Part Three - The Advent of GP Consultancy A three-part episode with an entrepreneurial young GP Partner, Dr Mateen Ellahi. First, we discuss how he balances his NHS and private work and what a portfolio career gives him in terms of balance and job satisfaction. We then move on to his practice and how they’ve become one of the highest rated GP Practices in the country on Google. Part three covers Dr Ellahi’s venturing into GP Consultancy, offering his experience and insight to practices who are struggling, much in the way that management consultants exist but from a specific General Practitioner viewpoint.   Timings: 00:30 - Intro 01:23 - The role of GP consultancy 05:56 - Why isn't it more common for GPs to be offering consultancy? 08:03 - What indicators are there to suggest a practice needs help? 09:54 - What does this role give you personally? 12:36 - How do you see GP consultancy evolving? 14:46 - How to grow interest and raise awareness of this role. 17:21 - What is the end goal? 18:29 - How do you plan to take this further? 19:27 - Get in touch with Dr Ellahi #primarycare #generalpractice #menloparkprimarycare #primarycarepodcastportfoliocareer #portfoliogp #healthcare #healthcarepodcast #generalpractitioner #podcast #podcastsetup

Part Two - Elm Tree Medical Centre – A Success Story A three-part episode with an entrepreneurial young GP Partner, Dr Mateen Ellahi. First, we discuss how he balances his NHS and private work and what a portfolio career gives him in terms of balance and job satisfaction. We then move on to his practice and how they’ve become one of the highest rated GP Practices in the country on Google. Part three covers Dr Ellahi’s venturing into GP Consultancy, offering his experience and insight to practices who are struggling, much in the way that management consultants exist but from a specific General Practitioner viewpoint.   Timings: 00:29 - Intro 00:56 - A little about Mateen's practice 02:27 - How did you come into contact with your current practice? 03:49 - What areas needed addressing when you joined this practice? 05:14 - Why was growing the practice most important? 06:17 - Did you have any resistance to implementing changes to the practice? 07:52 - What changes has there been? 09:28 - How have you showcased higher patient engagement? 12:13 - How have you maintained sustainability when working? 14:16 - Are your good results an isolated example in your region? 16:12 - Is the GP-led model the key to your success? 17:59 - What sets you apart from your neighbours? 19:11 - What's next? 21:02 - Do you plan to diversify the partnership? 22:08 - What's the distinguishment between salaried and partner? 25:04 - The future of partnership #primarycare #generalpractice #menloparkprimarycare #primarycarepodcastportfoliocareer #portfoliogp #healthcare #healthcarepodcast #generalpractitioner #podcast #podcastsetup

Part one - The Rise of Portfolio Careers A three-part episode with an entrepreneurial young GP Partner, Dr Mateen Ellahi. First, we discuss how he balances his NHS and private work and what a portfolio career gives him in terms of balance and job satisfaction. We then move on to his practice and how they’ve become one of the highest rated GP Practices in the country on Google. Part three covers Dr Ellahi’s venturing into GP Consultancy, offering his experience and insight to practices who are struggling, much in the way that management consultants exist but from a specific General Practitioner viewpoint. Timings: 00:29 - Intro 00:58 - Mateen's portfolio 02:54 - Why does a portfolio career suit Dr Ellahi? 04:29 - How did you find and secure your private roles? 05:59 - What does the mixture of NHS and private work give you? 07:13 - What does the growth of the private GP market mean for the NHS? 08:24 - What would you say to the GPs thinking of going into the private sector? 09:30 - Should the NHS be encouraging GPs to have a portfolio? 10:55 - What do you wish you'd known before you started working as a portfolio GP? 12:49 - How do you see your portfolio evolving? #primarycare #generalpractice #menloparkprimarycare #primarycarepodcastportfoliocareer #portfoliogp #healthcare #healthcarepodcast #generalpractitioner #podcast #podcastsetup

In this episode, Ciaran Fletcher is joined by Dr. Farnaaz Sharief MBE, to discuss stress and burnout in healthcare.   Farnaaz offers insight about how you can recognise signs of stress and burnout in yourself and your colleagues, as well as offering her tips and advice for dealing with these complex issues.

