How do you get a reputation as a good GP?

#GPFUQ 45   How do you get a reputation as a good GP? You don’t get one by saying what you are going to do. 

#GPFUQ 46 How do GPs learn & improve? Keep asking questions (and get the answers).

#GPFUQ 47 How do GPs learn best?  They get solutions to their problems, can ask questions and don’t have their time wasted

#GPFUQ 48 What are the important questions when you plan a change in GP?  1/5 What are you trying to achieve? 2/5 What do you know or need to know about this subject to plan change? 3/5 How will you know if the proposed change is an improvement i.e. what are the success criteria? 4/5 What changes can you make (with the available resources)? 5/5 How will you continue the improvement in a cycle of feedback and change?

#GPFUQ 49 How should GPs teach others? Ask 1/6 What do you need to know? 2/6 What do think is going on with patient? 3/6 What’s your underlying reasoning then 4/6 Give positive feedback 5/6 Teach any general rule 6/6 Correct any errors.

#GPFUQ 50 How do you encourage new ideas in GP? Ask how would it work? Who would need it? How could we do it?  Then listen and build on the idea.

#GPFUQ 51 How to chair a GP meeting in five steps? 1/5 There are 4 basic rules: courtesy and justice to all, consider one item at a time, minority must be heard but majority must prevail. 2/5 Items on the agenda should be either for information or for action. Action items dictate an outcome either approved, denied or tabled until the next meeting 3/5 Chair must stimulate discussion and participation but keep the meeting focussed on the agenda 4/5 Chair firmly deals with any emerging items. Emerging items can be ‘parked’ as the meeting is conducted until the end of the meeting, then dealt with if there is time, or be new business on the agenda of the next meeting. 5/5 Chair asks committee members once a year 1. Did everyone have a chance to speak 2. Did you have a chance to speak 3 Were decisions on the action items achieved 4 Were information items useful 5 Was business accomplished in minimal amount of time 6 were emerging issues dealt with effectively

#GPFUQ 52  Who is in charge of GP?  There are no ‘they’ who are responsible only people with names. If you can find the named person in charge then you can ask: Who gave you this power? How did you get this power? What will you do with this power? Who are you giving your power to? How can we get rid of you?