YORLMC podcast

Hear from North Yorkshire & York LMC members Dr Tillmann Jacobi and Dr Chris Ives about their experience of attending the UK LMC Conference in May 2026. Tillmann and Chris talk about how the conference relates to day-to-day GP life. how the conference and the conference agenda work. Tillmann's motion on GP trainers and other key motions from the conference. the role of the agenda committee...

YORLMC offers a 'taster month' for our members to find out more about being an LMC officer as well as all the work of the LMC. Dr Brian McGregor talks to Dr Abbie Brooks and Dr Jareer Ahsen as they come to the end of their month. They discuss: Why they joined the LMC. What they learned over the month. How the officer and member roles differ. What the LMC officers do for general practice. H...

GPC England and GPC UK policy is set by the LMC England and LMC UK Conferences which take place each year. Representatives at these conferences debate a range of motions and those that are passed form policy for GPC England and GPC UK. This podcast episode is a discussion between YORLMC Medical Secretary Dr Brian McGregor and North Yorkshire LMC Members Dr Tillmann Jacobi and Dr Dariush Saeedi. Br...

Take a listen to this GP registrar special edition of our podcast, with YORLMC GPR members Dr Rohma Tahir, Dr Mark Burrell and Dr Thijs Van Dalen. Find out more about: what is an LMC? what does YORLMC do? how they got involved with YORLMC. how the LMC is connected to what goes on in GP practices and the practical impact it can have. being a YORLMC member. support available for GPRs from YORLMC. If...

Find out more about how mentoring can help you in this discussion between nurse mentor Alison Walker and GPMplus wellbeing lead Dr Danielle Hann. Alison and Danielle discuss how mentoring can help you at any and all stages of your career. what a mentoring session is like. the benefits of mentoring. how to arrange a mentoring session. If you are a practice nurse interested in accessing GPMplus ment...

Find out more about the 2025 England LMC Conference in this discussion between YORLMC members Dr Rameez Rahman, Dr Matt Ansell and Dr Mark Burrell. In this episode, Rameez, Matt and Mark talk about: What is the conference and what is its purpose? How motions are debated They report back on motions about: The 10 Year Plan Right to choose Secondary and primary care interface Partner liability Blende...

Find out more about the new York & Scarborough interface agreement with Dr Cath Chapman, YORLMC Locality Officer, Dr Nina Sloan, Humber & North Yorkshire ICB Interface Lead, and Dr Owen Bebb, Consultant Cardiologist. The interface agreement sets out principles for primary and secondary care colleagues to work together to deliver the best care for patients. This podcast looks at: What is in...

In this Early Career GP special, Dr Matt Ansell and Dr Rameez Rahman talk to GP partners Dr Abbie Brooks and Dr Andrew Moriarty about their top tips for applying for a GP job. The discussion includes: What do partners look for in a job application? Where to look for GP jobs. Informal visits to a practice. The interview and questions to ask. Employment terms and negotiations. How to fit into a new...

Hear from YORLMC members Dr Drew Bradman and Dr Richard Fletcher about their experiences attending the May 2025 UK LMC Conference in Glasgow. In this podcast Drew and Richard talk about how conference works the direct link between conference and the development of national policy key motions debated and agreed the advantages of attending conference For more information about anything discussed in...

In this latest episode in our Early Career GP series, Dr Rameez Rahman talks to Dr Junaid Azam and Dr Maria Foulds about their portfolio careers in clinical leadership. Junaid and Maria are both LMC officers as well as holding roles with the local ICB and in this episode they talk with Rameez about: how they got into their roles balancing/blending work and life tips for networking navigating a dif...

In this latest episode in our Early Career GP series, Dr Rameez Rahman talks to Dr Felicity Day about her portfolio career as an LMC officer, GP trainer and fellowship mentor. Felicity and Rameez talk about: How each of the roles in her portfolio career works. How the LMC can help make change that supports GPs on the frontline, improves system efficiency and helps patients. Challenges of different...

Hear more about Long Covid in this discussion between YORLMC member Dr Matt Ansell and Dr Amy Small, who is a GP in Sheffield, a Clinical Advisor for Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland, and a member of the BMA sessional committee. The discussion includes: Dr Amy Small's personal experience of Long Covid Our first awareness of Long Covid Caring for patients with Long Covid Below are links to resou...

