Drug shortages, group A strep and fears over GP practices’ survival

<p>This week the team looks at record levels of drug shortages, the latest on group A strep and how it is affecting GPs and their teams and talk about the GP workforce in the most deprived parts of England.</p><br><p>They also discuss why many practices are facing a precarious future because of the lack of GP partners and how inflation and the cost of living crisis is affecting GP practices – and there’s a good news story on long COVID.</p><br><p>Talking General Practice will be back in January 2023. Merry Christmas and happy new year from the team.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and 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.mims.co.uk/drug-shortages-live-tracker/article/1581516" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">MIMS drug shortages tracker</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/publication/group-a-streptococcus-communications-to-clinicians/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS England and UKHSA guidance on group A strep in children</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/shortage-protocol-antibiotics-imminent-penicillin-prescriptions-soar/article/1808314" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Shortage protocol for antibiotics imminent as penicillin prescriptions soar</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/nine-10-gps-say-cost-of-living-crisis-destabilised-practice-finances/article/1808166" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Nine in 10 GPs say cost-of-living crisis has destabilised practice finances</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-bosses-ask-gps-cover-striking-ambulance-workers/article/1808115" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS bosses ask GPs to cover for striking ambulance workers</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/drug-shortages-hit-new-peak-add-pressure-gp-practices/article/1807917" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Drug shortages hit new peak and add to pressure on GP practices</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jmv.28373" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Study on pacing and long COVID</a></p><p>&nbsp;</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>