Podcast regulars and Practice Manager extraordinaires Robyn Clark and Nicola Davies return for the next instalment of our joint Practice Index / Ockham Healthcare podcast series. This week, the panel reflect on what the world of general practice might look like after the so-called ‘freedom day’ on 19th July. What will the initial changes be to their practices and practice locally (if any)? What are the longer-term impacts likely to be on staff, workload and on patients? What have we learned as a result of the pandemic that we can carry forward to the next, critical phase of working in primary care? And importantly, how can the IGPM support the practice management community with the demands of the upcoming winter months ahead?

Introductions (32 secs)

Robyn and Nicola’s initial thoughts about the change in Covid guidelines (38 secs)

Face mask policy approach (1 min 40 secs)

The call from the new Health Secretary to “embrace risk” (2 mins 17 secs)

Current level of demand in general practice (3 mins 43 secs)

Preparing for the winter months (5 mins 23 secs)

Looking ahead to the next phase of the enhanced service (6 mins 37 secs)

Is it possible for general practice to deliver the Covid vaccination boosters and meet the QOF targets? (9 mins 41 secs)

Does meeting the additional workload come at a cost to core general practice output? (11 mins 36 secs)

Enhanced service impact on flu vaccinations (13 mins 15 secs)

What are the barriers to network working? (15 mins 51 secs)

Are GP practices increasingly collaborative and less competitive as a result of the pandemic? (17 mins 5 secs)

IGPM update and how the IGPM will be supporting general practice through the next critical phase (17 mins 56 secs)

 

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