--- title: Lantum Blog (14) description: Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers (14) --- [![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/) [NHS pension](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs-pension), [BMA](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/bma), [Finance](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/finance), [pension](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/pension), [Working as a GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/working-as-a-gp-locum) 27 Feb 2018 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Lantum-Images-1-2.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-pension/breaking-news-deadline-type-2-self-certificate-forms-extended) ## [Breaking news: Deadline For Type 2 Self-Certificate Forms Extended](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-pension/breaking-news-deadline-type-2-self-certificate-forms-extended) There has been a lot of anxiety and confusion around the type 2 self-certificate forms and the incorrect annualisation calculations resulting in disputes between GPs and the [NHS Business Authority](https://www.nhsbsa.nhs.uk/)..... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-pension/breaking-news-deadline-type-2-self-certificate-forms-extended) 0 Comments [portfolio GP](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/portfolio-gp), [Appraisal](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/appraisal), [indemnity](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/indemnity), [BMA](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/bma), [Getting work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/getting-work), [GP indemnity and medicolegal](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-indemnity-and-medicolegal), [Working as a GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/working-as-a-gp-locum) 26 Feb 2018 ## [Working for online healthcare providers - BMA guidance](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/appraisal/working-online-healthcare-providers-bma-guidance) On 11th January 2018 the [BMA](https://www.bma.org.uk/) published [guidance](https://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:gJu65puZtQEJ:https://www.bma.org.uk/-/media/files/pdfs/employment%2520advice/gp%2520practices/service%2520provision/guidance%2520for%2520gps%2520working%2520for%2520online%2520providers.pdf%3Fla%3Den+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk) for GPs who are thinking about working for an online provider. With patients increasingly wanting access to medical services in a safe, timely and.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/appraisal/working-online-healthcare-providers-bma-guidance) 0 Comments [Hubs](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/hubs) 19 Feb 2018 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Lantum-Values-Bouncebackandlearn-Retina-2.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/lantum-news/setup-extended-access-hub-primary-care) ## [How to setup an extended access Hub in primary care](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/lantum-news/setup-extended-access-hub-primary-care) Access to routine and timely GP appointments is amongst the toughest challenges within primary care. In 2016 NHSE [*GP Forward View*](https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/general-practice-forward-view-gpfv/) and the King's Fund [*Understanding pressures in General Practice*](https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/sites/default/files/field/field_publication_file/Understanding-GP-pressures-Kings-Fund-May-2016.pdf).... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/lantum-news/setup-extended-access-hub-primary-care) 0 Comments [Lantum news](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/lantum-news) 13 Dec 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Lantum-Images-41-4.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/about-lantum) ## [Lantum FAQs](https://blog.lantum.com/about-lantum) *If you are looking for our support FAQs, [go to support.lantum.com. ](https://support.lantum.com/)* #### **What is Lantum here to do?** [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/about-lantum) 0 Comments [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Out of Hours](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/out-of-hours), [Five Year Forward View](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/five-year-forward-view) 14 Nov 2017 ## [GP streaming in A&E departments - update on the impact and how to implement](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/gp-streaming-ae-departments-update-impact-implement) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/gp-streaming-ae-departments-update-impact-implement) 0 Comments [Federation](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/federation), [General Practice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/general-practice), [Five Year Forward View](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/five-year-forward-view) 02 Nov 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/lantumlo_blog_header-4.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-five-year-forward-view/lantum-helping-deliver-primary-care-scale) ## [How Lantum is helping deliver primary care at scale](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-five-year-forward-view/lantum-helping-deliver-primary-care-scale) It is currently felt within NHS primary care organisations that sustainability and meeting the demands of the ever growing and ever complex population can only be implemented if providers can deliver.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-five-year-forward-view/lantum-helping-deliver-primary-care-scale) 0 Comments [Lantum news](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/lantum-news), [NHS pension](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs-pension) 19 Oct 2017 ## [Say hello to practice e-signatures for your locum A NHS pension forms](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-pension/say-hello-practice-e-signatures-locum-nhs-pension-forms) Lantum is committed to delivering smart and simple tools that make life easier for our GP community. That’s why we’ve just rolled out electronic signatures so that practice managers can auto sign.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-pension/say-hello-practice-e-signatures-locum-nhs-pension-forms) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [GP locum work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum-work), [Opinion](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion), [Early career GP](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/early-career-gp), [General Practice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/general-practice), [work life balance](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/work-life-balance), [Working as a GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/working-as-a-gp-locum) 04 Sep 2017 ## [Surviving and thriving as a newly qualified GP](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/opinion/surviving-thriving) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/opinion/surviving-thriving) 0 Comments [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout) 25 Jul 2017 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/Lantum-2018-update-blog-header4-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/spirituality-mental-health) ## [Spirituality and Mental Health](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/spirituality-mental-health) *By Guest Blogger Dr Adil Jawad, Consultant Psychiatrist...* [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/spirituality-mental-health) 0 Comments [Managing finances](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances), [NHS pension](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs-pension) 21 Jul 2017 ## [An update on the Capita and NHS pension controversy](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/update-capita-nhs-pension-fiasco) *Dr Krishan Aggarwal is Lantum's GP Community Rep for Portfolio Careers. Below are his notes from recent meetings with NHSE (NHS England) and Capita (PCSE) on sessional GP issues with NHS pensions…* [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/managing-finances/update-capita-nhs-pension-fiasco) 0 Comments [← Previous](https://blog.lantum.com/page/13) [1](https://blog.lantum.com/page/1) [...](https://blog.lantum.com/page/9) [12](https://blog.lantum.com/page/12) [13](https://blog.lantum.com/page/13) [14](https://blog.lantum.com/page/14) [15](https://blog.lantum.com/page/15) [16](https://blog.lantum.com/page/16) [...](https://blog.lantum.com/page/19) [36](https://blog.lantum.com/page/36) [Next →](https://blog.lantum.com/page/15) ### Subscribe to the newsletter ### Categories - [NHS (44)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs) - [Mindfulness and burnout (35)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout) - [Opinion (35)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion) - [Clinical (33)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical) - [Getting work (30)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/getting-work) - 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