Appointments surge as GP numbers fall, specialist status for GPs and LMCs conference

<p>In our fortnightly news review the team looks at the latest workforce and appointment statistics for general practice in England.</p><p>They also discuss what’s happening about specialist status for GPs and the latest developments in the Rebuild General Practice campaign. And they take a look ahead to what will be up for debate at next week’s UK LMCs conference and round off with a bit of good news about a gardening GP.</p><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-appointments-surge-4m-nhs-loses-hundreds-gps/article/1754314" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP appointments surge by 4m as NHS loses hundreds of GPs</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-face-work-related-mental-ill-health-campaigners-warn-suicide-risk/article/1754322" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Most GPs face work-related mental ill health as campaigners warn of suicide risk</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/axed-workforce-amendment-a-missed-opportunity-save-general-practice-rcgp-warns/article/1754203" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Axed workforce amendment 'a missed opportunity' to save general practice, RCGP warns</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/specialist-status-gps-delayed-legislative-timetable-slips/article/1754067" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Specialist status for GPs delayed as legislative timetable slips</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gardening-help-improve-wellbeing/article/1733665" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How gardening can help improve wellbeing</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p0c3zjt1" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BBC Two - Gardeners' World, 2022, Episode 8, Shahnaz Camatchee</a></p><h2>&nbsp;</h2><p><br></p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>