GP Partner, Dr Rebecca Ennis from Western Avenue Medical Centre in Chester, delves into her journey to Partnership, specifically not long after qualifying, and how her practice does things differently.   In this episode, we discuss: 🩺Choosing GP as a speciality 📚Returning to University to specialise 🏠Choosing a practice 💭Lessons learnt as a partner 📈The future of GP   Timings: 00:05 - Introduction. 00:48 - Overview of Dr Rebecca's medical career. 02:42 - What, about the practice she joined as a partner, was attractive? 04:34 - How does her practice offer such good work/life balance? 05:34 - Did she view many practices before finding her current partnership? 06:22 - How much exposure to financial and contractual issues did she have before committing to partnership? 07:12 - What is the team like at her practice? 07:53 - How her practice does things differently. 09:00 - What areas is she improving on in the practice? 10:27 - What is her strategy for navigating these uncertain times? 11:29 - Lessons learnt so far as a partner. 13:11 - What does the government need to do to make GP a more sustainable career path?   If you want to get in touch regarding partnership or anything else to do with primary care, you can call 0113 350 1308 or email info@menloparkrecruitment.com.   #primarycare #generalpractice #partnership #gp #podcast #menloparkprimarycare #healthcare #nhs #primarycarepodcast

In this episode we are joined by Dr Steve Taylor, a former GP Partner who has been involved in training 60 GPs throughout his career. Steve is focussed on helping get the message out there about the truth of what GPs experience on a daily basis – something that the mainstream media do a poor job of. We discuss some of the stats and figures that Steve shares online and what the future of general practice might look like.    Timings:   00:05- Ciaran introduces Dr Steve Taylor 00:46- Steve Taylor introduces himself 01:25- Background on Dr Steve’s work and why he became a GP 02:57- Where and how did the GP workload and pressure stats start? 07:36- GPs in the media 09:21-What has brought about the increase in GP workload? 12:51- Mental health in general practice 14:37- Funding in Primary Care 16:13- Why are younger and newly qualified GPs leaving? 17:33- GPs from overseas 20:48- International Health Policy Statistics 21:52- What needs to be done to turn around ‘bad GP statistics? What needs to change? 27:04- Failure to support GPs 32:00- ‘Bad news’ about GPs sells! 33:52- Patient satisfaction 35:20- Is there a lack of understanding by Labour and Lib Dems? 42:10- Is there hope for Primary Care? 47:42- Find Dr Steve Taylor on social media.

In this episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, David Murphy is joined by Dr. Nabeel Arshad, GP Partner at The Brooke Surgery, which is Google's highest rated in the country.   We discuss what changes practices can make to drastically improve patient satisfaction, and how to improve Google reviews.

Join Ciaran Fletcher and Dr. Erwin Kwun, the man who coaches GP trainees to help them succeed MRCGP SCA and beyond.   They discuss the challenges GP trainees can face, doctors' wellbeing in training and beyond, preparation for the SCA, and developing a portfolio career.

Ciaran Fletcher is joined by Dr. Sally Hambly to discuss her work in coaching doctors to make career decisions which put their wellbeing at the centre.   We discuss the sunk cost fallacy and how it may prevent doctors leaving primary care, the pressures of taking on a new role, how imposter syndrome affects GPs, and why career diversification may be the right choice for some.

In this fascinating episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, Kirsty Morris is joined by Riccardo DiCuffa, Co Founder & Chief Medical Officer of Thyme. Riccardo explains how he believes we should approach the issue of an ageing population, with people living longer, but not necessarily healthier. He offers advice as to how people can implement lifestyle changes to ensure they live long, healthy lives.

