Representatives for non-principal GPs have been elected on several occasions. The election is usually preceeded by an attempt to gather names and addresses and ‘permission to be contacted’. Then everything goes quiet.
The LMC represents all GPs regardless of how they are employed. It ‘s functions are paid for in 2 ways. Some from central funds, and others from the ‘voluntary levy’. It is this voluntary levy which has caused part of the discrimination by some against independant GPs and limited communication.
Some of you may have had another request for ‘permission to hold your details’ perhaps now the LMC is trying to contact nonprincipals to establish ongoing links. Hopefully this will help to engage them and us to benefit all GPS, especially as more and more are not principals.
