Two long-standing LMC leaders were posthumously honoured for their services to the profession at the inaugural Londonwide LMCs awards held in Parliament yesterday.
Professor Mark Ashworth won the LMC Member Award for South East London for ‘demonstrating outstanding commitment to safe sustainable care and the future of general practice’, with his widow picking the award on his behalf. Tributes were also paid to Dr Adam Jenkins, a former chair of the Londonwide LMCs, who passed away last year.
The event was held at the House of Commons, with a number of MPs in attendance.
Dr Lisa Harrod-Rothwell, CEO designate, Londonwide LMCs said: ‘We have wanted to find a way to recognise and celebrate the dedication and resilience of our amazing colleagues across London’s GP practices, and today we are doing just that.
‘Over the past twelve months, we’ve achieved several standout moments aligned with our key strategic objectives. One of the areas we’ve focused on is supporting practices to maintain safe, effective care despite the immense challenges faced.
‘With the tightening grip of austerity across the NHS, we’ve continued to see a shift of clinical risk and workload onto general practice. But we’ve made great strides in collaborating with other healthcare providers to address these challenges. We’re working closely with secondary care at both the regional and local levels. Regional accountability supported by our progress reports and local LMC representation is starting to drive improvements across all boroughs.’
The full list of winners
Non-Clinical Team Award
Winner: Yvonne Fraser
Winner: Richmond Road Medical Centre
LMC Member Award: South East London
Winner: Professor Mark Ashworth
LMC Member Award: South West London
Winner: Dr Penny Smith
Commended: Dr Amanda Perren
LMC Member Award: North East London.
Winner: Dr Jackie Applebee-Turner
LMC Member Award: North West
Winner: Dr Sukhpal Shergil
LMC Member Award: North Central London
Winner: Dr Pippa Vincent
Safety Award
Winner: H&F Partnership Pharmacy
Commended: Star Lane Medical Centre
Commended: Dr Joanna Lovett
Commended: Lime Tree Surgery
Commended: Bromleag Care Practice
General Practice Nursing Team Award
Winner: Latimer Health Centre Nursing team
Winner: Great Chapel Street Medical Centre Nursing Team
General Practice Parliamentary Champion Award
Winner: Ben Coleman MP
Patient Group Award –
Winner: Gables Surgery Patient Participation Group
Commended: Thurleigh Road Practice Patient Group
Commended: GP Direct Patient Participation Group
Commended: Caversham Group Practice Patient Participation Group
Long Service Award
Winner: Dr Etheldreda Kong
Commended: Dr Joseph Spitzer
Commended: Liz Nicholls
Commended: Dr Peter Buchman
Book of remembrance
Professor Mark Ashworth
Dr Adam Jenkins
