--- title: Lantum Blog | Primary Care (3) description: Primary Care | Primary Care advice for GPs and Practice Managers (3) --- [![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/) [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [Out of Hours](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/out-of-hours), [Communication](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/communication) 19 Feb 2015 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/4627837492_89815aef58_z4-1.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/tips-for-happy-telephone-consulting-in-gp-out-of-hours) ## [Tips for Happy Telephone Consulting in GP Out of Hours](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/tips-for-happy-telephone-consulting-in-gp-out-of-hours) *With Dr Victoria Holt, expert contributor and medical director at CHUHSE OOH in Hackney* [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/out-of-hours/tips-for-happy-telephone-consulting-in-gp-out-of-hours) 0 Comments [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [Opinion](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion) 22 Jan 2015 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/7797420210_b655681738_z4-1.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/opinion/should-gps-prescribe-damp-proof-coursing) ## [Should GPs prescribe damp proof coursing?](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/opinion/should-gps-prescribe-damp-proof-coursing) Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt recently came out in support of GPs prescribing treatment for damp in patient's homes. According to Pulse Magazine, Hunt said that some CCGs are already going in to fix.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/opinion/should-gps-prescribe-damp-proof-coursing) 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 [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [diagnosis](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/diagnosis), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [Opinion](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion), [Case Study](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/case-study), [General Practice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/general-practice) 22 Jul 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/redflags4.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/case-study-cancer-red-flags) ## [Case Study - Cancer 'Red Flags'](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/case-study-cancer-red-flags) [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/case-study-cancer-red-flags) 0 Comments [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [CCG](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/ccg), [in the spotlight](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/in-the-spotlight-2), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Opinion](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical), [Doctors in the spotlight](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/doctors-in-the-spotlight), [General Practice](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/general-practice), [GP Commissioning](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/gp-commissioning) 09 Jul 2014 [![](https://blog.lantum.com/hubfs/Blog_Media/david-colin-thome14.jpg)](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/in-the-spotlight-professor-david-colin-thome-obe-former-national-clinical-director-of-primary-care) ## [In The Spotlight - Professor David Colin-Thomé OBE, Former National Clinical Director of Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/in-the-spotlight-professor-david-colin-thome-obe-former-national-clinical-director-of-primary-care) ### **This week we've been speaking to Professor David Colin-Thomé OBE, former National Clinical Director of Primary Care. We discuss his incredibly rich career from being a GP in Runcorn to lecturing....** [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/in-the-spotlight-professor-david-colin-thome-obe-former-national-clinical-director-of-primary-care) 5 Comments [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [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), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Case Study](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/case-study) 25 Jun 2014 ## [Case Study - The 'Non-Converters'](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/case-study-the-non-coverters) The National Cancer Intelligence Network shows that 10 per cent of referrals convert to a cancer diagnosis, and under 50 per cent of cancers are detected via the two week wait in England. With.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/mindfulness-and-burnout/case-study-the-non-coverters) 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 [Advice Guide](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/advice-guide), [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [diagnosis](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/diagnosis), [Mindfulness and burnout](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/mindfulness-and-burnout), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Case Study](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/case-study), [Clinical](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/clinical) 09 Apr 2014 ## ['Just one more thing...'](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/just-one-more-thing) As GPs, we hear this question multiple times a day from patients....often accompanied by a hopeful smile. With only 10-15 minutes to diagnose each patient (often arriving with more than one.... [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/clinical/just-one-more-thing) 0 Comments [Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care), [NHS](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/nhs), [Opinion](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/opinion) 28 Nov 2013 ## [Why we need greater collaboration for Practice Managers in Primary Care](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-in-the-news/why-we-need-greater-collaboration-for-practice-managers-in-primary-care) **Notes from our Practice Manager's Social** [Read More](https://blog.lantum.com/p/blog/nhs-in-the-news/why-we-need-greater-collaboration-for-practice-managers-in-primary-care) 0 Comments [← Previous](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care/page/2) [1](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care/page/1) [2](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care/page/2) [3](https://blog.lantum.com/tag/primary-care/page/3) ### 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) - 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