Local medical committees

LMCs are local representative committees of NHS GPs. Learn how they represent GPs’ interests to NHS health authorities and find contact details for your nearest group.

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LMC

​LMCs interact and work with – and through – the GPC (general practitioners committee) as well as other branch of practice committees and local specialist medical committees in a variety of ways, including conferences, and in providing guidance for practices. You can find contact details for your nearest LMC below.

It's important to note that LMCs are not regional BMA offices. If you wish to contact a BMA regional office, please contact us.

Find your nearest LMC

We have LMCs throughout England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales.

Find your nearest LMC

 

Conferences

For more information, or to book your place at one of our conferences, contact:  [email protected]

LMC UK conference

2025

Watch the live stream recordings:

LMC England conference

The GPC England convenes an annual conference of representatives of LMCs (local medical committees) in England. The agenda for the conference is set by an agenda committee who are elected each year. Over 300 representatives attend each year and debate a wide range of motions in issues relating to general practice in England.LMC 

England LMC conference 2025

The England LMC conference is being held on Friday 7 November at the Royal Northern College of Music, 124 Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9RD. 

 

 

 

LMC Northern Ireland conference
LMC Scotland conference

2025

The LMC Scotland Conference 2025 will be held on Friday 28 November 2025, 0830 – 1645 at The Signature Sandman Aberdeen Hotel, Aberdeen.

SLMC Conference 2025 Standing Orders – tbc

SLMC 2025 Agenda and Guide - tbc

 
2024

The LMC Scotland conference 2024 was held on Friday 29 November 2024.

SLMC Conference 2024 minutes

SLMC Conference 2024 Resolutions – to follow

 

LMC Wales conference

2025

LMC Wales conference will be held on the 8th March 2025.

 

2024

LMC Wales conference 2024 was held on Saturday 9 March, 2024.

 

GP registrars and LMCs

LMCs represent the interests of all GPs at a local level. As membership organisations, their strength lies in their ability to represent the entirety of the profession, maintaining a corporate memory within general practice.

GP registrars represent the future of the workforce, yet they are often under-represented on LMCs. If left unaddressed, the under-representation of GP registrars risks impacting the strength, effectiveness and credibility of many LMCs, as well as disenfranchising the future of the GP workforce and leaving them without effective local representation.

Our guidance provides strategies for LMCs to engage with GP registrars, encouraging attendance and participation.

Sessional GPs and LMCs

Sessional GPs - including salaried, freelance and locum GPs - constitute an increasingly large segment of the workforce, yet sessionals are often under-represented on LMCs.

Given the funding and workforce crisis in general practice, and the expanding role of LMCs in responding to local challenges, it is now more important than ever that there is good communication between sessional GPs and LMCs.

Our guidance about Sessional GPs and LMCs provides practical solutions to address common barriers to engagement.

 

Support and resources for LMCs

We have a range of practical guidance and services tailored to your needs.

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