Morgannwg LMC

The clinical and professional responsibility you have for your patients does not mean that you must provide services over and above those for which you are contracted, or that you cannot give reasonable notice to cease doing such additional services. The BMA has useful advice  regarding how to answer responses you encounter when declining non-GMS or unfunded work: 'It's not professional' What I do outside my contract is a personal choice and plenty of other professionals decline extra work if...

The LMC is aware of a recent communication sent to GP practices from the Palliative Care service regarding proposed changes to communication workflows, including requests for dedicated "monitored" email addresses and direct telephone lines. It is unfortunate that the LMC was not consulted prior to this request being issued. While we fully understand the shared frustrations regarding communication between primary and secondary care, the requests made by the Palliative Care service are, in our...

OOH Remote Prescribing Risks Prepared by Dr Nimish Shah January 2026 Overview The LMC have received reports of increasing pressure on GPs to sign prescriptions for remote clinicians—including non-GP specialists—within the Out of Hours (OOH) service. The feedback the LMC have received suggests that the current "Crown Indemnity" assurance may be creating a false sense of security. While it provides financial cover for the Health Board, it does not mitigate the personal professional risk to a...