We speak to James Catton, an experienced Physician Associate within primary care based in Suffolk and Physician Associate ambassador working with Health Education England to discuss all aspects of the PA role, from qualifying through to working as part of a PCN and what the future looks like in general practice for PAs.   Timings: 00:04- Introduction 01:01- What attracted James to become a PA? 03:33- What does a day in the life of a PA look like for James? 05:04- How does James find working across multiple practices, being part of a PCN? 07:34- What advice would James give to any PAs that might become the first/only PA within the PCN or practice? 09:37- Was James heavily involved in both the acute and the long-term conditions when he initially started? 13:04- Has James taken on a kind of lead PA role at his practice? Is there a hierarchy? 14:57- What sort of appointment times was James working to when he first started, and what are they now? 18:36- Is there anything James thinks either surgeries or PCNs could do to better understand the role of a PA? 21:03- Does the imbalance of PAs doing secondary care, as opposed to primary care placements, need to be addressed? 22:41- What are James’ thoughts on PAs having prescribing rights? 27:16- As a PA, has James expressed specialist interest in any areas?

We speak to Dr Valeed Ghafoor, GP Partner in Blackpool to discuss Primary Care Networks, The Investment and Impact Fund (IIF), It’s effects on Primary Care providers and how this can be improved on.   00:35- Dr Ghafoor introduction 01:30- Dr Ghafoor gives overview of Primary Care Networks. 03:45- What is the IIF and how does it come into Primary Care Networks? 08:00- How can funding be lost via the IIF? 12:25- Why can’t the IIF work in conjunction with QOF to have one system so that practices don’t miss out on funding? 15:14- What other aspects of IIF apart from coding are causing problems with funding in practices? 21:25- What happens if a practice doesn’t need some of the staff the IIF allows them to recruit, and doesn’t use the funding allocated? 22:40- If the funding didn’t get used last year, but it is needed this year- what happens? 23:50- Suggestions Dr Ghafoor has for other practices to manage and avoid issues with the IIF. 31:32- What has Dr Ghafoor done in his practice to take control of stress, burnout and still provide the best care and meet target? 33:50- How can the network help practices? 37:30- Are practices having to use their own staff to satisfy the needs of the IIF because staff provided by the network isn’t enough? 41:44- Content of next podcast.

Shilpa Patel is the lead GP Pharmacist (and partner) at WellBN Integrated Healthcare, pharmacist mentor, assessor and Inspirational speaker.   Jasmine Kaur discusses with Shilpa what Clinical Pharmacists can bring to a practice, what career opportunities are available for Pharmacists within primary care, and the story behind becoming a GP Partner.

In this fascinating episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, Ciaran Fletcher is joined by Dr. Anna Smith, an NHS and Holistic GP.   Dr. Anna Smith explains what she does as a Certified Lifestyle Physician, as well as her work as a Mind-Body Practitioner. She provides tips and advice for preventing various chronic illnesses through lifestyle changes, as well as explaining the links between our bodies and minds.

In this episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, Alexa Makaafi is joined by GP Dr Karen Forshaw, and Chartered Physiotherapist and Psychotherapist Chrissie Mowbray. They formed 'Resilient Practice' to teach evidence-based tools and techniques for maintaining wellbeing and resilience to all.   Karen and Chrissie discuss with Alexa the issues of stress and burnout for healthcare workers, and offer their top 10 tips for how to prevent burnout and stay resilient.

Jasmine Kaur is joined by Paramedic Practitioner Charlotte Humfrey. Charlotte is a team lead for the West London network at the Location Medical Services, and she is building up her own team of paramedics whilst working at the Acute Illness and Urgent Treatment Centre.   Charlotte discusses the transition from secondary to primary care, offering first-hand experience and insight from the perspective of a paramedic. She explains why practices may have a misunderstanding of what the role of a paramedic can be, and what she believes the future will hold for paramedics in primary care.   Everything we cover in the podcast 1:30 – Why transition from secondary to primary care 4:09 – Transitioning to primary care 6:20 – Benefits of transitioning to primary care 9:13 – Tips for paramedics transitioning to primary care 15:15 – Why practices are struggling to recruit paramedics 19:07 – Misunderstandings about what a paramedic can do 23:26 – The future for paramedics in primary care

