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Jon Griffiths is the GP Chair of Vale Royal CCG in Cheshire. In this podcast he outlines the work being undertaken to break down the barriers between GPs and hospital consultants and to re-establish the traditional relationships that appear to have been severed for a variety of reasons. Finding that the emerging relationships are building new levels of trust and understanding Jon looks forward to the potential development of an accountable care system.

Show Notes

Engagement between GPs and hospital consultants (1min 41secs)

Building a strategy for improved engagement (2min 54secs)

A Clinical and Professional Senate (3mins 21secs)

The role of the Senate (4mins 23secs)

Avoiding the Senate becoming a “talking shop” (4mins 44secs)

Preparing relationships for the future (5mins 59secs)

Bringing GPs and consultants together (6mins 34secs)

The popularity of the meetings (7mins 06secs)

Reviewing “over-diagnosis” to improve understanding (7mins 31secs)

Joining Jonathan at the local pub… (7mins 59secs)

The impact on relationships (8mins 18secs)

From meetings into joint action – the orthopaedic example (9mins 12secs)

Managing the transfer of work from secondary care to primary (10mins 46secs)

A two way street – less work for GPs (12mins 06secs)

Prioritising the formation of relationships (13mins 06secs)

Progress towards an accountable care system (14mins 41secs)

The GP/Consultant Job Swap (15mins 35secs)

The reaction of the consultants – learning a lot (17mins 52secs)

Generalists working with specialists (19mins 23secs)

The webinar to find out more about the Collaboration in Primary Care programme is being held on 30^th June at 12pm. Details of how to register and more info can be found at http://www.collaborationfunder.org/primarycollab

The event in central London about becoming a GP partner aimed at GP trainees, salaried GPs or new GP partners is being held on July 4^th and more information can be found here.