Guidance

Education
| Support
Practice Manager Updates Podcasts and Videos
Last Reviewed Date
16/09/2026

An opportunity for PMs to hear the latest guidance for practices from the team at Wessex LMCs

Employment / Contracts / HR
| Revalidation / Appraisals
| Support
Practice Manager Peer Appraisals
Last Reviewed Date
08/09/2026

Wessex LMCs have recognised the value of Practice/Business Managers to General Practices within Wessex and have supported an initiative to develop a system of appraisal for them.

Support

Delivering high-quality patient care relies on smooth and consistent collaboration across the healthcare system. Interface working – the point where care moves from one part of the system to another – is often where delays, confusion or duplicated effort can occur.

Support
Getting Involved with the LMC
Last Reviewed Date
20/08/2026

You may have heard the name Wessex LMCs but do you know what the Local Medical Committee looks like or how it works? Likewise with the BMA – you may hear about the General Practitioner’s Committee or GPC but what does that mean or feel like?

Education
| Support

Educational podcasts and videos focusing on Community Pharmacy

Don’t forget to log your learning points & reflections as part of your CPD. CQC are particularly keen to see any evidence of your learning and how you apply it

Health and Wellbeing
| Support
Support for the Practice Team
Last Reviewed Date
05/08/2026

Wessex LMCs are here to help you however we can. There are plenty of resources out there, you may find the following helpful for the practice team…

Support
I am a Practice Manager…
Last Reviewed Date
03/08/2026

Both the guidance link and the link to our podcasts and videos, below, are pre-populated to show articles related to your role as a Practice Manager.

Communications
| Support
GP Appointment Data (GPAD)
Last Reviewed Date
27/07/2026

The GP Appointments Data (GPAD) Dashboard provides information about scheduled activity and usage of GP appointments at practice level. The aim of the dashboard is to inform users about activity in their own practice and the impact of seasonal pressures for management information.

Education
| Health and Wellbeing
| Support

Educational podcasts and videos focusing on Resilience, Wellbeing and Support.

Don’t forget to log your learning points & reflections as part of your CPD. CQC are particularly keen to see any evidence of your learning and how you apply it

Education
| Support

Given the current recruitment and retention crisis in primary care, anything we can do to encourage interest and generate enthusiasm for primary care is to be strongly supported, so if your practice feels it can host work experience students, we would support this.