Illuminating Primary Care
Welcome to Illuminating Primary Care! On our channel, we will be talking about all things Primary Care. We will be speaking to decision-makers and innovators from the world of General Practice. Our first few episodes will be hosted by James Truswell, Director of Menlo Park Recruitment. We will also be featuring some of our specialist consultants as guest hosts in future episodes, so make sure to follow us so that you don’t miss out.
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Episodes
Friday Oct 14, 2022
Friday Oct 14, 2022
We speak to Dr. Hasnain Abbasi, Clinical Director and founder of AT Medics, who reveals how he and his co-founders started what is today the biggest primary care provider in the UK, the challenges since its 2004 inception, how technology has played a key role in growth, their merger with Operose Health and response to media criticism, and a look ahead to the next 10 years in primary care.
Timings:
01:44 How did AT Medics start?
10:48 How did you learn how to run a GP practice?
17:30 What state have the practices been in when you’ve acquired them?
21:50 What are the first things you change at a new practice?
24:45 What are the biggest challenges of growing AT Medics?
32:00 Achievements of AT Tech
42:30 What did you merge with Operose Health?
48:10 Is any of the criticism you’ve received from the press justified?
54:10 Driving change in the NHS – exciting or scary?
1:01:52 What do the next 10 years of primary care look like in the UK?
1:04:30 Why should you join AT Medics/Operose Health?
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
Thursday Sep 15, 2022
In the first episode of Illuminating Primary Care we talk to David Clark, Managing Partner at Mendip Vale Medical Practice, a traditional GP Partnership which has grown from a one-site 11,000 patients to a six-site 70,000 patients in just seven years.
We discuss:
How MVMP has grown
Why they have chosen to grow
Biggest challenges in working at a scale
What key learns are for surgeries considering growing
How to make primary care sustainable for clinicians
We hope you enjoy the podcast!
03:32 What was the size of the practice in 2015 and how does it differ today?
07:20 Why did you decide to grow the practice and what are the benefits?
14:00 How have you grown to the size you are now?
16:40 What are the key learns for other surgeries going through growth?
18:23 What specific challenges have there been?
21:40 How do you lead and manage 300 staff?
28:45 How do you make working at MVMP sustainable for clinicians?
34:58 What is the best thing about working at MVMP?
39:00 What is the future of primary care?
Illuminating Primary Care
by Menlo Park
Do you have a passion for Primary Care? Illuminating Primary Care brings you the very best in thought leadership, insights, opinions, and advice, from the world of Primary Care in the UK. We will be speaking to the change-makers and the innovators working in the sector at the moment.
If you work in Primary Care, we welcome you to subscribe to Illuminating Primary Care today!
If you would like to be featured on our podcast, please feel free to contact us at info@menloparkrecruitment.com