Wessex LMCs Podcasts

Laura Edwards and Sarah Cotton discuss Pharmacy First a new initiative that has been rolled out across the country. They discuss how the new service is going including what conditions are covered, the funding and some of the myths surrounding it. There are also some top tips of how to get the most from this service for your patients and what future developments there might be. Find out more here: https://cpe.org.uk/national-pharmacy-services/advanced-services/pharmacy-first-service/  

Shared care is a term used within the NHS to describe the situation where a specialist doctor wishes to pass some of the patient’s care, such as prescription of medication, over to their general practitioner (GP). This is something that can be requested but the guidance for all medications is that this may only be done if the GP agrees. The GP will need to consider a number of factors to decide if this is safe. Shared care is an important aspect of care that we are hearing from practices is causing increased tension and pressure at present. Dr Laura Edwards, CEO, and Dr Will Howard, Medical Director, bring us up to speed on Wessex LMCs guidance which you can find here: https://www.wessexlmcs.com/understanding-shared-care-nhs-right-to-choose-and-private-providers/

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/

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).

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.

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.healthiertogether.nhs.uk/

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.

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

----more----Dr Laura Edwards talks with Dr Gemma Langman, Clinical Champion for Learning Disability and Autism for the Hampshire & IOW ICB. This discussion aims to bring awareness and increase understanding and confidence in dealing with patients with learning disabilities.  Wessex LMCs: Learning Disabilities: The Annual Health Check

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 https://www.healthiertogether.nhs.uk/new-parent-and-baby/allergic-reaction