
eGPlearning Podblast
eGPlearning Podblast is a the audio podcast for eGPlearning by two Nottingham-based GPs covering recent topics, useful clinical apps, and interviews with primary care health tech innovators. Hosted by Dr Hussain Gandhi (@drGandalf52) and Dr Andrew Foster (@drawfoster) as they tech-enhance primary care and learning.
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Sep 7, 2023 • 34min
Private Healthcare & General Practice
Contact us and share your opinionGandhi & Andy discuss the pros and cons of private healthcare in the UK with a particular focus on General Practice.Several recent eGPlearning videos have led to discussion about the role of private healthcare providers in UK General Practice. In the last few weeks, we have covered the BMA’s guidance for GP Surgeries coping with demand and work from private healthcare providers, and also the exit of large private providers of GP services from th UK market in the form of Operose and Babylon Health.In this video we go deeper and discuss our opinions on the role private providers can, do and should play in UK Primary Care…Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Sep 2, 2023 • 1h 15min
Who wants to be... a council member of the RCGP?
Contact us and share your opinionJoin Dr Gandalf and Andy for an extra livestream interviewing some of the candidates for RCGP council and asking the questions you want to ask....Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 31, 2023 • 21min
Covid Vaccination and GP providers leaving in your GP update
Contact us and share your opinionAn unscheduled update on covid vaccinations and a major GP provider leaving UK. 🔴 Subscribe: https://bit.ly/eGPlearningYTsubscribe 🔴 Covid vaccination letter: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publicatio...Centene leaving UK: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/pra...Other networks:👍 Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/Egplearning/ 👍🏼🐦 Twitter - https://twitter.com/drgandalf52 🐦🖥 Website - https://egplearning.co.uk/ 🖥️Some links may contain affiliate links to help support eGPlearning see our disclaimer at Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 25, 2023 • 40min
NHS and private healthcare interface
Contact us and share your opinionJoin Andy and Gandhi as they review LIVE recent updated guidance on how NHS care and private care should interface more effectively....or not.@BMAtv guidance: https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-sup...00:00 Intro03:15 The guidance outline05:54 Private referrals from a GP11:03 Tests requested by a private provider16:25 NHS guidance on private care17:35 Medications from a private provider20:36 Shared care with a private provider27:37 Private treatment abroad on the NHS?31:20 Referrals to NHS by private providers34:00 Our thoughtsBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 24, 2023 • 53min
Changing to TPP SystmOne
Contact us and share your opinionChanging to SystmOne from other providers, watch this strong interview by CEO Frank Hester, and a review of the latest TPP featuresTerms and conditions for the migration assistance and referral fee: https://tpp-uk.com/tpp-systmone-gp-re...Details on migration: https://tpp-uk.com/migration-assistance/00:00 Intro01:00 What is coming up01:45 The TPP offer...05:05 Why now?07:00 CEO Frank Hester view on EMIS13:00 Summarised offer from TPP14:00 Why not Vision practices14:20 Questions to TPP CEO on the offer15:00 TPP SystmOne vs EMIS reports17:22 LIVE offer :)18:00 TPP not on the GPIT/TIF??20:18 More questions on changing over21:15 Why word doesn't work with TPP SystmOne22:05 AI in TPP SystmONe24:45 AI to prevent DNAs!27:10 Last words from TPP CEO Frank Hester29:50 Latest updates to TPP SystmOne30:25 Brigid is HERE!32:54 Visualisations update - actionsBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 17, 2023 • 31min
Tackling Health Inequalities - Reviewing a practical toolkit
Contact us and share your opinionThis toolkit from Queen Mary University London, presents a vision for equitable general practice and provides guiding principles and a framework to help teams work out how to make a difference and have an impact. Addressing inequalities in general practice is not easy and this problem can feel so huge that it is difficult to know where to start. The toolkit contains practical actions and case studies to help you make a start.The toolkit is structures in a 5:4:4 approach - watch to learn more...Thank you to everyone involved in the production of this excellent work and please do visit, read and download their original documents:https://www.qmul.ac.uk/ceg/research/health-inequalities/building-equitable-primary-care/ Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 11, 2023 • 13min
Did NHS England mess up?
