Aim of the Course: By the end of this workshop delegates should have improved their understanding of medical terminology and the systems within the body. They should be able to use this knowledge at work to enhance their understanding of terms and abbreviations which in turn will increase effectiveness and job satisfaction.
| Key Objective:
· To learn more about the more common medical terms with a basic understanding of anatomy linked to systems within the body. |
| Course Overview:
· Overview of word structures and how they are made up · Cardiovascular System · Blood and the Lymphatic System · Digestive System · Respiratory System · Urinary System · Nervous System · The Sensory Organs · Muscular & Skeletal System · Reproductive System · Endocrine System · Tests and abbreviations At the end of each section delegates will work together to do small quizzes and challenges to aid their understanding and make the course as interactive as possible. All delegates registering will receive information sheets and a workbook which they will need to participate in the workshop. The cost is £50 per delegate. To register, please email: rich@kernowlmc.co.uk |
Target audience: Anyone undertaking the role of notes summarising.
Aim of the Course: To provide delegates with the knowledge and understanding of how to summarise a medical record, understanding the importance of an accurate historical record. They will be guided through the process of how to organise the medical record being confident they are summarising correctly and in line with the Good Practice Guidelines for Electronic Patient Records, V4, 2011.
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Course Overview:
This workshop will look at what we mean by ‘summarising’ – its significance and purpose in primary care. A suggested guide to the process of summarising will be covered by the session, enabling best practice to be achieved. The session will also look at some of the common pitfalls when summarising and offer various hints and tips as to how to achieve high quality standards and produce data fit for sharing. The course will help to raise awareness of the importance of accuracy along with the legal and professional requirements to have an accurate historical patient record. We will look at how delegates can put in place quality assurance measures to give confidence to the summarisers, especially when new to the role.
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Target Audience: Admin staff involved in summarising, coding, and clinical administration.
Aim of the Course: To give delegates a background of the history of clinical coding along with a clear understanding of SNOMED CT and what Practices need to do to ensure their templates, protocols, searches, and audits are future proof. Accurate clinical coding is central to GP Practices’ provision of safe, high quality patient care, as well as being a key component in its successful financial performance. Therefore, it is an everyday imperative that team members involved in coding have a current practical understanding of operational best practice This workshop will increase delegates’ coding skills, build confidence, and help to eliminate the most common coding errors.
Objectives: This course is designed to enable delegates to:
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Workshop Overview:
This workshop will look at what we mean by coding – its significance and purpose in primary care. A suggested coding protocol will be explored during the session, enabling best practice to be achieved. The session will also look at how to ensure coding is accurate and relevant creating data fit for sharing. The workshop will help to raise awareness of the importance of coding, particularly in terms of QOF and therefore financial management.
Delegates will be given:
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The cost is £40 per delegate. To secure your place, please email: rich@kernowlmc.co.uk
Have you ever considered whether a sale and leaseback transaction would resolve your succession planning issues? Or, if putting a lease in place between the retired GPs and the existing partnership would be a better option?
This webinar, organised by Kernow LMC, will be run by a primary care expert speaker involved with supporting GP practices with all their premises-related issues nationwide.
They will explore:
When you consider a significant proportion of GP partners are within five years of the average retirement age of 58, putting a succession plan in place has never been so important.
The webinar will take place on Tuesday, 30 September, from 1–2pm, over MS Teams. There will also be an opportunity for Q&As.
If you wish to register for the webinar – and possibly submit questions in advance – please email rich@kernowlmc.co.uk for the weblink.
Practices’ funding is based on set core values, but there remains a huge variation in earnings for GP practice partners, with some high earners and others struggling to stay afloat. So why such a variation – and what can you do about it?
In this webinar session, hosted by Kernow LMC, specialist medical accountants Simpkins Edwards explore the reasons for profit variation, the importance of accurate benchmarking data, and tips to move your practice into the realms of your higher earning peers.
The webinar takes place on Thursday, 25 September, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. To register, please email: rich@kernowlmc.co.uk
If a practice would like to see their individual benchmarked performance, please contact sbeard@simpkinsedwards.co.uk or jclark@simpkinsedwards.co.uk
The new contract for GP practices came into effect in April with, unusually, agreement from the wider profession, and with the promise of significant investment into core funding for practices. But what does it all mean in practice, and is all what it seems at first glance?
