If you choose to customise the site it will help you to find the most relevant content for your needs. You will still be able to access all content on the site.
Don't have an account? Click here to register
Book now
pdf, 970.69 KB Building stronger practice partnerships course agenda
See dates
5 CPD credits - awaiting accreditation
This is a full-day virtual course.
Healthy partnerships are at the heart of a successful GP practice, however even well-established partnerships can find it difficult to talk openly about the issues that matter most. Day-to-day pressures, differing expectations and unresolved frustrations can make it harder to speak honestly, listen well, and address disagreement early. This course is for GP partners, practice managers, and other senior practice leaders who want to strengthen their confidence and skill in handling sensitive or difficult issues, work more effectively within their partnership, and contribute to a more resilient and well-led practice. It may be particularly valuable for practices that are:
Awaiting accreditation by the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK for 5 category 1 (external) CPD credits.
Oscar Mathew MA(Hons), barrister (Middle Temple), accredited mediator
Director, mediator & trainer, the Medical Mediation Foundation (MMF)
Oscar is a qualified barrister, mediator and door tenant of Lamb Chambers in Middle Temple. He has a background in regulatory and public law, with a particular interest in medical law and ethics. Prior to his work with MMF, Oscar was a senior legal adviser to the GMC, overseeing judicial reviews and statutory appellate work in the High Court, and had conduct of the Supreme Court case of Montgomery v Lanarkshire Health Board [2015] UKSC 11, one of the most significant medical law cases in the last 25 years. His work for MMF includes teaching, mediating and team facilitation for healthcare teams experiencing conflict.
Dr Esse Menson
Trainer, the Medical Mediation Foundation (MMF)
Esse became a consultant paediatrician in 2006 and accredited mediator in 2014. She gained a PhD in vaccine development research in 1989 before qualifying as a doctor in 1994, then training in Infectious Diseases & Immunology. In 2012, she helped develop the Evelina Resolution Project with MMF while she was a consultant at the Evelina London Children’s Hospital. She's one of the principal trainers working with MMF to deliver training in understanding and managing conflict to health and social care professionals. Esse has been a course director for the Guy's & St Thomas' MRCPCH Clinical Examination Course since 2012, and is certificated in compassion training and mindful self compassion training (Kristen Neff/Christopher Germer model).
Dr Sarah Jarvis
MDU medico-legal adviser
Sarah studied at St George's Hospital medical school, intercalating a BSc as part of her studies. After completing her GP training she became a GP principal, a position she held for 12 years alongside roles as a GP trainer, prescribing lead and child protection lead within her practice. Sarah also served on, and later chaired, fitness to practise panels for the GMC and MPTS for 10 years.