Disappearing GP partners, workforce predictions, and why UK-trained GPs can't get visas

<p>In our fortnightly news review, the team discusses some numbers that Nick’s crunched looking at GP partners across England and which areas are losing partners fastest, as well as some predictions about workforce figures from the Health Foundation</p><br><p>They also talk about latest developments on visa problems facing international medical graduates coming out of GP training, the latest health and social care committee hearing on the future of general practice and explain some PCN concerns about recruiting under the additional roles reimbursement scheme.</p><br><p>And there’s some good news about an award for the NHS in all four UK countries.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock. 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/parts-england-losing-gp-partners-fastest/article/1792754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which parts of England are losing GP partners fastest?</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-no-plans-scrap-gp-partnership-model-dhsc-official-tells-mps/article/1792889" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government has no plans to scrap GP partnership model, DHSC official tells MPs</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/new-primary-care-minister-says-general-practice-not-crisis/article/1792919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New primary care minister says general practice is not in crisis</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/rcgp-demands-a-job-future-nhs-img-gp-trainees/article/1792357" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCGP demands 'a job and a future' in the NHS for all IMG GP trainees</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/pcns-frightened-recruit-arrs-delays-create-six-figure-cash-shortfall/article/1792081" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PCNs 'frightened' to recruit as ARRS delays create six-figure cash shortfall</a></p><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>