Wessex LMCs Podcasts
Welcome to Wessex LMCs podcasts. We will share good ideas, challenge your thoughts and introduce you to interesting people and projects all to support you in your work in general practice. The world of general practice is getting busier and busier, so why not listen to one of our audio podcasts whilst you are driving, at the gym, or during a break. We will share good ideas, challenge your thoughts and introduce you to interesting people and projects all to support you in your work in general practice. Do remember to record the time you have spent listening to our podcasts for your CPD. The views, thoughts, and opinions expressed in podcasts and webinars are guest speaker’s own and do not represent the views, thoughts, and opinions of Wessex LMCs. The material and information presented here is for general information purposes only. The Wessex LMC name and all forms and abbreviations are the property of its owner and its use does not imply endorsement of or opposition to any specific organisation, product, or service.
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Who are we?
Wessex Local Medical Committees (LMCs) is the representative team, on behalf of the LMC Committees, covering all GPs and their Practices, operating across the counties of Dorset, Hampshire and the Isle of Wight, Bath & North East Somerset, Swindon and Wiltshire. We also provide services to the Islands of Jersey and Guernsey.
Find us at www.wessexlmcs.com
Episodes
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Wednesday Nov 22, 2023
Dr Andy Purbrick (Joint CEO, Wessex LMCs) discusses the thorny issue of why a GP Partnership may consider handing back its contract and closing the practice, the implications, liabilities and practical considerations involved, and the potential alternatives to this Armageddon situation. Andy is joined by solicitors Robert McCartney (Hempsons) & Rachel Crean (VWV), Sally Sidaway ( Morris Crocker Accountants) and Adam Thompson (surveyor, Primary Care Surveyors).
Friday Nov 17, 2023
Friday Nov 17, 2023
As many of you will be familiar with, Wessex LMCs email a regular newsletter to all our practices.
We understand in these busy times, it is not always easy to find the time to keep on top of incoming emails and have verbalised our latest newsletter (published 15 November 2023). We hope you will find this podcast a practical method of keeping up to date with the latest.
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
Wednesday Nov 08, 2023
As many of you will be familiar with, Wessex LMCs email a regular newsletter to all our practices.
We understand in these busy times, it is not always easy to find the time to keep on top of incoming emails and have verbalised our latest newsletter (published 31st October 2023). We hope you will find this podcast a practical method of keeping up to date with the latest.
Monday Oct 23, 2023
Monday Oct 23, 2023
This podcast is exceptional in many ways. It is a deeply personal story of a family carrying out their mothers rather unique end of life wishes. We hear from Dr Julia Hempenstall about her professional and personal experience.
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
Thursday Oct 19, 2023
As many of you will be familiar with, Wessex LMCs email a regular newsletter to all our practices.
We understand in these busy times, it is not always easy to find the time to keep on top of incoming emails and have verbalised our latest newsletter (published 18th October). We hope you will find this podcast a practical method of keeping up to date with the latest.
You may also find our recent podcast Safe Working in General Practice - Inspiration for Change of interest. Listen here: https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-4a8ir-14adf2d
Let us know your thoughts on Wessex LMCs verbalising future newsletters by emailing office@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
Thursday Oct 12, 2023
As many of you will be familiar with, Wessex LMCs email a regular newsletter to all our practices.
We understand in these busy times, it is not always easy to find the time to keep on top of incoming emails and have verbalised our latest newsletter (published 5th October). We hope you will find this podcast a practical method of keeping up to date with the latest.
Let us know your thoughts on Wessex LMCs verbalising future newsletters by emailing office@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Friday Oct 06, 2023
Friday Oct 06, 2023
The Wessex Healthier Together website provides advice for parents, young people and pregnant women, and clinical resources to support healthcare professionals – which means that children are likely to receive consistently high-quality care, irrespective of which healthcare professional they see.
Sanjay Patel, Paediatrics Infectious Diseases Consultant at Southampton Children's hospital who leads the Healthier Together programme, joins us to discuss the resources available in further detail to help change parental help seeking behaviour.
The Healthier Together app aims to change the health-seeking behaviour of parents by providing them with the tools to evaluate the severity of their child’s illness when they are poorly.
Only by your practice formally onboarding will your patients have full access to the functionality of the app. We encourage practices to get onboard before the rise in winter respiratory viruses.
If you have any queries or require further support to onboard, please contact ahmadc@cenigma.net
https://www.what0-18.nhs.uk/
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
Wednesday Sep 27, 2023
As many of you will be familiar with, Wessex LMCs email a regular newsletter to all our practices.
We understand in these busy times, it is not always easy to find the time to keep on top of incoming emails and have verbalised our latest newsletter (published 22nd September). We hope you will find this podcast a practical method of keeping up to date with the latest.
Let us know your thoughts on Wessex LMCs verbalising future newsletters by emailing office@wessexlmcs.org.uk
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Tuesday Sep 26, 2023
Lisa Harding, Director of Primary Care, talks with Matt Perkins, Business Manager at the Coastal Medical Partnership and Wessex LMCs PM Supporter, about his practice’s experience of going live with online access to medical records. In particular, Matt describes how they approached:
preparations to go live;
communications with patients;
staff training and awareness raising;
reviewing vulnerable patients’ access;
managing the workload.
For more guidance on online access, go to NHS Digital or Wessex LMCs
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Wednesday Sep 20, 2023
Dr Steph Carter and Dr Claire Hodgekiss, both GP Partners in Hampshire discuss the projects they have been involved in to improve their practice service for both patients and staff.
Steph’s practice worked on improved access for patients. By creating a better workplace culture, the team worked together to achieve improved capacity and safe general practice care.
Claire describes how her practice took back control of the number of daily contacts to improve patient care, with a focus on same day access.
We encourage anyone listening to this podcast to think about these safe working projects and hope this inspires your practice to go through a process of change.