Illuminating Primary Care Podcasts

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.

Rethinking Partnership within General Practice

In this episode of the Illuminating Primary Care Podcast, Rohan Fletcher speaks to Yuen Toh, an experienced Clinical Pharmacist, podcaster and Partner at Boultham Park Medical Practice and discuss changes to the traditional partnership model. They look at how things have now changed, from seeing an introduction of other clinical roles as Partners in GP Practices, to looking at practices, PCNs and the wider system as well as making sure patient engagement is as efficient as possible.

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.

Dr Ennis’ Route to Partnership

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.

How a GP Surgery Became Google’s Highest Rated

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.

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.