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Dr Robin Miller is a Senior Fellow at the Health Services Management Centre of the University of Birmingham. He has been researching the relationships between general practice and social workers and has gained interesting insights into how this relationship has struggled in the past and how it might develop in the future. In our thirtieth podcast he explains all to Ben.

Show Notes

Robin explains his background prior to joining the university (46secs)

It’s a key relationship but little researched (1min 39secs)

Not as good a relationship as it should be (2mins 11secs)

Researching why the relationship was not necessarily working well (2mins 23secs)

Unearthing the stereotypes (4mins 44secs)

The impact of current pressures on the relationship and communication between the two professions (5mins 26secs)

Overcoming the challenges (7mins 04secs)

The impact of the interventions (8mins 35secs)

The importance (and difficulty) of developing the vital relationship (10mins 21secs)

The impact of changes in general practice teams – could social workers become part of the team? (11mins 42secs)

Understanding the professional sensitivities (14mins 32secs)

Social prescribing – mind your language (15mins 32secs)

The impact that new models of care might have on the relationship (18mins 10secs)

The Better Care Fund – did integrating the budgets work? (19mins 23secs)

High hopes for the devolution agenda (20mins 42secs)

Finding out more and contacting Robin (22mins 18secs)

Dr Robin Miller works at the Health Services Management Centre of the University of Birmingham and can be e-mailed at r.s.miller@bham.ac.uk