Contact us and share your opinionA rapid update on General Practice and Primary care contracts by NHS England that you can not missNSH England publications https://www.england.nhs.uk/publicatio...COVID Flu specifications: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content...Seasonal flu specifications: https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content...AW23 letter: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/...Stepping stone contract: https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 10, 2023 • 1h 4min
NHS Winter pressures plans 2023
Contact us and share your opinionJoin Andy and Gandhi as they review the new winter pressures guidance document for 2023 and how it relates to primary care and widerNHS England link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/publicatio...Resilience in winter 2023: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/...Responsibilities: https://www.england.nhs.uk/long-read/...Boost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Aug 3, 2023 • 52min
Making Sense of the GP Survery Results 2023
Contact us and share your opinionThe current abundance of click bait headlines about the “best” and “worst” GP Practices can only mean one thing… Its annual GP Survey results time!https://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-12318979/Worst-rated-GP-practices-England-ranked-Shock-NHS-analysis-reveals-just-one-10-patients-happy-surgeries-use-table-fares.html In this episode we explore:00:00 Welcome and introductions02:10 GP Survey methodology and purpose08:48 GP Survey results 202310:18 PCN Dashboard13:20 Survey Analysis Tool walkthrough & national trends32:14 Positives and negatives of the GP Survey45:16 Thought sand opinions from Andy & GandhiUnderstanding the GP survey:https://www.england.nhs.uk/statistics/statistical-work-areas/gp-patient-survey/ GP Survey FAQs:https://gp-patient.co.uk/FAQ Conducted independently by IPSOSPurpose of the survey?“We run the GP Patient Survey every year to track change over time and monitor the quality of services. The survey will help the NHS to improve GP practices and other local NHS services, so they better meet your needs.”Where to find detailed information about methodology? Delving into the Technical Annexe:Weighted data…Confidence intervals? P43 - Are broad and can overlap for results with low numbers of responses such as specific questions at practice level data.https://gp-patient.co.uk/Downloads/2023/GPPS_2023_Technical_Annex_PUBLIC.pdf Results: https://www.gp-patient.co.uk/ Infographichttps://gp-patient.co.uk/downloads/2023/GPPS_2023_National_Infographic_PUBLIC.pdf PCN Dashboardhttps://gp-patient.co.uk/pcn-dashboard Using the analysis toolComparative results and results over time - example looking at national dataComparing with neighbours or other practicesPositivesLow sample size means only indicative at practice level and difficult to compare one practice to anotherUnfair to compare some practices with others... Comparing apples to oranges.Practices in difficult areasBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse

Jul 29, 2023 • 56min
GP and eGPlearning update
Contact us and share your opinionJoin Andy and Gandhi for the latest in primary care news and a massive update on changes at eGPlearningGPC Chaos https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/bre...GP recruitmenthttps://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor... Strong recruitment to GP training schemesSignals NHS workforce plan - inc. GP training to 6,000/2031Other measures to support GP recruitmentGP workforce https://www.pulsetoday.co.uk/news/wor...More appointment, 29M appointments in June 23 - NHS Data toolhttps://app.powerbi.com/view?r=eyJrIj... They show that there were 27,153 FTE fully-qualified GPs last month, down from 28,129 at the end of 2019.https://digital.nhs.uk/data-and-infor... GP pay risesBoost your triage skills with our dynamic 5-session live webinar course, tailored for primary care clinicians. Led by Dr. Gandalf and Dr. Ed Pooley, this comprehensive training covers all facets of remote patient triage—digital, on-call, and more. Gain practical knowledge, exclusive tips, and direct access to our experts through open Q&A sessions. Elevate your ability to manage primary care challenges effec Subscribe and hear the latest EPIC episode. Join Dr Mike as he shares how to get started and fly using EMIS to make your life easier with this clinical systembit.ly/EMIScourse
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