--- title: Lantum Blog | Lantum (6) description: Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers (6) --- [![Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Lantum%20March2018/Images/logo-header.svg)](https://us.lantum.com) for Locums - [Locums](https://lantum.com/) - [Practices](https://lantum.com/p/practices/) - [Hubs](https://lantum.com/p/hubs/) - [Federations](https://lantum.com/p/nhs-federation/) ## Lantum ### Recent Posts [Appraisal](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/appraisal), [GP training](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-training), [GP Wellbeing](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-wellbeing) 24 Sep 2020 [![Conversation with your GP appraiser could help you solve problems and plan for the future.](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog%20and%20social/gp-appraisal-blog.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/5-questions-to-prepare-for-your-gp-appraisal) ## [5 questions to prepare for your GP appraisal](https://blog.lantum.com/5-questions-to-prepare-for-your-gp-appraisal) From October, annual GP appraisals will start again. But this time, they will be conducted with a new ‘slimmed-down’ approach, focusing far more on your wellness and your personal development. In.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/5-questions-to-prepare-for-your-gp-appraisal) 0 Comments [Life at Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/life-at-lantum) 21 Aug 2020 [![How can your company become more inclusive?](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/inclusivity-blog-header.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/what-makes-an-organisation-inclusive) ## [What makes an organisation inclusive? 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