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title: Lantum Blog (23)
description: Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers  (23)
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[Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout)

14 Sep 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/7912377858_d1e19cbf35_z4-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-your-mindset-can-influence-your-gp-surgery)

## [How your mindset can influence your GP surgery](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-your-mindset-can-influence-your-gp-surgery)

**Dr. Aman Arora, GP, Medical Educator and founder of [AroraMRCGP](http://www.aroramrcgp.co.uk)** on how changing your mindset can change your experience with patients

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[GP parent](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-parent), [work life balance](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/work-life-balance)

10 Sep 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/karenskinner5-825x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-parent/work-hard-play-hard-part-1)

## [Work hard, play hard: part 1](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-parent/work-hard-play-hard-part-1)

***GP Dr Karen Skinner writes the first of two posts on  balancing having 2 children, homes in England and Lagos and  no less than 8 different portfolio roles.***

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[Limited company vs sole trader](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/limited-company-vs-sole-trader)

07 Sep 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/fallback-thumb-23.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/how-do-i-find-work-as-a-locum-gp)

## [How do I find work as a locum GP](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/limited-company-vs-sole-trader/how-do-i-find-work-as-a-locum-gp)

This is a common question when it comes to getting started and there are a variety of ways to launch yourself into a GP locum career.

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[Getting work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/getting-work)

24 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/lizzie15-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/network-marketing-an-alternative-career-for-gps)

## [Network marketing: an alternative career for GPs](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/network-marketing-an-alternative-career-for-gps)

**Posting by GP Lizzie Croton**

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[Out of Hours](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/out-of-hours)

17 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/fallback-thumb-25.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/what-to-look-for-in-an-ooh-provider)

## [What to Look for in an OOH Provider](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/what-to-look-for-in-an-ooh-provider)

Having decided you want to take on the challenge and rewards of working as an OOH GP, how do you decide who to work for?

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[Getting work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/getting-work), [work life balance](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/work-life-balance)

12 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/ferdy-head-shot-resized-and-cropped5-500x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/life-after-gpvts)

## [Life after GPVTS](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/getting-work/life-after-gpvts)

Being a GP at the moment can be summed up in 2 words:

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[Overseas](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/overseas), [australia](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/australia), [Overseas coming and going](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/overseas-coming-and-going)

11 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/img_16314-825x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/locum-work-as-an-overseas-trained-doctor-in-australia)

## [Locum work as an overseas trained doctor in Australia](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/overseas-coming-and-going/locum-work-as-an-overseas-trained-doctor-in-australia)

***Guest posting by Dr Janaka Malwatta in Brisbane*** 

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[Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout)

06 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/performers-list-letter4-825x510-5.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-to-update-your-status-on-the-performers-list)

## [How to update your status on the performers list](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-to-update-your-status-on-the-performers-list)

Now you have completed your training, it is time to gather all your documents before you start to get the ball rolling with applying for jobs. One of the important documents that not many GPs are....

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[Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout)

04 Aug 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/img_17975-825x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-to-invoice-and-get-paid)

## [How to invoice and get paid](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/how-to-invoice-and-get-paid)

Once you have completed your session, it’s time to invoice and get paid.

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[Doctors in the spotlight](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/doctors-in-the-spotlight)

27 Jul 2015

[![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/enlight15-825x510-2.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/doctors-in-the-spotlight/the-jubilee-street-story-how-locums-are-not-always-the-answer)

## [The Jubilee Street Story: how locums are not always the answer](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/doctors-in-the-spotlight/the-jubilee-street-story-how-locums-are-not-always-the-answer)

**In the second part of our interview with practice manager, Virginia Patania, we look at how goodwill from locums is supporting the Jubilee Street Practice in Tower Hamlets– and the impact of when....**

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