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Dr Mayur Vibhuti is a GP and Director of Medical Education at the IMH Group. In this podcast he talks to Ben about the clinical leadership programme IMH have developed with Keele University which is tailored specifically to the new generation of GPs. He also talks about the NHS orientation programme that IMH have developed for European GPs hoping to practice in the UK. They also look at the “generation gap” between older GPs and millennial GPs and how this might be bridged.

Show Notes

How Mayur got involved in training GPs (1min 22secs)

Catering for the new generation of GPs (2min 08secs)

Clinical supervision does not just mean supervising GPs (3min 08secs)

Developing a clinical leadership programme with Keele University (3mins 42secs)

A supportive mentorship programme (4mins 31secs)

The difference between teaching GPs and teaching AHPs (5mins 18secs)

It is difficult for GPs to let go (6mins 36secs)

Aiming for multi-disciplinary training (7mins 37secs)

Supporting new GPs joining the NHS from abroad (8mins 25secs)

An NHS orientation course (9mins 30secs)

40% were failing the assessment (10mins 46secs)

National interest in the course (11mins 21secs)

The impact of Brexit on GP recruitment (11mins 47secs)

The development of GP training in recent years (12mins 41secs)

Adapting to the millennial GPs (13mins 26secs)

A move away from hierarchical groups; and the “generation gap” (14mins 08secs)

What the new generation of GPs want (15mins 07secs)

How general practice needs to change (16mins 09secs)

Making contact with Mayur (16mins 41secs)

Mayur is on Twitter @mayurvibhuti

The IMH website is available at www.imhgroup.net

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In this podcast Tara Humphrey, an independent consultant, tells us everything we need to know about Community Education Provider Networks (CEPNs). She describes these as “…virtual, nimble, innovative training networks to help promote, sustain and develop the general practice workforce” She tells Ben how they work and how successful they have been in supporting the creation of a culture of multi-professional learning in general practice.

Show Notes

Why are CEPNs important? (59secs)

What have CEPNs achieved? (2min 06secs)

Sustaining the general practice workforce – upskilling (3min 08secs)

Most are looking at the wider workforce… (3mins 36secs)

…although some will look at trainee GPs too (3mins 56secs)

CEPNs introducing new roles (4mins 30secs)

Why haven’t we heard of them? (5mins 21secs)

Health Education England are rolling them out but they are led by primary care (6mins 35secs)

Nearly everywhere has one (7mins 34secs)

Accessing your local support (7mins 55secs)

Are they funded? (8mins 35secs)

How will they be sustained? (9mins 03secs)

Creating a culture of multi-professional learning in general practice (10mins)

Led by a multi-professional Board (11mins 11secs)

Some successes (12mins 24secs)

Where do they fit in the local primary care architecture? (13mins 03secs)

Finding out more (13mins 58secs)

Free resources available (14mins 34secs)

If you are based in Kent, Surrey, Sussex or London you can contact Tara directly at tarahumphreyconsulting@outlook.com

A range of useful free resources is available at www.tarahumphreyconsulting.co.uk

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In this podcast, GP recruitment expert Nick Mattick takes Ben through the six stages of a clear, planned recruitment strategy for GPs. He discusses the various on- and off-line methods of recruitment advertising, warns against some of the more common mistakes and explains that recruitment is, for practices, often an exercise in “sales and marketing”.

Show Notes

GP recruitment is difficult – but not impossible (44secs)

Nick’s expertise – crossing from the “dark side” (1min 05secs)

Recruitment is an opportunity to change (1min 40secs)

The first step is defining your vacancy (2mins 44secs)

What does your ideal candidate look like? (3mins 03secs)

Being open and flexible but targeted (3mins 29secs)

Make your vacancy stand out (4mins 15secs)

Passive and active candidates (5mins 03secs)

Reputation affecting recruitment (5mins 49secs)

Find your unique selling point (6mins 42secs)

Social media advertising (6mins 58secs)

A Facebook advert could be cheaper and seen by thousands (7mins 34secs)

The costs of advertising online (8mins 01secs)

Advertising off-line (9mins 16secs)

Standing out from the crowd (9mins 42secs)

Use a collection of advertising strategies (10mins 08secs)

Using a recruitment agency (10mins 52secs)

Reducing turnover of new GPs (11mins 28secs)

A clear application process (13mins 07secs)

Marketing your practice (13mins 43secs)

Closing the deal (14mins 37secs)

The “on-boarding” period – keeping potential recruits interested (15mins 07secs)

Avoiding the biggest mistake (16mins 02secs)

Recruitment and practice size – being imaginative (16mins 56secs)

Contacting Nick (17mins 57secs)

Nick’s website is www.OliverRose.net and his e-mail address is Nicolas.mattick@me.com