Having led 15 local PCNs and 77 GP practices through significant change over the last two years, Birmingham GP Dr Butler already had the confidence of his peers. It was good training for the coronavirus outbreak during which he worked with 17 PCN directors to move from 105 practices offering face-to-face consults, down to 25. ‘We would all be lost without his leadership,’ says NHS Sandwell and West Birmingham CCG’s primary care commissioning team, who nominated him.
