Interview: Dr Farzana Hussain

<p>GPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Farzana Hussain a GP and primary care network clinical director in Newham, east London.</p><br><p>Dr Hussain recently announced she is stepping down from her role as clinical director at the end of March. She has been a big advocate for the PCNs since they were introduced in 2019, but issues such as top-down management, endless meetings, and restrictive recruitment rules have led her to resign.</p><br><p>She talks to Luke in more depth about the reasons behind her decision, what she believes the problems facing PCNs&nbsp;are and what needs to happen to bring about real change in general practice.</p><br><p>Produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/weve-missed-real-opportunity-pcns-top-london-gp-leaves-clinical-director-role/article/1740550" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘We’ve missed a real opportunity with PCNs’: top London GP leaves clinical director role</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/bureaucratic-pcn-targets-no-commission-care-says-bma/article/1747750" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Bureaucratic PCN targets 'no way to commission care', says BMA</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/exhausted-gps-quit-pcn-leadership-roles-amid-doubts-funding/article/1739421" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Exhausted GPs could quit PCN leadership roles amid doubts over funding</a></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>