS and the RCGP to offer savings of up to £3000 on the combined package of RCGP membership and MDDUS medical indemnity.… (Continue Reading)

From Mr David Sanbach.

Opthalmology Service business case, April 2017

Easter 2017  SSGPN Newsletter

The sunshine is making for a great weekend so far. The extra two days on the weekend is very welcome to many of us, especially those, like me, who are daft (?) enough to work on a Monday and a Friday each week.  … (Continue Reading)

Just a quick reminder that Mr Richard Foon will be talking to us on Wednesday 12th April at the Shrewsbury Club about Incontinence Issues.  This is a huge issue for many of our older female patients and some of the men too so it should be an interesting evening.… (Continue Reading)

Welcome to the first post. It will be a long one as it contains information that you will normally get in a newsletter and will in future be able to get by logging in to the site.   You can have a look around at the site though you won’t be able to log in and visit other pages just yet.  … (Continue Reading)