GP partnerships are built on legal agreements, financial arrangements, and shared professional values. But in my experience, it's rarely those formal structures that determine whether a partnership thrives or struggles. It's the everyday stuff — the small, unspoken dynamics that build up quietly over time and never quite make it into the partnership agreement.

I recently wrote about exactly this for the Medical Independent, exploring what I call "the nitty-gritty" of GP partnerships: the practical, human side of working closely with another person in a high-pressure environment, and why paying attention to it early makes all the difference.

Whether you're a GP considering taking on a partner, already in a partnership that could do with a reset, or a practice manager watching the dynamic from the inside, I think you'll find something useful in it.

👉 Read the full article in the Medical Independent here