Wessex LMCs Podcasts

Do you want to be a Green GP?

A 2022 survey of Wessex GPs, revealed that 96% feel that Primary Care should be taking action to combat climate change.
Dr Katharine Edmonds, GP & Co chair of the Green GP Network in Wessex talks with Laura Edwards about green issues and how we can make it easy to be green (& save money in the process). 
Find out more at: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/greengpwessex

How we can cope with ongoing stress

Wessex LMCs Joint CEO, Dr Laura Edwards talk with John Perry on how we can cope with ongoing stress. John has particular expertise in the areas of psychological wellbeing, stress management & resilience and values exploration.
What are 'awe walks'?

Very Brief Advice (VBA) for Smoking Cessation

This conversation between Dr Richard Roope and Cancer Research UK facilitators Victoria Wright & Lucy Pickup discusses the importance of smoking cessation for patients, highlighting the inequality gap and the simple 30-second technique to effectively deliver ‘Very Brief Advice’ in a consultation.
Cancer Research UK facilitators can provide a short training session for PCNs on delivering VBA. If you would like more information or to arrange this then contact england.wessexcanceralliance@nhs.net.  

Becoming a Practice Manager Partner

Recorded during our 2021 PM Conference, PM Supporters Nicky Wornell and Alex Kimber discuss the pros and cons of becoming a PM Partner.

The Job's Too Big (for PMs)

Louise Greenwood talks to Jenny Partridge, one of our PM Supporters to tackle the problem of the current PM role – ‘The Job’s Too Big’. Some practical solutions are offered including our new initiative for PMs to find a ‘Space to Thrive’.

Support for GPs

Dr Laura Edwards & Dr Andy Purbrick, Joint CEOs at Wessex LMCs, are joined by Dr Sue Warren, Clinician at Practitioner Health, Appraiser & GP Partner. They explore what offers of support are available to help GPs including Wessex LMCs GP Support Offer. This scheme offers professional support for practitioners who may be struggling with challenges or obstacles which are causing a negative impact on their performance in the workplace.

Thinking again about the Administrators and Managers

Jayne Tabor, PM Supporter, chats with Louise Greenwood, Director of Education & Training, and shares different ways of structuring the admin and reception teams. Jayne illustrates a way of introducing new managers to share the responsibilities of running the practice and suggests how you can agree pay scales.

What's New with Appraisals?

Dr Susi Caesar and Dr Sue Warren join Wessex LMCs Medical Director, Dr Laura Edwards, to discuss how the appraisal process has changed since the pandemic. They also discuss top tips for preparing for your appraisal and what you should expect from the process.
Dr Susi Caesar is a GP Locum, Regional Director for the Wessex Appraisal Service and Chair of the Academy of Royal Colleges Professional Development Committee.
Dr Sue Warren is an appraiser, GP Locum and clinician at Practitioner Health.

Prevention & Screening in Cancer what is Primary Care's role?

This conversation between Dr Julia Hempenstall and Dr Richard Roope summarises what we can do to prevent cancers and how we can help with screening uptake.
Dr Roope is a portfolio GP with a special interest in Cancer. He has held national and local leadership roles in the field and works in the Wessex Rapid Investigation Service.
Please see https://www.wessexlmcs.com/canceraudiovideopodcastsandrecordedwebinars for a copy of the presentation slides

Staring down a speculum into the world of colposcopy

Local GP Camilla Janssen talks to Ian Simpson, a consultant Gynaecologist in Basingstoke, who runs the colposcopy service. They explore the recent changes to the cervical screening programme and the impact that these changes have on secondary and primary care. They also discuss the appropriate referral criteria for colposcopy and highlight conditions that would be better served by a referral to general gynaecology instead. They discuss HPV and how to explain this to patients.