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Part Two of our second panel discussion on the future infrastructure of general practice. Ben is joined by a panel of renowned national experts (see below) and in this part the panel discusses the importance of data and information systems, the value of greater integration, a focus on prevention and wellness and the need to prove the value of generalists.

Ben is joined by:

Vincent Buscemi: a health and social care lawyer and partner at Bevan Brittan

Jon Griffiths: GP and chair of NHS Vale Royal CCG

Jonathan Serjeant: GP and Director of Creative Partnerships at Here

Jeannie Watkins: President and Chair of the Professional Standards Sub-Committee at the Faculty of Physician Associates at the Royal College of Physicians

Show Notes

Jonathan discusses the importance of data to general practice (56secs)

Ben introduces the idea of data set that the public produces themselves and whether this might change the relationship with, and the role of, general practice (2min 25secs)

Jonathan responds about the value of this data and the engagement of clinicians with this data (3mins 08secs)

Jon responds on the idea of patient-centred care and the shift to wellness and how this changes the likely workforce (4mins 41secs)

Jon talks about the idea of general practice working better as part of the wider system (6mins 43secs)

Vincent talks about greater investment in prevention (7mins 25secs)

Ben queries whether shifts in funding will happen now when they haven’t in the past (9mins 32secs)

Vincent suggests what needs to change (10mins 01secs)

Vincent points out how the data fits in (11mins 20secs)

Jeannie pleads for the preventative agenda to have a higher profile and how this might be sustained (12mins 09secs)

Jon suggests the flow of funding needs to change through an integrated system (14mins 05secs)

Jonathan feels the funding is going the wrong way and that general practice can’t prove its own value (15mins 42secs)

Ben asks how this might work and Jonathan responds that better information systems are key (17mins 32secs)

Jon talks about the challenge of demonstrating the value of the generalist (19mins 42secs)

Ben asks whether this can be achieved and Jon responds that it must happen and that access to the specialist cannot be seen as the “gold standard” (21mins 12secs)

Jonathan argues for change and the potential for general practice – which will mean being more vulnerable (22mins 19secs)

Ben asks what has been missed and what the key take away messages should be for practices now (23mins 29secs)

Vincent argues that general practice needs a strong, unified voice (24mins 28secs)

Jeannie talks about sustaining and promoting primary care successes (26mins 30secs)

Jon lists the things he feels general practice must do including engaging and “not being dinosaurs” (28mins 10secs)

Jonathan looks at the question from an individual’s perspective and argues for vulnerability and disruption (28mins 47secs)

Ben thanks the panel and sums up (30mins 02secs)