Summer 2021 Newsletter

Posted on June 23, 2021June 23, 2021 by Helena

LCA News – Summer 2021 Dear Members of the LCA, I hope you have all been keeping well. The last 18 months have been trying for everyone, for patients and consultants and in other sectors outside of the healthcare industry. One of those areas has been ‘events’ and whilst we hope that our ability...

Medico-Legal Morning Report – New!

Posted on June 7, 2021 by Helena

Medico-Legal Morning Reports MARCH 2021 The LCA has continued to collaborate with Hempsons solicitors to bring interesting and prevalent medico-legal discussions to the virtual breakfast table throughout this pandemic. We are hopeful that our latest meetings will be the last conducted over Zoom a...

LCA Newsletter 2020

Posted on January 13, 2021 by Helena

A round-up of 2020 LCA Newsletter 2020 has certainly been a difficult, strange and trying time for everyone in a myriad of manner and form. The healthcare sector has been shaken and pushed to the very limits by the coronavirus and continues to hold its grasp as 2021 begins to unfurl. The two ne...

Competition and Markets Authority Seminar

Posted on December 14, 2020 by Helena

CMA Competition Law seminar GUEST: Louise Baner, Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) On Wednesday 9th December 2020, the LCA had the pleasure of welcoming Ms. Louise Baner of the CMA to explain the complexities and nuances of Competition Law and particularly its application to the healthcare ...

LCA Virtual Roundtables – Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP

Posted on December 2, 2020 by Helena

25.11.20 LCA Virtual Roundtable GUEST: Rt. Hon. Jeremy Hunt MP On Wednesday evening, 25th November, the LCA hosted another special edition of its virtual roundtables with guest Rt. Hon Jeremy Hunt MP, Chairman of the Health Select Committee, to the topic “How we can improve Quality and Safety ...

LCA Virtual Roundtables

Posted on November 13, 2020January 13, 2021 by Helena

28.10.2020 – LCA Virtual Roundtable GUEST: Mr David Hare, Chief Executive IHPN On Wednesday evening, 28th October, the LCA hosted another discussion in its series of virtual roundtables with David Hare, CEO of the Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN). Mr Hare described the role of the...

LCA Virtual Roundtables

Posted on September 16, 2020November 13, 2020 by Helena

11.09.2020 LCA Virtual Roundtable Guest= Peter Connor, MD Healthcode On Friday 11th September 2020 the LCA hosted another roundtable in its series of Friday virtual roundtables with guest speaker Mr Peter Connor, Managing Director at Healthcode and moderated by our own Chairman, Dr Mark Vanderpum...

“A plan for resumption”

Posted on September 7, 2020 by Helena

Return to work – #ProjectRestartPrivatePractice “A PLAN FOR RESUMPTION” The LCA’s Chairman, Dr Mark Vanderpump recently spoke with the Independent Practitioner Today about kick-starting private practice, getting independent consultants back to work so that ultimately the administration of p...

#ProjectRestartPrivatePractice

Posted on July 15, 2020January 13, 2021 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, 2020September 23, 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 (F...

LCA Medico-Legal Morning Reports

Posted on June 15, 2020September 23, 2020 by Helena

LCA Medico-Legal Morning Reports with Hempsons solicitors SEPTEMBER 2020 Dr Vanderpump reported on a recent virtual seminar provided by Hempsons on Coroner’s inquests. The following issues were discussed: The 4 statutory questions that are answered at an inquest with the civil standard of proo...

Help during the crisis – IPT

Posted on May 15, 2020September 7, 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 Vanderpump...

PHIN News

Posted on May 4, 2020September 7, 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, 2020September 7, 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 vir...

“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 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...