Healthcare Leader & Practice Partner: Specialising in Strategic Primary Care Consulting and Service Design
Hello all! I hope you have all had a productive and inspiring week thus far. As the tradition continues, welcome to another week in review! We continued collaboration with Hartlepool & Stockton Health in our endeavour to support local practices as we get through difficult times in the NHS. 1. I did a lecture at my alma mater UCL! I spoke about one of my greatest passions, primary care innovation and its scope in GPland. 2. Alongside my lecture, I made a video with fellow professionals as part of the UCL MBA alumni series with the help of Blessing Adedoyin, MBA. I loved doing an MBA, as it made me an economically and financially astute doctor, something I never trained to be in Medical School. To all those considering it, just leap! You won’t regret it. I had lots of fun at the new building - met up with fellow alumni and the new cohorts, and even had a camera following me everywhere - had my taste of Hollywood fame! 3. Met up with Elliot Finney to discuss primary care recruitment concerns - the greatest being the role of allied healthcare staff, and whether organisations are overestimating them, putting them outside their competency and putting the livelihoods of GPs at risk. 4. Had an engaging chat with Ben Allen, a fellow GP partner, who has been working with ICB in the past, it was great to share ideas on improving Primary Care practice. The significance and importance of great managers and the culture they promote at a GP practice are not spoken of enough. I would like to prompt all healthcare leaders, aspiring or established, to consider the culture and ethos they encourage at their institutions. Some great Elm Tree Medical Centre news - the trainees who were recently with us passed their GP exams! From all of us at Elm Tree, we are so proud of you all and excited to see where you take primary care! We also had a practice partners meeting, where we set goals for next year. Setting goals is the most important thing you can do for yourself and your practice, as it encourages drive and self-reflection. How was your week? Let me know in the comments! #GP #primarycare #innovation
Simon Beesley
7mo
Great to hear you’ve connected with Ben Allen Would love to hear the ideas you shared and how you are planning on taking them forwards
Deepak Saxena
7mo
Can't agree more on the managerial content or lack of it (with due regards, and I mean commercial and business management aspects) in the current GP setup. As a matter of fact from a business and value adding perspective I'll also suggest a relook at typical activities that a GP, or a senior nurse, or an HR manager etc. carry out on a day to day basis. Eg if these activities are more or less same as that being done 20 years back, then I can see an issue. In any business or paid role, one is expected to perform higher duties or provide more value add, like a sales resource will be expected to manage a team of 5 similar resources in 3 yrs time. Going back to our example in a GP, if the same is not happening then that can be one of the reasons for GP crisis ie more funds are supporting a historical delivery model. A strong business like managerial introduction into a practice can work wonders, and yes, an MBA may just be the right such input needed.
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