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.

How to utilise your GP ARRS funding

Matthew and David take you through the hot topic of ARRS funding for newly qualified GPs. They explain the process in this special episode of Illuminating Primary Care. A lot of PCNS are trying to work out what they are going to do and how to utilise their ARRS funding. There is a lot of uncertainty and the clock is ticking on this funding, so we are here to give you a summary of our experience so far and what we have learned after speaking with hundreds of PCNs. We’re here to help PCNs navigate through this topic.

The journey from GP to GP Partner

In this episode of Illuminating Primary Care, Patrick chats with GP Partner Dan O’Sullivan to discuss all things Partnership. Dan explains why he joined a Partnership straight out of Training and the things he enjoys about the role, along with some unexpected challenges he’s faced.

The modern day Practice Manager

In this episode of Illuminating Primary Care, Victoria chats with Practice Manager Julie Dixon to discuss ‘The Modern-Day Practice Manager’ and the challenges they face today.

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.

In Conversation with Dr Mateen Ellahi

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.

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 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.