In this webinar session, hosted by Kernow LMC, specialist medical accountants Simpkins Edwards delve into the substance behind the contract, the impact on practice finances, and what practices need to be aware of when planning and budgeting for the year ahead.
The webinar takes place on Wednesday, 9 July, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. To register, please email: rich@kernowlmc.co.uk
Kernow LMC will be holding a Collective Action Webinar to present the LES review data, discuss ideas for further actions and develop a roadmap for the next 3-6 months.
Please ensure your GP practice is represented. To register, email office@kernowlmc.co.uk
The LMC is proud to announce a joint program with The Cornwall Primary Care Training Hub and Collaborative Board to help us all progress towards the British Medical Association’s safe working guidance. We often hear this called 25 patients a day. In recent months, the question we are most frequently asked is: “how do I do it?”. Well, we want to help show that path.
We are organising a series of four events throughout 2025, maybe even described as a course. The first session will be on 29 January from 7pm-9pm and will be online. A face to face session will follow in March to really drive it forward. Then June to catch up and adjust, with summary or next steps planning in the Autumn.
The Training Hub has secured Rachel Morris, host of the ‘You Are Not A Frog’ podcast, former GP and specialist in Resilience at Work, to support these sessions. We feel she will add the inspiration and mindset shift work to help us realise this is all within our power to achieve.
Many healthcare professionals in primary care are experiencing overwhelming workloads, and the pressure on our services is increasing. But it’s just not possible to cram yet more into an already overscheduled day. The only answer is to prioritise what’s really important, set boundaries and say no. You’ll learn how to focus on what you can control and then deal with the inevitable, yet uncomfortable, pushback that can cause our boundaries to crumble.
We will then use local examples of GP practices doing 25 patients a day to show how it can be done within our Cornish system, without breaking patient relations or causing too much overflow into other areas of the system – ultimately improving patient care and our working lives. You will then take this back to practices to implement the changes. We aim to build some peer to peer support tools for the interim periods.
Our hope is one or two representatives from each GP practice will be able to join us, wherever you are on the journey to 25 a day. If you’re there your role will be to help others, if you haven’t even thought about it then we will help you move that way. We are clearly developing a strategy to make this work, but peer support will be key too and we hope this can be the start of a grassroots support network that focuses on what matters most to us all – the quality of our working lives and our ability to deliver quality patient services.
So, for now, have a chat and decide who wants to come, save the date, and book your place here. (No limits to the first webinar – more the merrier).
25 in 2025 – bring it on.
The LMC will host a webinar with Aitchison Raffety about the new NHS Premises Costs Directions and what they mean for your GP practice.
Designed for GPs and Practice Managers, the webinar will highlight crucial updates and provide practical guidance to ensure your surgery is well-prepared and stays compliant and financially optimised.
Dom Rosenbaum, Associate Director for Aitchison Raffety, will cover:
The webinar will take place on Wednesday, 29 January, from 1-2pm, via Microsoft Teams. The cost is £20. Please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk The deadline to sign up is noon on Friday, January 24.
The LMC and Chase de Vere Medical – the only BMA endorsed independent financial advisers – are delivering a CPD accredited webinar for local GPs on ‘What a GP needs to know about the NHS Pension Scheme’ on Wednesday, 22 January, from 1-2pm.
When it comes to the NHS pension scheme, GPs really are being squeezed, with some having paid and some still facing heavy tax penalties. It’s a small wonder then that one in five GPs are considering abandoning the NHS pension scheme altogether.
Perhaps you are considering it, too? But at what cost?
Leave the scheme and you could lose valuable additional benefits – like enhanced inflation-proofing and financial protection for you and your family.
Being unaware or ill-informed could have devastating consequences.
Before you do anything which could seriously affect your financial well-being, make sure you have the facts.
Chase de Vere Medical will talk you through the pros and cons of being a member of the NHS pension scheme, including upcoming changes and the current situation regarding the McCloud Judgement and Pension taxation.
You will learn precisely what has changed in a way that is very relevant to you. You will also benefit from some general pointers on how to make the most of your NHS Pension.
The webinar will cover:
If you would like to attend the webinar, please register by emailing rich@kernowlmc.co.uk by noon on Friday, January 17. The cost is £20. It will take place via Microsoft Teams.
