The Primary Care Podcast by LLR Training Hub

In this episode, we are joined by Maria Gilbert who is the Pharmacy Workforce Development Lead for the LLR Training Hub. Maria is an experienced Pharmacist and Advanced Clinical Practitioner. She holds positions as Regional Vice President for the East Midlands Primary Care Pharmacy Association and is a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Pharmacy at De Montfort University.Together, we disucss the role Pharmacists play in modern day primary care, as well as touching on the role of Pharmacy Technicians.Host: Dr Krishan V PatelTo get in touch please email LLRtraining.hub@nhs.net or visit our website www.LLRtraininghub.co.uk

In 2025, the advent of AI in day to day personal and professional workstreams has raised many questions of safety and privacy. For those working in healthcare, it provides some exciting but possibly concerning new possibilities. In this episode, we are joined by Ed Trimbee (Chief Information Security Officer LLR & Northamptonshire ICBs) and Chris Biddle (Cyber Security Manager at Leicestershire Health Informatics Service) to discuss the sphere of cybersecurity as it applies to Primary Care, particularly across LLR.

Vaccinations are a key comonent in promoting health and preventing disease. Primary care is pivotal in the delivery of vaccination programmes to the population. We are lucky to be joined in this epiaode by Dr Virginia Ashman. Take a listen as we discuss the very basics you need to know about vaccinations and the important work across primary care ensuring their successful delivery. Some of the useful resources we discuss in the episode are referenced below:The Green Book "Vaccination Bible"LLR ICB Vaccination Hub (and embedded Walk-In Vaccination Finder)Vaccine Knowledge ProjectInternational Vaccination Schedules (WHO) This World Health Organisation webpage allows you to find immunisation schedules for each nation. Select 'vaccination schedule' in the 'All Topics' drop down.EMICAS (East Midlands Immunisation Clinical Advice Service). For any vaccination query or incident reporting but no patient-identifiable information please: england.emids-imms@nhs.net Dr Virginia Ashman (LLR ICB Immunisation Clinical Lead): virginia.ashman1@nhs.net

In this episode we are joined by Dr Phil Green and Dr Adam Mulla from the LLR Training Hub. Hear them talk about what it means to be a General Practitioner in the modern day, some of the challenges and also the various support available through the LLR Training Hub. Take a look at some of our offers on our website:https://www.llrtraininghub.co.uk/early-career-gp

Rachel and Lisa join me for a short episode to discuss the impressive professional nurse advocate programme and the support this can provide for individual nurses, but also for the wider nursing workforce in primary care. If you are interested, or just wish to find out some more about support for nurses in primary care, follow this link where you will find the direct contacts for Rachel and Lisa https://www.llrtraininghub.co.uk/general-practice-nursing

Did you know how much support for training and development there is in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland? Were you aware that there is a dedicated team who can support and guide the primary care workforce in our area?Take a listen to this episode where Hannah and Gemma discuss how the LLR Training and Development Team can support you if you are working in primary care in the Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland region.