Wessex LMCs Podcasts

A Patient’s Point of View - What is happening to General Practice?

Christopher Saunders (Patient) & Sarah Peters (Healthwatch) ask Dr Andy Purbrick (GP & Joint CEO, Wessex LMCs) the crucial questions that are at the front of so many people’s minds. Why can’t I ever see my own doctor? Why do I have to tell the receptionist what is wrong? Why are the surgery waiting rooms so empty? Listen in to a fascinating, honest and illuminating discussion.

Wessex LMCs Newsletter Summary - 17th October 2024

Listen to a summary of Wessex LMCs newsletter released 17th October 2024.
Read the newsletter in full on the Wessex LMCs website: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/lmc-team-emails-newsletters/

The Benefits of Time Spent with Like-Minded Managers

Louise Greenwood (Director of Education and Training, Wessex LMCs) talks to Matt Perkins and Jayne Tabor, two of Wessex LMCs’ Practice Manager Supporters about the benefits of spending time with like-minded managers. It can be a huge benefit to sit down and share the challenges of the job, share some wisdom and ask for advice from peers, whether this is at a formal Practice Manage meeting or an informal Space to Thrive group. This time can be the most valuable of your week – and it can be fun and inspiring too! What have you got to lose?

Women’s Health - challenges and practical solutions to delivering menopause care in general practice

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?
What practical solutions are there to overcome these challenges?
Camilla shares examples of initiatives implemented at practice / PCN level, including:
Patient group education - examples of initiatives implemented, such as a PCN mass education session & 6wk menopause support group
Access to trusted resources - development of a PCN website, where link can be sent via AccuRx to patients, contains educational resources and access to a patient questionnaire that can be completed prior to a menopause consultation, providing key background information in advance.
Consultation delivery models - 1:1 consultations & shared medical consultations, possible considerations required in the setting up and running of these clinics.
Menopause | New Forest PCN
Menopause 6 week support course | New Forest PCN
 

Osteoporosis for GPs

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 | NOGGFracture Risk Assessment Tool
Royal Osteoporosis Society - Better Bone Health for Everybody (theros.org.uk)

Death Certification Reforms and Statutory Medical Examiner System

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

Visa Sponsorship in General Practice

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

Different ways of working – a General Practice example

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. 

GPAS: Stating the Case for General Practice - 2 years on

In this podcast we revisit the General Practice Alert State (GPAS) tool 2 years after its initial launch.
This powerful tool helps build a picture across the Wessex area. The data practices provide empowers the LMC to argue the case for general practice and illustrate the pressures practice teams are under.
Find out more here: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/guidance/gpas-general-practice-alert-state/

An insight into GPDF

This Wessex LMCs podcast is about an organisation called the GPDF – or General Practitioners Defence Fund. In this podcast Dr Will Howard (Medical Director of Wessex LMCs) is joined by Dr Chris Castle, a GP Partner in Southeast Hants, Chair of Wessex LMCs Board and a Board member of GPDF. Chris and Will discuss what GPDF is, what it does and how it is funded, as well as how you might be able to access it if you need it. GPDF also fund the national conferences which is critical in giving LMCs a voice in directing GPC action and negotiation. For more information take a look at the GPDF website: https://www.gpdf.org.uk/