Julie Mason
BLMC Director of Operations, Finance and Business Management
You can email Julie using this email address birmingham.lmc@nhs.net
Julie has been employed by Birmingham Local Medical Committee since April 2012.
Julie will ensure the effective and efficient operational leadership, management, functioning and organisational development of the BLMC, providing general guidance to the BLMC of any legislative changes which may affect the general management of the BLMC and to ensure the financial stability and efficiency of the BLMC.
Julie will also lead, support and develop the strategy and operations of Birmingham Practice Managers Association and will assist the Committee Secretary/Director of Practice Support in offering advice and support to all constituents.
Dr Bhinder Jheeta
BLMC Chair
Dr Jheeta has been a GP in East Bham since 1988. He describes himself as a grassroots GP and has worked in both large and small practices. He has been an LMC member for many years as well as introducing the appraisal process when it was first launched.
He is an undergraduate tutor for Birmingham University Medical school and has seen and survived all the challenges that the changing NHS in Primary Care have occurred.
I am honoured and humbled to be the newly elected Chairman of Birmingham LMC and will endeavour to serve Birmingham practices to the best of my ability with the support of the LMC team.
Dr Philip Downing
BLMC Vice Chair
Dr Downing graduated from Birmingham Medical School in 2002 and has been a GP partner at an inner-city practice Karis Medical Centre since 2007.
From this time he also joined the LMC and has been on the executive team for the past 8 years. He also works for the CCG and STP as a clinical IT lead to help provide innovations, efficiencies and support in the oversight of GP IT provision.
Dr Vijay Rajput
BLMC Treasurer
Dr Vijay Rajput graduated from Leicester Medical School in 1983 and has experience of successfully managing a small two doctor inner city practice in Bham with his wife since 1990. He is a portfolio GP, a very experienced GP Educator since (undergraduate tutor, final year examiner), a GP Trainer since 2000 and a Training Programme Directors (TPD) since 2020.
Dr Rajput has also been conducting GP Appraisals since their inception. He enjoys the challenges of our evolving and transforming National Health Service and medico-politics. With the wealth of his experience, he hopes to support and guide you and your practices as we go through these critical times.
Stephen O’Halloran
BLMC Committee Secretary / Director of Practice Support
Stephen O’Halloran has been appointed as our new Director of Practice Support/Committee Secretary as of 1st October 2024. Some of you will know Steve as a former member of the BSOL Peer Support Team and prior to that as the chair of the ACE practices managers.
Steve is a longstanding Practice Business Manager for over 12 years, he has extensive knowledge and expertise around the many various business and managerial issues facing general practice. Steve comes from a background of 20 years of the corporate and financial industry in the City of London prior to his healthcare experience.
As well as benefiting from Steve’s skills, knowledge, and expertise, the LMC will continue to have the expertise and resources to provide all the professional, partnership and pastoral support that our constituent GPs may require.