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Standing up for general practice

Local Medical Committee conference 2008

Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June 2008

Logan Hall, University of London, Institute of Education, 20 Bedford Way, London WC1H OAL

The Conference of Representatives of Local Medical Committees takes place this year on Thursday 12 and Friday 13 June 2008. The Conference is being held at Logan Hall, The Institute of Education, Bedford Way, London WC1H. Conference dinner was held at the London Marriot Grosvenor Square Hotel on the evening of 12 June.

The Conference provides the opportunity for LMCs to debate and vote on motions that will guide the policy and priorities of the General Practitioners Committee for the coming year.

Download the conference agenda in PDF format



Keynote speech by Dr Laurence Buckman to the Conference



Interview with Dr Buckman on the conference and the Support Your Surgery campaign



Support Your Surgery campaign
Over a million people have signed a BMA petition calling on the government to support existing GP practices and urging it to stop encouraging large commercial companies into primary care in England. On the afternoon of 12 June Dr Buckman, chairman of the GPs committee, led a deputation to 10 Downing Street where he handed over the Support Your Surgery petition.

Over a million people say no to the government's plans for general practice



More than one million patients sign to support surgeries



Scots doctors back English GP campaign to support NHS general practice



Stories from the Conference
Listen to patients over polyclinics, Buckman warns PM



Votes of no confidence in Johnson and Darzi



New paediatric specialists ‘totally unacceptable’



RCGP chair launches Darzi-themed debate



London warning on Darzi impact



GPs reject call for industrial action



GPs vote to reconsider out-of-hours powers


GPs decry hours policy as unethical


Proposals to scrap the MPIG dominate conference agenda


Trainees vent despair over career prospects