IHPN Launch “Refresh” of Medical Governance Framework for Independent Providers

Posted on October 23, 2022November 3, 2022 by Brigid

The Independent Healthcare Providers Network (IHPN) has published an updated and refreshed Medical Practitioners Assurance Framework (MPAF). All doctors in private practice should be familiar with the Framework, central to continuously improving the safety and quality of care they deliver to mill...

LCA Christmas Newsletter

Posted on December 17, 2021February 28, 2022 by Brigid

LCA Christmas Newsletter Dear Colleagues, I am writing to bring you up to date with some of the work, events and developments that the LCA has been engaged with to support independent consultants and their patients in our latest and last newsletter for 2021, which you can find attached below. LCA...

LCA Christmas dinner 2021

Posted on November 12, 2021February 28, 2022 by Brigid

LCA Christmas dinner The last two years have been difficult to say the least and so we would like to leave 2021 on a merry and festive note by hosting a dinner on Monday 6th December at the Quo Vadis club in Soho. If you would like to join us, please do contact the […]

Summer 2021 Newsletter

Posted on June 23, 2021March 2, 2022 by Brigid

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, 2021March 2, 2022 by Brigid

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 Virtual Roundtables

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

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 Brigid

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...

#ProjectRestartPrivatePractice

Posted on July 15, 2020January 13, 2021 by Brigid

#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 Brigid

“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...

Help during the crisis – IPT

Posted on May 15, 2020September 7, 2020 by Brigid

“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 Brigid

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 Brigid

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 Brigid

“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 Brigid

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 Brigid

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 Brigid

“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...