As the new financial year and all its uncertainties looms, our joint Practice Index / Ockham Healthcare panel return to discuss their predictions and the preparations they have in place. Podcast regulars Robyn Clark and Nicola Davies are this week joined by RSM Partner and our resident finance expert James Gransby to talk all things QOF, enhanced services and the contractual requirements for 2021/22. Where are the pressure points? Can we continue to manage business as usual alongside the Covid vaccination drive? Will our core service once again expand to include the vaccinations year on year? How do we juggle this and what can we expect to receive by way of funding? Are we simply going to break even or can primary care profit from the increased workload? Life after Covid potentially starts here…

 

Introductions (33 secs)

How does life in general practice right now compare to that of a ‘normal’ March? (49 secs)

Planning for QOF next year (1 min 47 secs)

Is it possible for networks to manage business as usual alongside the enhanced service? (2 mins 59 secs)

What networks should be considering when it comes to finance in the new year (4 mins 44 secs)

Covid vaccinations to become core practice? (6 mins 8 secs)

The implications of a year-round vaccine drive (7 mins 42 secs)

Budget 2021 in summary and what it means for primary care (8 mins 38 secs)

Contract considerations, outside of QOF (10 mins 48 secs)

Implementing the Additional Roles Reimbursement Scheme in practice (11 mins 55 secs)

Mitigating the risk of high staff turnover (14 mins 43 secs)

Are PCN structures fit for future? (16 mins 35 secs)

Utilising the £1.50 (17 mins 33 secs)

An alternative way of thinking (18 mins 40 secs)

Embedding mental health workers (19 mins 39 secs)

James’s final thoughts (20 mins 53 secs)

 

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