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10-year plan to overhaul GP incentives and 'completely reimagine' NHS

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Jun 25

Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will announce plans to overhaul GP funding. If you're interested in more on how we can make GP funding fairer have a listen to this podcast I did with @becksfisher.bsky.social from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk last year www.gponline.com/podcast-gp-f...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Jun 11

10-year plan to overhaul GP incentives and 'completely reimagine' NHS www.gponline.com/10-year-plan... #GPnews

The health service will be 'completely reimagined' under the forthcoming 10-year NHS plan, which will describe how contracts and incentives will be overhauled - potentially within the next 12 months -...

The upcoming 10-year NHS plan will be ‘very GP centric’ and health service leaders are 'committed to protecting partnerships', a senior NHS England official has said.

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Jun 12

'GP-centric' 10-year NHS plan will protect partnerships

GPs could run 'run local hospitals,' says Wes Streeting

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Jun 13

GPs could run 'run local hospitals,' says Wes Streeting
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GPs should be able to run hospitals - but acute trusts could also take on primary care services as integration blurs traditional boundaries between parts of the NHS, the health and social care…

Podcast: How does general practice fit into a neighbourhood NHS?

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Jun 13

Lots of talk about neighbourhoods in the NHS ahead of the 10 year plan. If you want to hear about what it means for general practice, how it could improve patient care and boost GP job satisfaction listen to this week's pod with Dr Caroline Taylor from the NAPC www.gponline.com/podcast-does...

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Caroline Taylor, chair of the National Association of Primary Care and a GP in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, about how neighbourhood working benefits patients, GPs ...

Locum GPs forced to cut rates again due to work shortage

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · May 13

Locum GPs forced to cut rates again due to work shortage
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Exclusive: Locum GPs have been forced to drop their rates by a further 2% in the past four months as the shortage of GP jobs continues to hit pay, a sessional GP organisation has warned.

National insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warn

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · May 8

Practices across the UK are still very concerned about the impact that the rise in NI contributions will have. This issue has not gone away - despite this year's contract deal, practices in England are also still v worried about these extra costs

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · May 8

National insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warn www.gponline.com/national-ins...

The increase in employer national insurance contributions will be a 'death sentence' for some UK practices unless they receive funding to cover the extra costs, LMC leaders have warned.

BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investment

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · May 8

BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investment www.gponline.com/bma-dossier-...

General practice across the UK is now 'on the verge of total collapse', according to a BMA report that demands decisive action from policymakers to value and invest in the profession before it disappe...

GPs demand review into online prescribing of weight loss drugs

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · May 8

From the UK LMCs conference today in Glasgow - catch up on all the news on GPonline.

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · May 8

GPs demand review into online prescribing of weight loss drugs gponline.com/gps-demand-r... #GPnews

GP leaders have called for a formal review into online prescribing of weight loss drugs amid growing concerns over safety and workload for general practice.

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Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · May 6

Massive congratulations Abi. What lovely news - and she is gorgeous!

Podcast: Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer on shaping a new contract to rebuild general practice

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Apr 25

Thanks so much to Katie for speaking to me this week. Lots in here about why we need a new GP contract and what it will need to address if the government wants to deliver on its aim to bring back the family doctor. Do have a listen if you can

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Apr 25

In this week's podcast @drkatie.bsky.social from @bma.org.uk speaks to @emmabower.bsky.social about her priorities for a new GP contract and why she feels positive about the future for general practice. Listen here or wherever you get your pods www.gponline.com/podcast-dr-k...

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, chair of the BMA England GP committee, about what the future holds for general practice

New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says BMA GP chair

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Apr 24

New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says @bma.org.uk England GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social www.gponline.com/new-contract... - full Talking General Practice podcast interview out tomorrow

Continuity of care and bringing down the number of patients per GP will underpin negotiations for a completely new GP contract, the chair of the BMA GP committee for England has said.

GP practices, RCGP and BMA face legal claims over physician associate jobs

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 19

GP practices, RCGP and BMA face legal claims over physician associate jobs
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Lawyers representing physician associates (PAs) have begun filing legal claims in a 'landmark group action' against GP practices, the RCGP and the BMA after guidance that backed strict limits on the r...

Government commits to talks on major new GP contract to keep 2025/26 deal on track

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 19

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨Government commits to talks on major new GP contract to keep 2025/26 deal on track
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The government has committed to talks on a major overhaul of the GP contract within the current parliament in a move that finalises agreement with the BMA over the near £1bn contract deal for 2025/26.

Podcast: Dr Iain Morrison on securing a better future for Scotland's GPs

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Mar 15

Thanks so much to Iain for speaking with me this week. This is really good on the issues and challenges facing Scottish general practice and what needs to happen to address them so well worth a listen.

