--- title: Lantum Blog (7) description: Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers (7) --- [![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/) [covid-19, coronavirus](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/covid-19-coronavirus), [Staff banks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/staff-banks), [vaccinations](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/vaccinations) 24 Feb 2021 [![Celebrating vaccination efforts across the country ](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-02-24%20at%2012.27.11.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/lantumvaccinations) ## [Celebrating vaccination efforts across the country](https://blog.lantum.com/lantumvaccinations) Last week, the NHS hit the incredible target of vaccinating 15 million people in just over two months. As Primary Care systems continue to do amazing work, we’ve been proud to support them with our [....](https://info.lantum.com/covid-19-vccine-hubs?hs_preview=athdpzXc-38325697716) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/lantumvaccinations) 0 Comments [Staff banks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/staff-banks) 07 Jan 2021 [![Choose the best provider for your primary care flexible staff pool](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog%20and%20social/NHS-Improvement-blog.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/primary-care-flexible-staff-pools-what-to-look-for-in-a-supplier) ## [Primary care flexible staff pools: what to look for in a supplier](https://blog.lantum.com/primary-care-flexible-staff-pools-what-to-look-for-in-a-supplier) [New funding has been made available](https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/primary-care-flexible-staff-pools-in-2020-21/) to support the creation of flexible staff pools that engage and deploy local GPs flexibly to support local primary care, including PCN extended access services.  [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/primary-care-flexible-staff-pools-what-to-look-for-in-a-supplier) 0 Comments [Hubs](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/hubs), [covid-19, coronavirus](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/covid-19-coronavirus), [Staff banks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/staff-banks), [vaccinations](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/vaccinations) 09 Dec 2020 [![Preparing your COVID-19 vaccine hub: responsive rostering](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Preparing%20your%20COVID-19%20vaccine%20hub.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/rostering-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) ## [How to overcome vaccine hub challenges with responsive rostering](https://blog.lantum.com/rostering-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/rostering-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) 0 Comments [Hubs](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/hubs), [Staff banks](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/staff-banks) 02 Dec 2020 [![Preparing your COVID-19 vaccine hub](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Preparing%20your%20COVID-19%20vaccine%20hub.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/staff-banks-for-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) ## [What you need to know about staff banks for COVID-19 vaccine hubs](https://blog.lantum.com/staff-banks-for-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/staff-banks-for-covid-19-vaccine-hubs) 0 Comments [Product updates](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/product-updates) 30 Oct 2020 [![Shift histories: the what, who and when of your shifts](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/product-spotlight-blog.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/introducing-shift-histories) ## [Introducing shift histories](https://blog.lantum.com/introducing-shift-histories) It makes a big difference to have the right information, at the right time, for the right shift. [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/introducing-shift-histories) 0 Comments [gp profile](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-profile) 27 Oct 2020 [![GP profile: Dr Alexandra Woodward](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog%20and%20social/gp-profile-updated-blog.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-alexandra-woodward) ## [GP Profile: Dr Alexandra Woodward](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-alexandra-woodward) *Dr Alexandra Woodward is a GP primarily working in South London.* [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-alexandra-woodward) 0 Comments [Dev team](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/dev-team), [Life at Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/life-at-lantum) 07 Oct 2020 [![Devblog: enabling database migrations with cross-database PostgreSQL triggers](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog%20and%20social/dev-blog.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/enabling-database-migrations-with-cross-database-postgresql-triggers) ## [Enabling database migrations with cross-database PostgreSQL triggers](https://blog.lantum.com/enabling-database-migrations-with-cross-database-postgresql-triggers) As part of my role at Lantum, I work with the team responsible for writing a new implementation of the part of the platform that allows workers to submit their timesheets and seek payment for their.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/enabling-database-migrations-with-cross-database-postgresql-triggers) 0 Comments [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 [Dev team](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/dev-team), [Life at Lantum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/life-at-lantum) 28 Aug 2020 [![Dev blog: from registered nurse to software engineer](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog%20headers/dev-blog.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/from-registered-nurse-to-software-engineer-my-career-change-journey) ## [From registered nurse to software engineer: my career change journey](https://blog.lantum.com/from-registered-nurse-to-software-engineer-my-career-change-journey) In 2017, I completed my BSc Adult Nursing and started my first nursing job in a busy critical care unit in London. The work was amazing and rewarding. Above all, I enjoyed helping critically sick.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/from-registered-nurse-to-software-engineer-my-career-change-journey) 0 Comments [gp profile](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-profile) 24 Aug 2020 [![GP profile: Dr Narcis Rugina](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Lantum%20Gold%20GP%20profile.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-narcis-rugina) ## [GP Profile: Dr Narcis Rugina](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-narcis-rugina) *As part of our* [*GP profile series*](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-profile)*, we interviewed Dr Narcis Rugina, a GP based in London. He’s been using Lantum since 2014. We spoke to him on diagnosing patients, the variety of locum work, and the....* [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/gp-profile-dr-narcis-rugina) 0 Comments [← Previous](https://blog.lantum.com/page/6) [1](https://blog.lantum.com/page/1) [...](https://blog.lantum.com/page/2) [5](https://blog.lantum.com/page/5) [6](https://blog.lantum.com/page/6) [7](https://blog.lantum.com/page/7) [8](https://blog.lantum.com/page/8) [9](https://blog.lantum.com/page/9) [...](https://blog.lantum.com/page/12) [36](https://blog.lantum.com/page/36) [Next →](https://blog.lantum.com/page/8) ### 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) - [Primary Care (30)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care) - [Managing finances (27)](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/managing-finances) - 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