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Going into partnership and realising success as a GP Partner can be a difficult enough landscape to navigate but when you are from a black, Asian, or other minority ethnic background, simply finding the opportunity to apply and establish yourself within a partnership can be a challenge in itself, for a variety of reasons. In this week’s episode, Ben welcomes Drs Onyi Okonkwo and Mo Sattar, who provide insight into the barriers and issues both they, and colleagues within the black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) GP network have faced (and continue to face) – and share their personal reflections from their respective journeys into senior partnership whilst offering practical advice for those considering taking on partnership on what to expect, how best to prepare and why a difference in cultural perspective shouldn’t be a hindrance to achieving success.

Introductions (0:15)

A meeting of minds (0:40)

Going into GP Partnership – Onyi’s story (1:35)

Mo’s journey to partnership (2:43)

Transitional challenges (3:37)

Making the jump from salaried GP into partnership (5:17)

Dealing with a steep learning curve – advice from Mo (5:59)

Mo’s lessons learned (7:49)

Being propelled into senior partnership (8:30)

Access to formal support (10:25)

The benefit of coaching and mentoring (11:13)

Clinical versus management (13:25)

Issues facing GPs from a BAME background – from Mo’s perspective (14:47)

Onyi’s view (17:12)

Advice from Onyi for BAME GPs considering going into partnership (20:52)

A final word from Mo (22:14)