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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…
Episodes
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTwo Practice Managers share their Experiences of Practice Mergers
Wessex LMCs PM Supporter, Matt Perkins and Sue Scott (previous PM Supporter) discuss their experiences of practice mergers. From initial considerations to the…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsReducing your practice’s carbon footprint: managing clinical waste
The management of clinical waste is an essential part of ensuring that healthcare activities do not pose a risk of infection, as well as reducing your…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsWessex LMCs - Our Roles and Responsibilities
Are you familiar with the roles and responsibilities of Wessex LMCs? Dr Gareth Bryant, Acting Chief Executive, gives us an overview including: What is a LMC…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsCommunity Pharmacist Consultation Service (CPCS) - Everything you need to know
The NHS Community Pharmacist Consultation Service launched in October 2019 as an advanced service. Since 1st November 2020, general practices have been able to…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsNacoa - Info, advice & support for those affected by a parent’s drinking.
Dr Gareth Bryant, talks with Euan Graham, a volunteer for the charity Nacoa (National Association for Children of Alcoholics). Euan talks to us about the work…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsHave you heard of the IGPM?
The Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM) was formed in December 2020 with the aim of being recognised as the professional body that represents all…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsOver Diagnosis - A focus on green clinical care
Dr Katharine Edmonds joins us for the next in a series of green podcasts. Tackling over diagnosis is taking on a new urgency in the context of a climate…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsA Case Finding Hypertension Service
Early detection of hypertension is vital and there is evidence that community pharmacy has a key role in detection and subsequent treatment of hypertension and…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPharmaceuticals in the environment - a growing problem
Following our podcast ' Do you want to be a Green GP? ' Dr Katharine Edmonds joins us for the next in a series of green podcasts. The NHS makes up 5% of the…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsDo 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsHow 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsVery 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsBecoming 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.
Wessex LMCs PodcastsThe 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsThinking 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPrevention & 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsStaring 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…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPatients with Learning Disabilities and the Flu Jab
In this Podcast Michelle Lombardi, Director of Primary Care, talks with Becky Sparks, Registered Learning Disability Nurse, about how practices can make…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSocial Prescribing
Louise Greenwood talks to Sara Stringer from the Blandford Group Practice about the positive effect that Social Prescribing has had on patients and staff.
Wessex LMCs PodcastsTop Tips for video consultations for the beginner
In this podcast, Dr Laura Edwards, Joint CEO at Wessex LMCs and Dr Ramona Mascas, NHS GP and a GP experienced in video consultations with Doctor Care Anywhere…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsSafeguarding - Focus on the isolation of the elderly
A discussion between Wendy Thorogood (Nurse Consultant for Safeguarding) and Sarah Kay, GP Clinical Fellow at Wessex LMCs
Wessex LMCs PodcastsResilience – when it all feels too difficult
In this podcast Louise Greenwood, Director of Wessex LEaD speaks to Sheela Hobden from bluegreen Coaching about resilience and wellbeing. This is a great…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPlanning for the beginning of the financial year
This second podcast looks at the end of the financial year & planning for the new one, budgeting, the Ready Reckoner and lots more Please find the NHS Ready…
Wessex LMCs PodcastsPlanning for the end of the financial year
Matt Perkins, PM Supporter & PM in the New Forest, discusses what PMs need to think about as the end of the financial year approaches with Louise Greenwood…