Dr Paul Bennett is back on the Ockham sofa for a second week to discuss his practice’s revolutionary new approach to home visiting. Borne partly from a a technical constraint, Paul describes how the project was started, who has been involved and how it has evolved into more than an atypical Skype consultation.

Welcome and introduction (40 secs)

The constraints enabling change (58 secs)

The role of nurses within the new model (2 mins 45 secs)

Keeping the technology simple (3 mins 20 secs)

The difference between moving to Skype consulting and a fully transformative approach (4 mins)

GP consultations in the new world and the logistical setup (4 mins 45 secs)

A whole team approach (6 mins 26 secs)

The role of tech: challenges and benefits (7 mins 7 secs)

Crunching the numbers (8 mins 22 secs)

What has been the impact on the practice and its GPs? (9 mins 47 secs)

What’s stopped the rollout progressing further? (10 mins 23 secs)

Patient feedback and a case in point (10 mins 38 secs)

Could this work across a wider Primary Care Network? (12 mins 25 secs)

Paramedic involvement (13 mins 30 secs)

Virtual consulting with nursing homes? (14 mins 19 secs)

Just do it! (16 mins 58 secs)

Getting in touch (17 mins 45 secs)

The importance of sharing best practice and learning (18 mins 19 secs)

 

Paul is contactable at: [email protected]