LCA events diary




	Events Diary There are no events scheduled at this time. Recent Events What do Insurers want from the Profession - Cut Price or Quality? - Wednesday, 4th June 2008 This meeting took place at The King’s Fund, Cavendish Square, London, W1 on Wednesday, 4th June 2008. A report from this meeting will be available soon. original agenda “How to get the best out of your consultant” - Thursday 19th June 2008 The latest medical secretaries meeting took place on Thursday 19th June 2008 at The Wellington Hospital. The theme of the meeting was "How to get the best out of your consultant" and you can read a short report here: view a brief report of this meeting Politics, medicine, and the professions, – an attack on professional independence? – Tuesday 11th March 2008 The LCA dinner held on 11th March at the Athenaeum had as its principle guest Lord Falconer, the former Lord Chancellor. Lord Falconer spoke eloquently about “Politics, Medicines and the Profession – an Attack on Professional Independence”. The audience was widely based, including the President of the GMC, several leading barristers and lawyers, representatives from the MDU and MPS as well as many LCA members. There was a heated, but friendly discussion, during which all aspects of this problem of deprofessionalisation of medicine were debated. The Parliamentary Process – A Physician’s Diagnosis - Wednesday 28th November On the 28th November 2007 Dr. Richard Taylor MP spoke at a private LCA dinner. The title of his after dinner speech was "The Parliamentary Process - A Physician's Diagnosis". Dr. Taylor gave a frank and full review of some of the difficulties faced by an MP and particularly an Independent MP trying to move forward the political process. There was quite a lot of intense questioning and discussion about the powers of the Health Select Committee, the role of the profession and changes in medical training. The evening was well attended. “Protecting Consultants’ Reputation” - 24th October 2007 A general meeting took place at the Kings Fund. Speakers at this meeting included legal, PR and defence union experts who discussed the ways in which a consultant’s reputation may be lost and what defences there are against this. view a brief report of this meeting LCA Secretaries Meeting - 26th September 2007 The medical secretaries meeting held on Wednesday 26th September 2007 at The Wellington Hospital on the theme of "Get some colour into your wardrobe - and your life" and you can read a short report here: view a brief report of this meeting “Meet the Insurers” - 23rd May 2007 A packed house at the Medical Society of London heard a very lively series of presentations from most of the main insurers (AXA-PPP, BUPA, Medisure, Norwich Union, Standard Life and WPA) coupled with some challenging comments from two consultant speakers. The question and answer session was equally lively and a FIPO press release can be seen here along with another report of that meeting from Healthcare Market News... FIPO Web Site Medical Care of the Military - from Nelson to the Gulf... At a dinner at the Athenaeum on the 1st February 2007, Surgeon Vice Admiral Ian Jenkins, the recently retired Surgeon General gave a fascinating talk about “Medical Care of the Military - from Nelson to the Gulf” Specialist Ophthalmology Tendering by BUPA and PPP – Implications for all Consultants A meeting was held on Wednesday 17th January 2007 at the King’s Fund which was open to LCA members and others. view a brief report of this meeting LCA Medical Secretaries Meeting The medical secretaries meeting was held on the 31st January in the Wellington Hospital. view a brief report of this meeting More Turmoil in Private Practice A meeting was held at the Kings Fund on 15th November 2006 to discuss various changes in private practice. view a brief report of this meeting Report Archive We do have an archive of reports and comments from the previous open meetings of the London Consultants' Association, click here to view...
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