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 14

In this week's podcast Dr Iain Morrison chair of @bmascotland.bsky.social GP committee speaks to @emmabower.bsky.social about the fight to secure a better future for GPs in Scotland, including the prospects of industrial action www.gponline.com/podcast-dr-i...

Talking General Practice speaks to BMA Scotland GP committee chair Dr Iain Morrison about the critical challenges facing general practice in Scotland.

How GPs are turning around problems with access and patient satisfaction

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 13

How GPs are turning around problems with access and patient satisfaction www.gponline.com/gps-turning-... #GPnews

Despite record numbers of appointments in general practice, access remains among patients' top concerns - and NHS officials have named improving it among the health service's key priorities for the ye...

Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 13

Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland www.gponline.com/gp-working-u... #GPnews

GPs in part of Scotland are taking on private work, moving overseas and in one case working as an Uber driver because locum sessions have become 'non-existent' after a squeeze on practice finances tha...

Scottish GPs call for national fix to help IMG doctors secure visas

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Mar 7

This is such a sensible suggestion to solve a problem that really shouldn't even exist. And it is potentially pretty easy to do. I find it quite baffling that it hasn't been done already.

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 7

Scottish GPs call for national fix to help IMG doctors secure visas @rcgpscotland.bsky.social www.gponline.com/scottish-gps... #GPnews

The Scottish government should set up an 'umbrella body' to sponsor visas for international medical graduate (IMG) doctors who have completed UK GP training so that these doctors are not lost to the N...

Podcast: What does the 2025/26 GP contract mean for general practice?

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Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Mar 7

Nick and I offer some thoughts on the GP contract update and what could happen next.

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 7

In this week's pod @nickbostock.bsky.social and @emmabower.bsky.social discuss the GP contract for 2025/26 - what it means for practices, what happens now with collective action, and the need for longer-term contract reform. Listen here or wherever you get your pods www.gponline.com/podcast-does...

The GPonline team discusses what's in the GP contract for the coming year, what happens now with collective action, and the need for longer-term contract reform.

Early-career GPs spell out how a new contract can secure their future

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Mar 6

This is worth a read. Four early-career GPs spell out how the GP contract needs to change in future to better meet the needs of patients and GPs - and why it's important that younger GPs are involved in any discussions about a new GP contract.

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Mar 6

As @bma.org.uk prepares for talks on a once-in-a-generation major reform of the general practice contract, early-career GPs spell out how it could secure their future www.gponline.com/early-career... @liamloftus.bsky.social @deepthilavu.bsky.social

The potential for a completely new GP contract is a once-in-a-generation chance to reshape the future of general practice. Four early-career GPs explain their views on what a new contract will need to...

What is the future of ARRS - and can reform ease the GP jobs crisis?

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Dr Steve Taylor @drstevetaylor.bsky.social · Mar 5

What is the future of ARRS - GP jobs crisis?

It's not going to make a huge difference to long-term recruitment & retention of GPs

Restricting it to GPs who are less than 2y post-CCT is wrong, at best these roles are better suited to experienced GP

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From April 2025, rules that prevent the bulk of additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) funding being used to recruit GPs will be scrapped - although eligibility will remain limited to GPs in the...

Podcast: An evidence-based approach to addressing health inequalities

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Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Feb 28

Thanks so much to John and Liam for speaking to me this week. Really fascinating chat - and the Health Equity Evidence Centre is really good example of how AI/machine learning can be used in practice to help the NHS

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Feb 28

This week Dr John Ford and @liamloftus.bsky.social speak to @emmabower.bsky.social about the work of the Health Equity Evidence Centre @qmul.ac.uk and how it can help clinicians and policymakers address health inequalities. Listen here or wherever you get your pods www.gponline.com/podcast-evid...

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr John Ford and GP Dr Liam Loftus from the Health Equity Evidence Centre at Queen Mary University in London.

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Feb 28

GP contract deal for 2025/26 - @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social says: 'Rebuilding the broken NHS starts with GPs. Today, we have taken the first step to fixing the front door to the NHS, bringing back the family doctor, and ending the 8am scramble.' Full story www.gponline.com/bma-backs-1b...

BMA backs £1bn GP contract deal as ARRS cash unlocked to ease jobs crisis

Emma Bower @emmabower.bsky.social · Feb 28

GP contract deal announced. @drkatie.bsky.social says the proposed changes 'mark a turning point'. But adds 'the government must now recognise the imperative to deliver a new contract within the current parliament for meaningful reform and vital investment'

GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · Feb 28

Breaking news - BMA backs almost £1bn GP contract deal as ARRS cash unlocked to ease jobs crisis www.gponline.com/bma-backs-1b... #GPnews

GP leaders have backed a 2025/26 contract deal that brings a near £1bn funding uplift and unlocks additional roles cash to create more GP jobs - with the profession now set to pause collective action.