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Although she has been a GP for less than four years, Surina Chibber has developed an enviable portfolio career including the formation of a successful business: My Locum Manager. In this episode she describes how she developed her business and what it does. She also gives her perspectives on what new GPs are looking for, on how the general practice model might need to change to meet these needs and what she would like to see from general practice in five years’ time.

Show Notes

One of the country’s “rising stars” (46secs)

Surina’s story begins – aiming for a varied career – businesswoman, educator, writer (1min 08secs)

Rationale for her portfolio career (2min 39secs)

Chasing the ideal rather than running away (3mins 51secs)

Setting up My Locum Manager – practical experience of being a locum (4mins 59secs)

Keeping a book of challenges (6mins 17secs)

A call from the accountant sparks an idea (6mins 53secs)

Who uses My Locum Manager? (7mins 52secs)

Surprises about the users (8mins 27secs)

A growth in the use of the site (9mins 43secs)

What do new GPs want? (11mins 06secs)

Changing mind-set of new GPs (12mins 16secs)

How will the practice model have to change? (13mins 12secs)

The existing structure can work well (14mins 26secs)

Aspirations for general practice in five years’ time (15mins 27secs)

Finding out more (16mins 59secs)

The resources Surina mentions can be found here

Their Facebook page can be found here

And Surina is on Twitter @dr_surina