General Practice update- The new GPC chair and more
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Dr Farah Jameel – First Female GPC Chair
Background: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/breaking-news/dr-farah-jameel-elected-as-first-female-bma-gpc-chair
She became the youngest negotiator on the BMA GP Committee’s England executive team when she was appointed in 2017 at the age of 34 and was one of the four executive team members of the GPC who negotiated the landmark five-year contract.
She has been leading on workload issues for the GPC, including changes to the NHS standard contract to prevent secondary care from dumping workload on general practice.
As a member of the executive team, she supported work on IT, leading on the BMA’s successful campaign to delay the controversial ‘General Practice Data for Planning and Research’ scheme, labelled a ‘data grab’ by campaigners.
Dr Jameel has also supported the GPC’s clinical and prescribing policy group, where she turned her attention to issues such as how referral management systems are rejecting GP referrals following an outcry from GPs on social media.
She was previously a council member at Medical Women’s Federation, deputy chair of the B
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