GP numbers have decreased/plateaued in number as other Service providers have increased in number, has service provision and satisfaction levels improved? “We can’t afford GPs” they say…, but economics and the NHS survival says “You can’t afford not to have them”

GP workforce manipulated by NHS England

Cut £2bn from core GP practice funding
‘give’ £1.4bn ARRS & £600m Pharmacy First

Outcome no GP & GPN work & practices closing

Tell me this isn’t on purpose
@rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

These stats are frankly bonkers. If anybody is complaining about why they are waiting to see a GP. They need to ask why successive governments have not supported the same growth in GP numbers as it has hospital medic numbers.

Agree @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social or just going to sit & watch the end

Just in case someone needs to see this.

£3 a week pays for all your GP services

This is 67p less than 8 years ago in real terms

If you can’t see a GP it’s because NHS England have cut the funding for GP practices

So much is said about funding for the NHS £/person is a key metric, it’s also true that despite cash terms rises real terms are the same.

Comparison with other peer countries is also important, if you underinvest for decades the infrastructure is not going to cope when it’s asked to do more

It’s worth pointing out that GPs in England have been working to rule

They still have done a record number of appts

Imagine if they hadn’t done the former and the pressure this would have put on practices

@drkatie.bsky.social @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social

‘Bring back the family Doctor’ appears to be just a election slogan

Just 88 GPs employed of the ARRS 1000 GPs in latest figures published today

digital.nhs.uk/data-and-inf...

NI rises forcing GP practices to cut staff with average cost £40,000 to practices

20% cut £/patient in past 8yrs by

GP Crisis is a funding crisis

If @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social wants quick productivity results he should fund community care & GPs

There are potentially 3000 GPs (WTE) available now to work if the funding was made available

Plus Nurses & other community teams ready to employ staff
#MedSky

NHS England has neglected the fact that the increase in cash terms includes payments to PCNs
These payments aren’t available for GP practices to use
Stripping this away, practices have had real terms cuts in income
Fewer GPs employed, practices closing and many more considering closures or cut backs

GP Crisis

NHS Dentistry model?
1990s just 6% of Dentists were private providers (mainly London) now it’s 70%

NHS GP contract needs massive funding increase as it’s been cut 20% in 8yrs

UK already seeing increasing adverts for Private GP appts £50-£100

#NHS GPs get £115/yr/patient for everything

STRENGTHEN PRIMARY CARE

ARRS will not be cut with the current NHS England board in place

They think it’s working despite the 31k staff adding just 40m appts for £1.4bn
Compared to 27k GPs doing 160m appts
Cost-benefit not being done at the highest levels & they actually don’t know how it works

#GeneralPractice

The funding cuts to GP Practices by NHSE have been the reason for lack of GP appointments

Until recently ARRS didn’t include GPs (75 GPs in Sept)

Funding 31k staff £1.4bn whilst cutting £2bn in real terms cuts for GP practices

Can’t see a GP blame

#GeneralPractice #MedSky #RCGP

editorial from @bmj.com and paper: Poor staff retention is associated with higher patient mortality. Have said it before & I’ll say it again. If you don’t care for the carers, they cannot care for their patients.
www.bmj.com/content/387/...

5million MORE General Practice appointments per month compared to 2019 (30million / half the population)

A&E is struggling but 2million attendances a month has barely increased

No one is listening!
General Practices are breaking

#GeneralPractice #MedSky

Can’t get an appt with a GP?

Yet there are 1000s of GPs out of work or struggling to find work
NHS England have cut the equivalent of 2 full-time GPs in funding from an average practice, whilst funding ‘additional’ roles via ARRS

£2bn cut in real term

Not additional then🤷🏻‍♂️ youtu.be/tI69wqP1_3g?...