Today, Ben is accompanied by Ben Allen, Partner at a Sheffield GP and Clinical Director for primary care in Sheffield, supporting primary care to thrive. During the podcast, they delve into the document that Ben has worked on, titled 'Another General Practice is possible’, a document that has served as a catalyst for initiating change within Ben's practice. Upon joining the practice, Ben immediately recognised the potential for improvement and dedicated considerable time to research and investigation, looking deeper into ways to facilitate change. Ben identified a variety of alterations that could be implemented, including restructuring partner meetings, ensuring everyone is in the right seats, refining the recruitment process and much more. Ben expresses his delight with the positive impact that 'Another General Practice is possible' has already had, reflecting on his accomplishments thus far and sharing his plans for the future.

 

Introduction (0:09)

 

Why was change needed? (0:43)

 

Ben’s beginnings in the practice.. (2:45)

 

How long was spent on the framework of Another General Practice is possible? (3:55)

 

Infrastructure around the changes.. (4:24)

 

Changes to the partner meetings.. (6:57)

 

Trusting your staff.. (7:35)

 

Sharing the ownership within the practice.. (8:18)

 

Understanding the problems before making solutions.. (9:11)

 

Proactively getting everyone in the right seats.. (11:50)

 

Wrong person in power within practices.. (12:59)

 

Changes to recruitment.. (14:10)

 

Recruiting the right type of people.. (17:33)

 

Where are we now? (19:31)

 

Ben’s reflections & what’s next.. (21:01)

 

How to find out more & get in touch.. (22:29)

 

To find out more, contact Ben Allen via email or find Ben on twitter ‘BenAllenGP’

 

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