In this week’s podcast, Ben chats to Dr Hussain Gandhi (known to one and all through his eGPLearning Podblast as Gandhi) about life as a new PCN Clinical Director; the challenges versus the outcomes, his goals and aspirations, the importance of collaborative working and the role of technology within general practice.

Show Notes

How Clinical Directorship happened (46 secs)

Impact of PCN formation (1min 20secs)

Notts City East: the stats (1min 55secs)

The journey to becoming Clinical Director (2mins 15secs)

Balancing clinical sessions and the role of Clinical Director (2mins 55secs)

Gandhi outlines the aims and objectives of his role (3mins 25secs)

The challenges! (4mins 9secs)

Focus on collaborative working (4mins 32secs)

The process of engagement & PCN open meetings (5mins 10secs)

What is the PCN vision? (5mins 45secs)

Blue sky thinking (6mins 3secs)

The first few months as Clinical Director (6mins 28secs)

Laying the groundwork for PCN formation (6mins 40secs)

The role of social prescribing and clinical pharmacists (7mins 5secs)

What are the demands on a Clinical Director? (7mins 45secs)

Time management and the pressure of deadlines (8mins)

What have been the key lessons learned so far? (8mins 47secs)

Technology within PCNs (9ins 20secs)

Staying in touch: group chat and instant messaging (10mins 20secs)

The role of video conferencing (11mins 28secs)

Are we using technology enough in general practice? Are PCNs a platform to develop tech further? (16mins 12 sec)

PCN goals moving forwards (18mins 16secs)

Getting in touch (20mins 40secs)

Gandhi’s website can be found here

On all social media platforms he can be found at eGPLearning

For the podcast look for the eGPLearning Podblast