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Simon Cartwright is a GP in Faringdon, Oxfordshire. Simon’s practice is heavily involved in research and, in this podcast, he explains to Ben how the practice began that involvement and how it has developed. He talks about the value that being a researching practice can bring both in terms of additional income and improvements in the quality of care. He also looks to the future and a recently formed federation of researching practices who are, between them, recruiting a Trials Manager.

Show Notes

Simon’s practice (44secs)

Getting involved in research as a practice – humble beginnings (1mins 12secs)

Incremental change – developing infrastructure (2mins 17secs)

Funding for the infrastructure (3mins 37secs)

A variety of research studies (4mins 24secs)

The motivation to get involved (5mins 32secs)

Impact on the quality of care (7mins 22secs)

Patient involvement in research (8mins 08secs)

What funding is available for research (9mins 30secs)

Payment for studies (10mins 41secs)

Relationship with research bodies (12mins 02secs)

Commercial studies (13mins 23secs)

The role of the lead GP (13mins 49secs)

A federation employing a trials manager (14mins 41secs)

Other federations exist (15mins 14secs)

Why a separate federation? (16mins 09secs)

Does research aid recruitment? (18mins 27secs)

Diversification is attractive to young GPs (19mins 26secs)

How will research develop in the future? (19mins 57secs)