The latest edition of the Early Career GP specials is a discussion about portfolio careers with YORLMC members Dr Laura Molyneux and Dr Emily Appleyard. In this podcast Emily talks to Laura about her portfolio career including roles as a GP, LMC member, Clinical Director and in MSK. The discussion looks at: How did you get into a portfolio career? What does a usual week look like? What challenges...

Find out more about how YORLMC can support you in this Early Career GP Special with YORLMC members Dr Emily Appleyard and Dr Matt Ansell. Emily and Matt talk about: What is the LMC How they got involved Support from YORLMC for early career GPs What YORLMC does, including interface with secondary care How to attend a YORLMC meeting Wellbeing and mentoring services from GPMplus To get in touch with...

An overview of the new LES specifications for Humber & North Yorkshire area practices. Dr Zoe Norris and Dr Sally Tyrer join Maddie Clifford-Roper for a join Humberside LMCs and YORLMC podcast to explain what each of the specifications involves. Background and rationale Tariffs and costings Diagnostics Anticoagulation Intrauterine system insertion/removal Diabetes Shared care PSA monitoring Va...

YORLMC members Dr Abbie Brooks and Dr Andrew Moriarty discuss appraisals with Dr Yasmin Khan, Responsible Officer for GPs across Yorkshire & Humber. Find out more about: How the appraisals process works What is the Responsible Officer role Performance Management The role of the GMC Wellbeing How you can get support, including from YORLMC

Hear more about the England LMC Conference with YORLMC members Dr Abbie Brooks and Dr Ummara Makhdoom. Find out about: How the conference works Motions discussed at the November 2024 conference Who can attend Ways for everyone to get involved Preview of the March 2025 Special Conference

Dr Brian McGregor speaks to Cameron Fund Chair Dr Terry John and Deputy Chair Dr Rob Barnett about the Fund. Their discussion includes: What is the Cameron Fund? Who can it help? What support and advice is available? How to access support? What being a member of the Cameron Fund means and how becoming a member can help? For more information about the Cameron Fund you can visit their website here ....

NHS practices in the YORLMC area can advertise jobs free of charge on the YORLMC jobs board. GPs looking for work in the YORLMC area can also advertise on the jobs board free of charge. The jobs board is available here . To place an advert, please email info@yorlmcltd.co.uk

Did you know that YORLMC offers practices access to a range of legal services, including several that are fully funded and available free to access? LMC Law works for LMCs and GPs across the country providing support to LMCs and their constituents and providing advice on a variety of issues. There’s more information on the YORLMC website about services available for practices from LMC Law.

The BMA survival toolkit identifies 10 actions practices may choose to take as part of collective action. YORLMC isn’t a trade union – we can’t direct you to take particular actions. But we have put together toolkits for North Yorkshire and Bradford & Airedale to help support discussions at practice, PCN or locality level. These toolkits are available on the YORLMC website .

The BMA is running a Local Action Tracker Survey, to build a picture of local participation with collective action. The survey is sent on a monthly basis and practice managers will receive a link each month from YORLMC. Thanks very much to all practices who are already completing the survey each month. If you are not already doing so, please do consider filling in the survey the next time you rece...

Hear from YORLMC Medical Secretary Dr Brian McGregor about changes announced in the budget about national insurance and the minimum wage. This two-minute Podcast Soundbite includes news about a BMA calculator which can help practices to assess the impact to their finances. The calculator is available here (please note it needs a BMA member log-in).

In this environmental special edition of our podcast, YORLMC members Dr Emily Appleyard and Dr Jess Wheeler speak to Dr Matt Sawyer and Dr Mike Tomson about their work around environmentally sustainable primary care. Hear in this podcast about: Clinical and non-clinical actions to take in practice. How to look at your practice's carbon footprint. What are good first steps for a practice to make? Y...

Find out more about how YORLMC can help you as a GP Registrar in this special edition of our podcast. YORLMC members Dr Ummara Makhdoom and Dr Jess Wheeler talk about how they became LMC members, ways for GPRs to get involved and the services available including wellbeing and mentoring. Please see below some more details and links about topics mentioned in the podcast. Dates of future meetings are...