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Cameron Fund LMC Survey
During July and August, we circulated a short survey form to all Local Medical Committees seeking views on expanding our charitable activities, on how well the Cameron Fund is known, on how well we liaise with LMCs and how well we fulfil our objects.
We were delighted with the response. 54 survey forms were returned - 61% of those circulated. We were pleased to find that the majority of LMCs think we are operating successfully and that regular short newsletters and flyers would be welcomed. Some LMCs told us that in their areas individual GPs and some practices were not aware of us. We need to address this in future promotions. We are very grateful for the suggestions on how we might promote the Fund and expand our work but we note that not all LMCs think we should move into new activities. We will be informing all LMCs who their regional representatives are and will be speaking at forthcoming seminars and conferences.
Thank you to all those Local Medical Committees who participated in the survey; we're glad that it has proved to be a first rate endorsement of our work.
Career Advice and Career Coaching
The Cameron Fund is now able to provide career advice and career coaching to eligible applicants.
GPs who would like to seek an alternative career using their qualifications and experience will be able to access a six hour face to face program to assist them find employment outside the profession.
An organisation called Working Transitions is providing the program. Read about what Working Transitions can offer in our Information Centre.
Come and See Us at the Annual Conference of LMC Representatives
The Cameron Fund will have a stand at the Annual Conference of Local Medical Committee Representatives to be held at the BT Convention Centre Liverpool on Tuesday 22 May and Wednesday 23 May 2012.
If you are attending the conference, do come and see us. We would be pleased to tell you more of our work with GPs and respond to any enquiries that you may have.
The Cameron Fund's Annual General Meeting will be held during Conference at 12.20pm on Wednesday 23 May. If you are at the Conference and you are a member of the Cameron Fund, we hope you will attend the AGM.
Record Donations from Local Medical Committees in 2011
We are delighted to report that we have received a record number of donations from LMCs in the 2011. A total of £122,899 was received in the twelve months ending 31 December 2011 via the Charity Levy, the Christmas Appeals, annual donations by standing order and single donations by cheque and BACS. This is 20% more than the average for the previous five years.
We are extremely grateful for the increase support and endorsement of our work during a period when many organisations are reducing their giving. Thank you to the following LMCs:
| Ayrshire & Arran | Londonwide | |
| Barking & Havering | Morgannwg | |
| Barnsley | N I GPC | |
| Barking & Havering | Norfolk and Waveney | |
| Bedfordshire & Hertfordshire | North East Essex | |
| Bradford & Airedale - YorLMC | North Staffordshire | |
| Bro Taf Ltd | North Wales | |
| Bromley | North Yorkshire - YOR LMC | |
| Buckinghamshire | Northamptonshire | |
| Cambridgeshire | Northumberland | |
| Cleveland | Nottinghamshire | |
| Derby and Derbyshire | Oxfordshire | |
| Doncaster | Salford & Trafford | |
| Fife | Sheffield | |
| Forth Valley | Shropshire | |
| Gateshead & South Tyneside | Somerset | |
| Glasgow | South Cheshire | |
| Grampian | South Staffordshire | |
| Gwent | Suffolk | |
| Hereford | Sunderland | |
| Humberside Group | Wakefield | |
| Kent | Wales | |
| Kirklees | Walsall | |
| Lancashire County | Wessex | |
| Leeds | Wolverhampton | |
| Leicestershire & Rutland | Worcestershire | |
| Liverpool |
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The Practitioner Health Programme
We are pleased to announce that the Cameron Fund is providing assistance to the London-based Practitioner Health Programme (PHP). The tremendous success of the Progamme has generated referrals from all over the country. We will be meeting the cost of ten initial assessments for GPs from outside the London area as a pilot.
If you are based outside London and are seeking an assessment, contact PHP in the first instance on 020 3049 4504 and state that you consider that you may be eligible for support from the Cameron Fund. We are covering the costs of the initial assessment for eligible GPs working outside London, providing our eligibility criteria are met.
