[ Webinar ] Transforming Care: The What, Why and How of Group Consultations

This session is your guide to a transformative model of care that is reshaping clinical practice for the better.

• Join us as we explore the compelling, evidence-based approach of Group Consultations.

  
  

• We will share compelling data on how this model is being successfully implemented across various healthcare settings. Based on research, group medical visits are appreciated by patients as they provide more contact time with the healthcare provider
  

• Discover how Group Consultations directly address healthcare’s quintuple aim: improving population health, enhancing the patient experience, reducing costs, boosting clinician well-being, and advancing health equity.
  

• Learn how to implement a system that not only improves outcomes but also helps to reignite the joy and passion in clinical practice. Register Today! The full session recording will be available after the event as an exclusive benefit for SGLM members.

About the Speaker

Professor Fraser Birrell

MA, MB BChir, Dip Clin Ed PhD, FRCP, PFHEA, FBLSM

• Honorary Professor of Lifestyle Medicine & Innovation, Newcastle University

• Consultant Rheumatologist, Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust,

• Visiting Professor, Northumbria University

• Adjunct Professor, Southern Cross University

• Engagement Lead, MRC-Versus Arthritis Centre for Integrated Research into Musculoskeletal Ageing, Director of Science;

• Research, Editor-in-Chief, Wiley open access journal ‘Lifestyle Medicine’. Senior author of An Essential Book of MCQs for Certification in Lifestyle Medicine (2 nd Edition due 2026)

• Clinician, educator & researcher: PhD, Dip Clin Ed and the highest UK educational recognition, Principal Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy.

• British Society for Rheumatology Young Investigator & Innovation in Development awards, plus Arthritis Research UK Epidemiology Training Fellowship, plus Royal College of Physicians

• Excellence in Patient Care Awards, Lancet Research Award (shortlist) for whole pathway group consultations work. Sir Jules Thorn Trust funded NIHR CRN-adopted national evaluation study

• Inaugural Fellowship of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine and a passionate advocate for Lifestyle Medicine globally

Alison Manson

National Lead & Trainer, Founder, Group Consultations Training & Implementation Team

• Began her career in nursing over 35 years ago, developing a passion for person-centred care before spending 20 years in the pharmaceutical industry, focusing on supporting sustainable change in healthcare.

• Since 2012, has led the development and national spread of Group Consultations, providing training and implementation support to thousands of healthcare teams across the UK.

• Collaborates extensively with NHS Trusts, Integrated Care Boards (ICBs), and NHS England on developing clinical pathways and outpatient transformation programmes.

• Pioneered the rapid development of Virtual Group Consultations, working with international partners including the British, American, Australasian, and European Colleges of Lifestyle Medicine.

• A passionate advocate for the Group Consultation model as a means to improve patient outcomes, enhance professional wellbeing, and support the delivery of sustainable healthcare.

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