We’re excited to share our latest episode featuring Dr James Kier, GP Partner at Lido Medical Practice in St Helier, Jersey. In this episode of the Illuminating Primary Care podcast, Patrick Flowers discusses all things related to Jersey General Practice, and why you might want to consider moving there as a GP. Other topics covered are: What are the main benefits of working in Jersey over the UK?; understanding differences between the NHS and a Private Healthcare system and the impact this has on workload; top tips for a GP considering relocating and finally, what the future holds for the NHS.   00:56- Dr Kier introduction 01:29- Why did Dr Kier choose to relocate? 02:24- The main advantages of Jersey over Australia and Canada 04:07- Main learning points from moving to Jersey 05:58- How does being a Partner/Business owner in Jersey differ to the UK? 07:53- What are the main benefits between Jersey and UK general practice? What has been the most different and beneficial as a GP? 11:14- Any drawbacks to working in Jersey vs UK as a GP? 13:10- Advice for GPs thinking of relocating 14:48- What does Dr Kier see in the NHS’ future? 16:05- Specific financial benefits of Jersey – Increased sessional rates and less tax 17:58- Get in touch if you’d be interested in talking about Channel Island opportunities!

In this episode, David and Patrick talk about contract and salary negotiations. They walk you through what might affect sessional rates, differing contract types, BMA model recommendations, and they also offer practical advice for salary negotiations – including what you should definitely avoid when negotiating with a practice! If you would like to watch the full, free webinar where they discuss this topic in more detail, request the link here.   Everything we cover in the podcast: 00:42 Factors affecting sessional rate 04:59 Practical advice for GPs 07:28 Contract negotiations 10:08 BMA contract recommendations 11:28 What to do if a practice doesn’t offer BMA contract 12:35 Common contract variations 14:53 General advice for contract negotiations 17:30 Salary negotiations 19:30 Tips on negotiating 24:25 Things to avoid in salary negotiations

In this episode, we are joined by Dr Clara Doran, a former GP, writer and founder of Noggin The Brain People. Clara is focused on helping everyday folk, including GPs, take better care of themselves and cope with the stresses of daily life. We discuss some of the techniques and strategies that Clara would recommend to help GPs and other medical professionals cope with the stresses of the job and how to cope with the daily challenges that come their way.   Timings: 00:00 - 21:00 - Micro breaks and the importance of sleep 21:00 - 25:00 - Checking in with yourself, how are you feeling? 25:00 - 28:00 - Make sure to communicate  28:00 - 32:00 - Pressures on GPs 33:00 - 39:00  - Burnout 40:00 - Brain Health

Matthew and Victoria take you through everything you need to know about what to look for in your first practice, as a newly qualified GP.   The pair talk you through everything you need to know, to provide you with extensive detail on what to look for in your first post, useful questions to ask, guidance on what level of salary and benefits to look for, and any pitfalls to avoid!    If you would like to watch the full webinar as mentioned in the podcast, request the link here: https://menloparkrecruitment.com/contact/   We will also be running a new series of webinars in June 2023, so if you would like to attend these, free of charge, please request to attend by completing our contact form above.    What do we cover in the podcast: 00:00 - Intro 00:01 - 00:02: What to do before you enquire 00:02 - 00:05: Making your enquiry  00:05 - 00:07: What are your first impressions of a practice and why are they recruiting? 00:07 - 00:08:  Are you looking for partnership opportunities? 00:08 - 00:09: How to know what type of GP the practice is looking for 00:09 - 00:11: What are you looking for in your role and what is the team like and what are the hours like? 00:11 - 00:14: What is the workload like, what else do you need to find out about the practice?  00:14 - 00:19:  Once the offer has been made - what you need to know   If you would like to attend our next webinar in June, please contact us and we will send you the zoom link https://menloparkrecruitment.com/contact/