Are GPs heading for an imposed contract next year, plus what the budget means for general practice

<p>The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.</p><br><p>The team talks about GP contract negotiations after the government confirmed it intended to talk to key stakeholders alongside the BMA as part of putting together next year’s deal - and health and social care secretary Wes Streeting wrote to the profession accusing the GP committee chair of lies and unprofessional behaviour.</p><br><p>They discuss this week’s budget and what some of the measures outlined by the government could mean for general practice.</p><br><p>And Kimberley talks about an article she wrote recently interviewing a GP who has spent time working in Gaza.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about patients and a neighbouring surgery rallying around to help a practice that was severely affected by flooding in the wake of the recent Storm Claudia.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior news reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/uk-gp-shares-experiences-working-war-torn-gaza/article/1939554" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK GP shares her experiences of working in war-torn Gaza</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/streeting-accuses-bma-gp-chair-lies-unprofessional-behaviour/article/1941259" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Streeting accuses BMA GP chair of lies and 'unprofessional' behaviour</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/timeline-general-practice-re-entered-dispute-government/article/1940421" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Timeline: How general practice re-entered dispute with the government</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/does-autumn-budget-mean-gps/article/1941144" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/neighbouring-surgery-patients-rally-round-gp-practice-flooded-storm-claudia/article/1940578" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Neighbouring surgery and patients rally round GP practice flooded by Storm Claudia</a></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>