--- title: Lantum Blog | Continuous Professional Development description: Continuous Professional Development | Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers --- [![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/) [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development), [Education and CPD](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/education-and-cpd) 16 Dec 2022 [![Updates in menopause diagnosis and care.](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Updates%20in%20menopause%20diagnosis%20and%20care.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/menopause-diagnosis-care-updates) ## [Updates in menopause diagnosis and care](https://blog.lantum.com/menopause-diagnosis-care-updates) Even with women’s health finally getting the consideration it deserves in undergrad and post-grad medical training, there’s still a lot of uncertainty around the diagnosis and treatment of menopause.  [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/menopause-diagnosis-care-updates) 0 Comments [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [GP locum work](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum-work), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 31 May 2016 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/2000px-NHS.svg_-825x510-2.png)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-news/the-gp-forward-view-whats-in-it-for-locums) ## [The GP Forward View: what’s in it for locums?](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-news/the-gp-forward-view-whats-in-it-for-locums) NHS England have released the GP Forward View – the long-awaited prescription for change. This 58 page document has divided the profession when it has never been more crucial to be united: the RCGP.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/gp-news/the-gp-forward-view-whats-in-it-for-locums) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [CPD](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/cpd), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 14 Oct 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/coughlarynx4.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/guest-post-cough-and-the-larynx-miss-romana-kuchai-ent-consultant-bupa-cromwell-hospital) ## [Guest Post: 'Cough and the Larynx' - Miss Romana Kuchai, ENT Consultant, Bupa Cromwell Hospital](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/guest-post-cough-and-the-larynx-miss-romana-kuchai-ent-consultant-bupa-cromwell-hospital) This month we have a guest post by [Miss Romana Kuchai](http://bit.ly/1sKB3sa), Consultant ENT Surgeon at [Bupa Cromwell Hospital](http://bit.ly/ZC9Dc3). Miss Kuchai presented at our recent ENT CPD event held at the Royal Institution of Great.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/guest-post-cough-and-the-larynx-miss-romana-kuchai-ent-consultant-bupa-cromwell-hospital) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [RCGP](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/rcgp), [diagnosis](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/diagnosis), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Case Study](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/case-study), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 14 Oct 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/questionmark-grass4-533x510.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-is-lyme-disease-under-diagnosed-in-the-uk) ## [Case Study - Is lyme disease under-diagnosed in the UK?](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-is-lyme-disease-under-diagnosed-in-the-uk) Being a London GP, I was surprised when a patient presented with a sort-of ‘erythema migrans’ type rash a week after attending a music festival nearby. He could not remember being bitten and.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-is-lyme-disease-under-diagnosed-in-the-uk) 18 Comments [CPD](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/cpd), [diagnosis](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/diagnosis), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 09 Jul 2014 ## [Case Study - Child Allergy and Pollen Food Syndrome](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-child-allergy-and-pollen-food-syndrome) This week I wanted to share with you all - especially those of you who couldn’t attend - some of the most informative points for GPs on paediatric allergy that were discussed in our latest CPD.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-child-allergy-and-pollen-food-syndrome) 0 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [GP locum](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-locum), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Case Study](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/case-study), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Communication](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/communication), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 11 Jun 2014 ## [Case Study - The Distress Thermometer, Toolkit For Palliative & Holistic Care](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-the-distress-thermometer-toolkit-for-palliative-holistic-care) The role of the GP is continually expanding, increasing the requirement for palliative and holistic care. When patients are diagnosed with cancer or serious disease, we are required to perform an.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/case-study-the-distress-thermometer-toolkit-for-palliative-holistic-care) 0 Comments [CPD](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/cpd), [in the spotlight](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/in-the-spotlight-2), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development), [Doctors in the spotlight](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/doctors-in-the-spotlight) 10 Jun 2014 ## [In The Spotlight - Dr Mahibur Rahman, Portfolio GP & Medical Director of Emedica](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/doctors-in-the-spotlight/in-the-spotlight-dr-mahibur-rahman-portfolio-gp-medical-director-of-emedica) **How did you get into working as a portfolio GP? What was the motivation for working on an army base and in prisons?** [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/doctors-in-the-spotlight/in-the-spotlight-dr-mahibur-rahman-portfolio-gp-medical-director-of-emedica) 0 Comments [Hussain Gandhi](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/hussain-gandhi), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 17 Feb 2012 ## [On Continuous Professional Development (Part 3)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/on-continuous-professional-development-part-3) Completing continuous professional development (CPD) as a freelance or locum doctor can be a challenge. Working independently means you may not benefit from attending regular practice meetings where.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/on-continuous-professional-development-part-3) 0 Comments [Hussain Gandhi](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/hussain-gandhi), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Continuous Professional Development](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/continuous-professional-development) 10 Feb 2012 ## [On Continuous Professional Development (Part 2)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/on-continuous-professional-development-part-2) Completing continuous professional development (CPD) as a freelance or locum doctor can be a challenge. Working independently means you may not benefit from attending regular practice meetings where.... 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