Professor Kamila Hawthorne on GP retention, partnerships and three years as RCGP chair

Emma speaks to Royal College of GPs chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne ahead of the RCGP’s annual conference in Newport in Wales, which starts on Thursday this week.

GPonline is the media partner for the annual conference, and this is the first of two episodes that we’ll be producing from the event.

Kamila is nearing the end of her three years as RCGP chair and in this interview, she reflects on the highs and lows of her time in the post. She talks about the experiences of dealing with multiple health secretaries and navigating the contentious issue of physician assistants in general practice.

She also discusses the government's 10-year health plan and what it could mean for general practice, her fears about the future of the partnership model, and what the RCGP wants to see in the new NHS workforce plan. And she explains why she believes there is still a bright future for general practice despite the challenges.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Read all of GPonline’s coverage from the RCGP annual conference this week at https://www.gpponline.com/rcgp

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