This week heralds the start of the new term and a return to weekly podcasts, and we are incredibly privileged to be joined by Dr Naj Seedat; GP Principal and Partner at a large practice in Ilford, northeast London, LMC Board member, GP appraiser and one of the founding fathers of his local GP federation. In this episode, Naj and Ben discuss the challenges faced by those new to GP partnership; the key considerations for those debating whether or not to make the leap into partnership, the experiences of both old hands and those who are just starting out, partnership in the context of the ever evolving primary care landscape, the rewards of partnership and why the New to General Practice Partnership Programme Naj and Ben are launching can be instrumental in shaping and supporting the journey to partnership, and beyond. Introduction (9 secs) A bit about Naj (17 secs) What’s life in partnership like right now? (38 secs) Is partnership still an attractive prospect whilst nationalism of general practice is being mooted? (2 mins 24 secs) Working autonomously (4 mins 23 secs) Transition to partnership and how the programme can help (6 mins 15 secs) Navigating the Human Resources minefield (9 mins 3 secs) Managing finance (10 mins 31 secs) Monitoring practice performance and local KPIs (13 mins 34 secs) Understanding how to best manage your business and benchmarking progress (15 mins 51 secs) The external environment / Integrated Care Systems (16 mins 35 secs) Signing up to cohort three of the New to Partnership Programme (17 mins 57 secs) It’s not just for GPs! (18 mins 30 secs) Access to resources and knowledge (19 mins 25 secs)   The next cohort of the New to General Practice Partnership training programme begins on Tuesday 11 October. To find out more and to grab one of the remaining spaces, please follow this link.