#ProjectRestartPrivatePractice

Posted on July 15, 2020 by Helena

#ProjectRestartPrivatePractice Our recent LCA survey heard its consultants…and the outlook for private practice was not good. The overwhelming feeling from the feedback received was that all practice had been suspended instantly with no support from the sector as overheads loomed and patients w...

“Just how remote can insurers be?”

Posted on July 15, 2020July 15, 2020 by Helena

“Just how remote can insurers be?” The LCA latest in the Independent Practitioner Today (IPT) Following our previous feature in the IPT urging doctors to think twice before accepting 50% fee cuts from insurers for virtual consultations, the Federation of Independent Practitioner Organisations...

Consultants warned over insurers’ fee cut proposal – IPT latest

Posted on June 17, 2020 by Helena

“Consultants warned over insurers’ fee cut proposal.” FEATURED IN THE Independent Practitioner Today The LCA warned consultants today about PMIs’ proposal to cut reimbursements for virtual consultations by 50% hampering consultants’ endeavours to rescuing their practice and delivering care to the...

LCA COVID-19 Survey and Roundtable with Keith Hague

Posted on June 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Helena

LCA COVID-19 Survey and Roundtable with Keith Hague “Scale of pandemic disruption exposed.” On 15th May 2020 the London Consultants’ Association (LCA) launched a survey to hear from consultants across the sector how they, their practices and their patients had been affected by the coronavirus pan...

Help during the crisis – IPT

Posted on May 15, 2020May 15, 2020 by Helena

“Help during the crisis” – Independent Practitioner Today with LCA Chair, Dr Mark Vanderpump The Coronavirus pandemic has seen struggle across the whole healthcare sector as well as confusion and uncertainty for the present and the future of private practice. Our LCA Chairman, Dr Mark Vanderpum...

PHIN News

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Helena

An announcement from PHIN – The LCA is here to update consultants on news in the sector, particularly during times like these where individual consultants need support from member organisations. June website refresh has been postponed With hospitals focused on supporting the NHS during the Covid-...

LCA Corona Virus Update

Posted on March 30, 2020 by Helena

COVID-19 Update – a message from our Chairman, Dr. Mark Vanderpump On behalf of the London Consultants’ Association, I would like to extend our thoughts to everyone in this time of uncertainty and trauma, particularly our gratitude to those working tirelessly across all sectors to combat the vi...

“So you think you want to be a private consultant.”

Posted on August 2, 2019January 22, 2020 by Helena

“So you think you want to be a private consultant.” MEETING REPORT OCTOBER 16th 2019 – PART I With the rise of social media as a marketing tool in private practice, increasing discussion about pensions, private medical indemnity and new employment models – the LCA will be hosting a meeting of two...

The LCA Welcomes New Chairman

Posted on July 15, 2019October 2, 2019 by Helena

London Consultants’ Association Welcomes New Chairman Monday 15th July 2019 Dr. Mark Vanderpump, Consultant Endocrinologist has taken over the Chairmanship of the London Consultants’ Association (LCA) from Professor Neil Tolley, Consultant in ENT and Thyroid surgery having served many years on th...

LCA Spring Newsletter

Posted on June 14, 2019October 2, 2019 by Helena

LCA Spring Newsletter 2019 Dear Colleagues, Please click here for the LCA’s Spring Newsletter detailing the activities and events with which the LCA has been involved from the past year. As mentioned within, if you would like to register for the upcoming LCA ‘Influential Speaker Series’ dinner be...

LCA Influential Speaker Series dinner – Mr. David Sellu report

Posted on May 13, 2019October 2, 2019 by Helena

“Do the Law and Regulation Make Patients Safe?” Mr. David Sellu addressed the London Consultants’ Association and their guests at a well-attended dinner on 10th July at the Athenaeum. Mr. Sellu spoke emotively about his conviction and imprisonment for gross negligence manslaughter, and his subseq...

LCA Medico-Legal Meeting

Posted on February 19, 2019May 10, 2019 by Helena

“Gross Negligence Manslaughter in Healthcare. Any need to panic?” Please see attached our flyer for an upcoming Medico-Legal meeting being held on Wednesday 27th March 2019 in the Garden Room of the Athenaeum in Pall Mall and kindly sponsored by Healthcode. The topic of the meeting shall be: “Gro...

LCA Speaker Series: Henry Marsh

Posted on October 19, 2018 by Helena

On Wednesday 17th October 2018 the LCA hosted a dinner with invited speaker Mr. Henry Marsh at the Athenaeum in Pall Mall. Mr. Marsh: a neurosurgeon, author and recent Desert Island Disc guest, provided reflections from his forty years as a surgeon. During the evening’s discourse he described t...