Wessex LMCs Podcasts

In this podcast, Zoe Tobin (Nurse Advisor at Wessex LMCs) is kindly joined by Dr Camilla Janssen (Hampshire GP and Vice Chair & representative for the HIOW LMC), who has an interest in women’s health and has explored innovative ways of delivery in General Practice.

Topics covered include:

• What are the current challenges in the delivery of women’s health in general practice for both the patient and the clinician?

Menopause | New Forest PCN

Menopause 6 week support course | New Forest PCN

An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs.

Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/ for slides and resources referred to in this recording

Listen to Wessex LMCs Joint CEO, Dr Andy Purbrick talking to Dr Jonathan Marks, Consultant Rheumatologist at UHD Hospital, as they discuss the latest guidelines around osteoporosis management and how GPs can put them into practice.

Please find links mentioned in the podcast:

Summary of main recommendations | NOGG

Royal Osteoporosis Society - Better Bone Health for Everybody (theros.org.uk)

Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/ for any accompanying resources referred to in this recording.

Our Joint CEOs Dr Andy Purbrick and Dr Laura Edwards together discuss the impending reforms to Death Regulations that come into place next week. They will run through the need to knows and our website guidance and decision-making flowchart to help you navigate the process and the changes. See all the guidance and the flow chart here: Death Certification - Wessex LMCs

Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/ for any accompanying resources referred to in this recording.

Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/ for any accompanying resources referred to in this recording.

Does your practice have a visa sponsorship licence already?  

Do you know what it is or why you might want one?  

This podcast will persuade you to push this up your practice list of priorities as something to have in place! Listen now to find out why. Our Joint CEO and GP Dr Laura Edwards talks with a panel around visa sponsorship and how it impacts international graduates particularly around the time of qualification and what actions practices may want to take to help with their recruitment.

Helpful Resources:

UK Visa Sponsorship Licences (formerly known as Tier 2) - Wessex LMCs

Skilled Workers/Visa Sponsorship Licences - bswtraininghub.nhs.uk

Please see www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/practice-manager-updates/ for any accompanying resources referred to in this recording.

In this episode Dr Edd Rendell speaks with Business Manager Jo Farnworth and GP Partner Dr John Robertson from Prince of Wales Surgery, Dorchester. They have found a new way of working which includes creating additional administration time and offering more prebookable appointments. This has led to a happier practice for staff and patients and them no longer requiring a duty doctor. We talk through how this happened and what changes they have seen over the past 11 months. They share tips for practices who wish to explore a similar model.