Robert Varnam
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Comment on: GP nominated as new NICE chair
David would be an outstanding choice.
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Comment on: Sustainable GP leadership for commissioning
Another key way to make distributed leadership a reality, and make CCG leadership roles more attractive, is to move from engaging practices as 'reps' to 'collaborators'. There is often an expectation from doctors that leadership means representation - but, in practice, GPs are more engaged by being asked to get stuck in with making something better than to attend a committee meeting.
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Comment on: CCG Barometer: 'Weak support' a major concern for clinical commissioners
It's also important for CCGs to consider what they're asking member practices to engage in, and how meaningful it feels. There aren't many practices who are keen to commit to being reps - but it's easier to get commitment to being collaborators in improvement. Meaningful engagement also means not 'doing' engagement as a bolt-on activity, but 'being' engaging, as a culture and habit.
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Comment on: Consortia must involve non GPs - Zollinger-Read
12:08 - The RCGP's vision statement says that patients and the public should be at the heart of consortia's decision making. It's recommending that consortia share information, decisions, power and responsibility with individuals and communities. www.rcgp.org.uk/commissioning
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Comment on: NPSA urges monthly patient safety reporting from trusts
There is a common misconception about staff reporting of safety incidents, reinforced by this announcement, which is that it is a measurement of safety. It's certainly the case than continual measurement is generally more effective at driving improvement. However, one has to be clear about what the measurement actually measures. Staff incident reports are a qualitative tool for understanding safety problems. But they don't measure how safe you are, only what staff happen to be thinking about, noticing and reporting at the moment. They're probably a good measure of safety culture, but we should stop abusing them by plotting them on charts.
