A conversation with a Sheffield GP who is also Clinical Director in Primary Care for Sheffield on the South Yorkshire Integrated Care Board. We talk about influence, culture, joy in work and Ben's vision for General Practice in the future.By Jo Leahy

In this mini-series of my podcast, I am chatting to inspirational PCN Clinical Directors about what inspires them, and how they have taken the apparently impossible job of Clinical Director of a network of GP practices allocated by geography rather than by shared cultures, ideals and purpose, and united them to make a positive difference to the net…

In this mini-series of my podcast, I am chatting to inspirational PCN Clinical Directors about what inspires them, and how they have taken the apparently impossible job of Clinical Director of a network of GP practices allocated by geography rather than by shared cultures, ideals and purpose, and united them to make a positive difference to the net…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “Pick the battles that you can make some progress with.” Alastair Olby, 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape, I talk to Leadership Development expert and facilitator, Alastair Olby about the work he has been doing with new, young GPs and his insights into the challenges they face, as well as some possible ways forwa…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “It's more than just beetroot!” Dr Indra Barathan, 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape, I talk to GP, Dr Indra Barathan about her Functional Medicine practice and the impact on patients of taking a broad, holistic view of their health and lifestyle Dr Indra graduated from Charing Cross and Westminster Medical Schoo…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: "If we want to make changes to a system, it's best to do it from a place of understanding what is going on, from a place of clear-headed common-sense and wisdom, rather than from a place of anger" Giles P Croft 2022 In this episode of Hang up Your Super Hero Cape, Giles tells me about his work on resilience with groups of workers …

Quote of the week: "Time is a human construct. It's for us to decide what to do with that time - it's within our gift ". Dr Melanie Abey 2022. For more information on Melanie, please visit https://www.drmelanie.co.uk In this episode of Hang up your Super Hero Cape I have a conversation with a longstanding friend and GP colleague with a varied Portf…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: “If you're listening to this and you've had a nice feeling, maybe feeling a little bit easier - that's what we're talking about - that's what is available to you.” Stephanie Benedetto 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape, Stephanie interviews me about my career and how understanding the inside-out nature of life imp…

Quote of the day: "It's really important to find work that gives you energy - for me that is learning, surrounded by people who really know what they are doing. I find that really inspiring and energising". Dr Nadeeja Koralage, 2022. In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape I am speaking with a GP colleague who has maintained her joy in and e…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: If we think of our main "tool" as the gift of listening, of being non-judgemental, giving a person space to open out, our mind will settle and allow us to access our inner wisdom to know what to do. Dr Rani Bora 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape I am speaking with Dr Rani Bora. A conversation with a Consultant Ps…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: Beyond the thought of overwhelm, burnout and stress, and the speed of our over-thinking, there is that space of quietude, calm, peace of mind and wise insight. Fiona Jacob 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape I am speaking with Fiona Jacob. We discuss the nature of resilience and our capacity for it with an experien…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: We are only ever one thought, one moment away from dropping out of what we are feeling and thinking into the present. Stephanie Benedetto 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape I am speaking with Stephanie Benedetto. She is a fantastic coach! We talk about the ease of noticing when we are caught up in the feeling of o…

QUOTE OF THE DAY: I watch people struggle, then I watch them wake up from that and taste what it’s like to be free of that. It’s a privilege. Phil Hathaway 2022 In this episode of Hang up your Superhero Cape I am speaking with Phil Hathaway. A conversation with a transformative coach, who describes it as “wandering aimlessly with purpose” - the pur…