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In this episode, Deputy Chair of the BMA GP Committee, Dr Richard Van Mellaerts, talks us through BMA guidance on safe working and answers some FAQs about what GP practices can do to ensure patient safety and improve staff wellbeing. 
Introduction and walk through of BMA Safe Working Guidance - ends at 23m 46s
LMC Support - ends at 25m 31s
Frequently Asked Questions around Safe Working - ends at 51m 33s
How to get in touch with Dr Richard Van Mellaerts and Outro – ends at 51m 59s

In this episode, we are joined by Medical Director of the Integrated Care Board, Dr Dave Briggs and Deputy Medical Director, Dr Stephen Shortt to discuss the ICS Primary Care Strategy, core principles and it’s importance to the wider integration agenda. 
Introduction to Dr Dave Briggs and the ICB principles 
Introduction of Dr Stephen Shortt as Deputy Medical Director - starts at 9m 16s
Key features of the primary care strategy: recovery of primary care, improving quality and sustainability – starts at 14m 46s
How practices can feed into the primary care strategy: The One Voice forum – starts at 23m 18s
Keeping the system up-to-date with changes and developments – starts at 25m 20s
Engagement and tackling resourcing of General Practice – starts at 28m 40s
Making General Practice attractive again: tackling workforce, workload and patient demand – starts at 33m 23s
The Independent Contractor Model and service redesign – starts at 36m 12s
Staff wellbeing and patient safety – starts at 41m 42s
Integrated Neighborhood Teams – starts at 46m 17s
Challenges of trust – starts at 53m 17s
Future of PCNs and Clinical Directors – starts at 57m 16s
How to get in touch – starts at 1h 2m
Outro – starts at 1h 5m
Show Notes: 
To contribute to the ICS Primary Care strategy, contact the LMC Liaison team at liaison@nottslmc.co.uk. You can also speak with your PCN Clinical Director or visit the ICS website www.healthandcarenotts.co.uk. 
 
Recommendations 
The New England Journal of Medicine set out guiding principles for wellbeing - www.nejm.org. 
 

In our first episode for 2023, we sit down with Nick Stevenson - Partner at Moore and Smalley, a leading independent provider of accounting, business advisory and wealth management services. Nick who has over 20 years’ experience dealing with the medical sector particularly concerning pensions, gives us a quick round-up of what GPs should be doing with their pension to avoid any pitfalls before retirement.
Intro - ends at 3m 13secs 
What is NHS Pensions   - ends at 6m 27secs
Benefits of the NHS Pensions scheme and how this differs depending on your position - ends 8m 26s 
First thing a practice should do for a GP when they join their practice  -  ends at 9m 40secs 
Taxation Lifetime allowance charge - ends at 13m 4secs 
Preemptive work a GP should do to avoid pension pitfalls - ends at 15m 51secs 
Pension track keeping responsibilities in practice  - ends at 18m 58secs 
Deadlines for submitting statements - ends at 20m 29 secs 
Taxation Annual allowance charge and NHS Pensions five year opt-out option  - ends at 25m 48secs 
Top 5 things a GP Practitioners should do to manage their pension ahead of retirement  - ends at 29m 
How to contact Nick Stevenson and Outro 31m 12secs 
 

This episode takes us back to the beginning of the Nottinghamshire LMC podcast with  previous episodes we recorded. You'll get to listen to snippets of discussions with some of our favourite guests, and capture noteworthy words of wisdom and a few laughs along the way. 
We hope you enjoy this Christmas episode and look forward to coming back with more engaging episodes in 2023. In the meantime, have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. 

In this two part episode we sit down with Dr Kathy McLean Chair of Nottingham and Nottinghamshire Integrated Care Board (ICB) and Integrated Care Partnership (ICP) to discuss the Integrated Care System (ICS) and what practices can expect in the coming months. Our follow up episode will delve into the Primary Care Strategy and how it fits into the wider system. 
But for now, here's part one: 
Introduction – ends at 2m 41s
Explanation of Integrated Care System, Board, Place Based Partnerships and PCNs – ends at 5m 50s
Purpose of the Integrated Care System – ends at 7m 3s
The difference between the ICB and CCG – ends at 10m 54s
Fuller Stocktake Report aligns with ICS Philosophy – ends at 13m 8s
ICS as a national voice for General Practice – ends at 15m 11s
Redesign to focus on outcomes and changes for population – ends at 18m 30s
PCN support as part of integrated vision – ends at 20m 6s
ICS expectations for GP Access – ends at 29m 16s 
ICB Communications to help make the GP role easier - ends at 36m 36s
Kathy’s vision for the ICS in 5 years – ends at 42m 14s
Outro – ends at 43m 59s

Welcome back and introduction – ends at 8 mins 30s
Engaging with patients through Patient Participation Groups – ends at 11 mins 16s
LMC engagement as part of COVID response and the wider Comms strategy – ends at 19 mins 50s
Breaking down the role of an LMC and its position in the healthcare landscape -  ends at 29 mins 42s
Nottinghamshire LMC Support and Services – ends at 43 mins 55s
Highlighting the work of the Phoenix Programme – ends at 49 mins 27s
Zenaida discusses her career trajectory into communications within healthcare – ends at 53 mins 47s
How to access Nottinghamshire LMC services and outro –ends at 58 mins 2s
Useful Contact details and Resources: 
www.nottinghamshirelmc.co.uk
www.phoenixprogramme.co.uk
www.gp-s.org
www.lmcbuyinggroups.co.uk
www.ncgpa.org.uk
Mid-Career PCN Fellowship: https://www.phoenixprogramme.co.uk/schemes/mid-career/mid-career-pcn-fellowship.