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Jonathan Cope was, last November, named as GP of the Year by Pulse magazine. It’s not difficult to see why. He is a GP Partner and CEO of the Beacon Medical Group in Devon. In this fascinating podcast (his third for Ockham Healthcare) Jonathan describes a range of initiatives within this very forward thinking practice; from the Primary Care Home to the introduction of a mental health service and from closer relationships with community services to the successful recruitment of specialist GPs…and much more!

Show Notes

National award was “humbling” (1min 36secs)

The formation of and development of Beacon Medical (1min 49secs)

Jonathan summarises the introduction of the hot/cold split and new roles (2min 23secs)

Developing allied health professionals (4mins 16secs)

Ensuring a balance of skills (5mins 23secs)

Expanding capacity (6mins 05secs)

Developing a new mental health service (7mins 07secs)

A Liaison Psychiatrist in the practice (8mins 25secs)

Achieving a “less fraught” working life (9mins 02secs)

Physiotherapy service delivery on site (10mins 30secs)

In-house dermatology and orthopaedic services (11mins 03secs)

Reductions in secondary care activity (12mins 13secs)

Recruiting and developing specialist GPs (12mins 34secs)

Reputation and recruitment – “an attractive model” (13mins 28secs)

The Primary Care Home and its impact (14mins 55secs)

Closer relationships with community services – virtual wards etc. (16mins 21secs)

Aiming for a single team (17mins 26secs)

Heading towards an accountable care organisation? (18mins 34secs)

Joint objectives matter more than organisational form (20mins)

The biggest lessons from all this work? (20mins 50secs)

What is the future likely to hold? (22mins 28secs)

Can a practice be too big? (23mins 43secs)

Sensible growth in recognisable communities (25mins 11secs)

You can listen to Jonathan’s two previous podcasts with Ben here and here.