Wessex LMCs Podcasts

General Practice Improvement Programme

Michelle Lombardi, Director of Primary Care, talks with Amelia Davis, Operational Service Lead at Malmesbury Primary Care Centre.
They discuss how the General Practice Improvement Programme can help practices in development of the modern General Practice concept. Amelia explains what it has been like to undertake the programme in her practice and shares her learning with us.
For more information see: https://www.england.nhs.uk/gp/national-general-practice-improvement-programme/

GP Contract Hand Back - The Implications, Liabilities & Practical Considerations

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).

A Personal Experience of Unique End of Life Wishes

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.

Call to GP Practices to get Onboard Wessex Healthier Together

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/

Safe Working in General Practice - Inspiration for Change

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.

Autism Awareness in Primary Care

Dr Laura Edwards talks with Dr Gemma Langman, Clinical Champion for Learning Disability and Autism for the Hampshire and IOW ICB. 
Gemma has a passion for neurodiversity and explains more about the modalities of autism. She also provides tips for clinicians to improve consultations and best support patients with autism.
The Oliver McGowan Mandatory Training on Learning Disability and Autism

Learning Disabilities Awareness in Primary Care

Paediatric Egg Allergy in Primary Care

Wessex LMCs Medical Director Dr Edd Rendell, and Nurse Advisor Zoe Tobin, talk to Cherry Alvian, Paediatric Allergy GRID registrar at University Hospital Southampton about Egg allergy in children, including –
New guidance around the management of mild cases of paediatric egg allergy in primary care
Guidance and considerations around vaccinating children with a confirmed egg allergy
Signposting to relevant sources of support and guidance for both health care professionals and parents of Egg allergic children.
Further resources mentioned in the podcast can be located here- Egg Allergy in Children – Primary Care Guidance (what0-18.nhs.uk)

Patient behaviour is evolving fast – where do you turn for help?

Figures from consumer research group 2San show that 1 in 3 people in Southampton initially look for medical advice on socials instead of from a GP.
In this radio interview, Wessex LMCs Joint CEO, Dr Laura Edwards, talks to Global News about how this affects the NHS.

Being an International Medical Graduate (IMG)

Alex Morgan continues the discussion with Sharjeel Qureshi and they dig a little deeper into how it feels to be training as a GP in a different place and culture. Sharjeel shares experiences about racism, religion and culture and offers some techniques for IMGs to help them overcome challenges.
"Spend a Penny" booklet to share with International Graduate GP trainees.