It’s a podcast with a difference this week! Ben joins forces with Tara Humphrey of THC Primary Care to share the highlights of their recent webinar focusing on the Impact and Investment Fund, introduced very recently as part of the GP and Primary Care Network Contract Settlement. Within the session, Ben and Tara attempt to unpick what the funding means in practice, what value it can add and where the pitfalls may lie alongside how to incorporate the funding into existing financial models and PCN plans, and where the IIF fits within the wider primary care framework. Are the additional monies going to be of benefit or is it simply another burden to manage at a time when general practice is already stretched to the limit?

Welcome and intro from Tara (27 secs)

Why a webinar on the impact and investment fund? (48 secs)

Hello from Ben (1 min 55 secs)

Lessons learned from round 1 (1 min 37 secs)

Network versus practice approach (3 mins 59 secs)

Leveraging social prescribing referrals and the contribution of the ARRS teams (5 mins 52 secs)

Advice to managers and clinical leaders on leading the IIF approach (6 mins 55 secs)

Can the IIF play a useful part in realising the network vision? (9 mins 37 secs)

Ben’s initial thoughts on the updated guidance (10 mins 28 secs)

Opting out (11 mins 14 secs)

Summing up the session so far (12 mins 54 secs)

How might ICSs influence the IIF? (13 mins 54 secs)

The importance of robust financial planning (15 mins 43 secs)

What can the IIF achieve within the 5-year GP contract settlement period? (16 mins 34 secs)

Balancing workforce issues alongside workload pressures (18 mins)

Budgeting for moving QOF targets (19 mins 8 secs)

Good, better, and best financial modelling (20 mins 18 secs)

Conclusions (21 mins 46 secs)

 

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