Dr Rebecca Goulding

@rgouldinguom.bsky.social

reh-beh-kah gold-ing (she/her). Researcher at The University of Manchester. Researching health communication, access to care, patient involvement, patient safety and treatment burden, particularly for people with (multiple) long-term conditions

Primary care stakeholder event on writing outpatient clinic letters to patients: We want to hear from primary care clinicians and administrative staff to ensure your needs are taken into account as we encourage and support healthcare professionals to write outpatient clinic letters to patients. 1/3

Women in a yellow top peering through her glasses at some pieces of paper she is holding up in front of her.

Conclusion from the GP-SUS and OATH dissemination event. General practice is not broken. The media narrative that it is is harmful. There is a lot that works. We need to build on our strengths, focus on meeting the needs of the population and build system capacity to do this.

After a morning of games (snakes and telephones, an inescape room) and an empathy building exercise, the afternoon began with an expert panel discussion. The provocation: General practice is broken… should we concede that people cannot have an appointment with their doctor? 1/3

Attending the fantastic GP-SUS and OATH dissemination event today. Whatever happened to all those attempts to change access to general practice? What are the realities of access for patients and staff? Can we optimise access by looking at it through the lens of human fit? 1/3