Illuminating Primary Care Podcasts

ARRS Funding… Is it a booster shot rather than a cure?

ARRS Funding... Is it a booster shot rather than a cure? Matthew and Patrick take a look at ARRS funding and how this is impacting General Practice at the moment.

How will your practice achieve success in 2025?

Kirsty welcomes in the new year with her podcast for January. A new year is often the time for plans and goals and perhaps reflecting on the last year and where you’re going from here. What have you achieved over 2024? It’s a great time to acknowledge your achievements and don’t let them go unnoticed. Allow yourself to feel good going into 2025. Where are you as a practice right now, and where would you love to be at the end of this year.

How Big a Problem is Stress and Burnout?

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.

How to improve your health span

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.

The Emerging Role of Physician Associates within Primary Care

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.

The real impact of the Investment and Impact Fund

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.

The Evolution of Clinical Pharmacists in General Practice

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.

Holistic Treatments: Lifestyle and Mind-Body Medicine

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.

The Transition from the Ambulance Service to Primary Care

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.