Welcome
Welcome to my blog, Closer to Home, a place to discuss thoughts on how local NHS healthcare services are developing. I am particularly focused on what we can do as a GP Federation to provide the best possible elective care in the community and help people stay well.
I am the Chief Executive Officer of DHC GP Federation (Dorking Healthcare) and have over 28 years of experience working alongside GPs. I hope that you find my blog informative as well as a springboard for further discussion. I am on LinkedIn if you would like to connect.
Michael Arnaud
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How collaborative working and neighbourhood thinking helped Medwyn Surgery achieve an 'Outstanding' CQC
This month, I’ve invited Dr Stewart Tomlinson – GP Partner at Medwyn Surgery and Medical Director at DHC – to share some key learnings from his recent ‘Registered Manager’ CQC interview, which contributed to Medwyn Surgery being awarded an ‘Outstanding’ rating – and the insights might surprise you…
Shifting care from hospital to community
The recently published NHS 10-Year Plan sets out a bold and necessary ambition: to bring more care out of large hospitals and into community settings. At DHC, we welcome this shift – not just in principle, but because we know it works.
Healthcare is all about the people!
I believe developing, recruiting and retaining high-quality and committed people is our greatest challenge. In this blog I wanted to talk about why there is such a large staffing gap in the NHS and what we are doing to close this.
What is happening to GP practices?
I have been involved in running GP practices in Surrey for 28 years and we are at a point of greatest challenge for primary care. But from challenge comes change and opportunity…