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The healthcare landscape is once again changing, and it is expanding rapidly. The age of integrated care systems (ICSs) is almost upon us and with it heralds a new set of challenges for general practice, particularly when it comes to establishing and maintaining effective leadership and enabling sound and unified decision making (which truly represents all local parties). This week, we introduce Dr Mike Hearne and Nisha Sankey, Managing Director and Director of Strategy and PCNs respectively, from the GP federation Taurus Healthcare based in Herefordshire. Both Mike and Nisha have been instrumental in setting up and running the Herefordshire General Practice Leadership Team; a single, decision-making body incorporating Herefordshire’s PCNs, federation, LMCs and CCG teams. Our podcast this week explores their journey; their infrastructure and resources, the decision-making processes in place, the obstacles and challenges they have faced along the way and how and why a single, unified leadership team will be instrumental in the new, integrated world.
Introductions (0:45)
Taurus Healthcare background and achievements to date (0:52)
Nisha’s role (2:07)
Relationships between PCNs and federation (2:52)
Taurus infrastructure (3:55)
The General Practice Leadership Team (4:58)
Establishing a recognised decision-making forum (6:56)
Managing pushback and obstacles (7:41)
Non-clinical chairmanship (9:10)
Nisha’s view on impartiality (10:14)
Manging tensions when it comes to decision making (10:47)
Facing future challenges (12:05)
Preserving the views of the group within individual representation (12:54)
Maintaining proactivity in the new world (15:23)
Resourcing and representation within the ICS environment (17:16)
Financial considerations (19:41)
Funding channels (20:24)
Getting in touch / finding out more (21:40)
The team at Taurus Healthcare are more than happy to talk and to share their experiences with others. All their main contact points are shown below:
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