Ben is joined by both Geraldine Hoban, managing director & Philip Wallek, clinical director, who are colleagues at Foundry Healthcare surgery in Lewes. Foundry Healthcare Lewes is a NHS Primary Care Network, the 'new normal' for Lewes surgeries who have come together to improve GP and other healthcare services in Lewes and surrounding areas. They discuss how it all started and how they explored merging the practices, looking into sharing staff and funding as well as holding on to the best parts of the existing ways of working within each practice. Geraldine & Philip describe the 'transform model of care', the journey they have had to go on to get there and how this has impacted the practice and the patients.

Introduction (0:09)

Where it all started.. (0:53)

Was merging an enabler? (3:01)

Working together as three practices.. (4:51)

Geralines involvement.. (5:41)

What is the transform model of care? (7:32)

Next steps.. (9:44)

How to categorise patients? (11:29)

How this affects patients.. (13:15)

Single access system for combined practices.. (14:36)

How triaging works.. (16:10)

How are the additional roles used? (18:44)

Thoughts on the future for patients.. (19:53)

Impact on the practice and patients.. (22:18)

What obstacles have you overcome so far? (24:22)

Looking back.. (29:09)

Philip's advice.. (31:54)

Geraldine's advice.. (33:09)

How to find more information.. (34:04)

Visit the Foundry Healthcare Lewes website here.

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