#257 Assume Positive Intent with Vincent Sai

The Business of Healthcare Podcast with Tara Humphrey

In this episode, Tara talks to Vincent Sai, CEO of Modality, a GP super partnership.

For practices which are not part of a super partnership, there can sometimes be the perception that the partnership is all about money. Following discussions with Vincent (and other Modality colleagues) we now know that, whilst the finances are an important factor, Primary Care professionals choose their vocation because it matters. They have decided to serve their communities, not to become millionaires or billionaires.

The Modality group comprises of 135 partners and Vincent was keen to emphasise that they are a partnership and not a dictatorship. No one size fits all and their company's motivation for growth is neither predatory, nor aggressive; they are driven simply by a desire to work at scale, through word of mouth.

We also covered:

1. The topic of work-life balance, which is a question usually reserved for women. Vincent has 4 children and is married.
2. Vincent’s strengths and weakness.
3. The role of automation and bots within Modality.
4. The future of Primary Care, and the partnership model.
5. Vincent’s key piece of advice (applicable to anyone, in any industry).

And if you are unsure about what a super GP partnership is...

A super partnership is formed when several practices merge to form one entity, comprising of several operating practices spread out across an area. This can be done by merging all practices together in their entirety, leaving the organisation operating as one large traditional partnership or LLP.

To learn more about the Modality Group, please visit: https://www.modalitypartnership.nhs.uk.

If you have any questions for Vincent, please email him at: [e-mail].

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I’m Tara Humphrey and I’m the founder of THC Primary Care, a leading healthcare consultancy. I provide project and network management to Primary Care Networks and consulting support to clinical leads. To date, I’ve worked with 11 Training Hubs and supported over 80 Primary Care Networks and 3 GP Federations.  I understand and appreciate the complexity of healthcare and what it takes to deliver projects across multiple practices.   

I have over 20 years of project management and business development experience across the private and public sector and have an MBA in Leadership and Management in Healthcare. I’m also published in the London Journal of Primary Care and the author of over 250 blogs.   

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