Talking General Practice

<p>This week we’re bringing you some highlights from our top interviews of 2023 - and we’ve had some really fantastic guests this year.</p><br><p>In this episode you’ll hear from BMA GP committee for England chair Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, Royal College of GPs chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne, NHS England director for health inequalities Professor Bola Owolabi, RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas and all-round general practice expert and fellow podcast host Ben Gowland.</p><br><p>And between them they’ll be talking about GP contract negotiations, continuity of care, what we can do to retain more GPs, influencing politicians in the run up to next year’s general election, the difference healthcare professionals can make on health inequalities, and the future of primary care networks.</p><br><p>Thanks to everyone who’s taken part in Talking General Practice during 2023 - and happy new year to all of our listeners!</p><br><p>Don’t forget you can listen to the full versions of all these interviews - and interviews with lots of other brilliant people from the world of primary care by searching in our podcast feed or on our website at <a href="https://www.gponline.com/podcast" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPonline.com/podcast</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>

<p>This week Emma and Nick look at what happens next for the quality and outcomes framework after the government launched its consultation on the future of incentive payments in general practice. They talk about what the consultation is asking and whether this could mean the end of the QOF?</p><br><p>And they discuss an ageing GP workforce and what it means for the stability of GP practices in some parts of England.</p><br><p>They also look ahead to next year and some of the key news stories that are likely to be important in 2024.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about a Christmas delivery to a practice in Shropshire.</p><br><p>Merry Christmas to all of our listeners.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-qof-consultation-asks-continuity-access-incentivised/article/1851120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government QOF consultation asks if continuity and access should be incentivised</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/hundreds-practices-brink-half-gps-retirement-age/article/1850519" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hundreds of practices on the brink as half their GPs are over retirement age</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/icbs-gp-practices-risk-ageing-workforce/article/1851045" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which ICBs have most GP practices at risk from an ageing workforce?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/patient-safety-fears-one-three-practice-nurses-near-retirement/article/1850432" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patient safety fears as one in three practice nurses near retirement</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-practice-staff-moved-tears-patients-deliver-christmas-tree-gift/article/1851165" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP practice staff moved to tears as patients deliver Christmas tree gift</a></p><p><u> </u></p><br><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>

<p>This week Emma speaks to Dr Sylvia Kama-Kieghe, a GP from Sheffield who is vice chair of the RCGP South Yorkshire and North Trent Faculty and a chair of the RCGP Northern Faculties International Medical Graduate steering group.</p><br><p>They talk about the challenges that international medical graduates - or IMG - GPs face and what the NHS and general practice can do to support them.</p><br><p>Around half of the doctors who enter GP training each year are now IMGs, which means they received their initial medical qualification outside the UK.</p><br><p>Sylvia herself qualified as a doctor in Nigeria. In this episode she talks about her own move to the UK in 2004, and some of the difficulties IMG doctors face in the UK, including racism, long-standing problems related to visas and the challenges of practising medicine in a completely different country and culture.</p><br><p>She also explains why the RCGP Northern Faculties IMG steering group was set up and what it is hoping to achieve, and offers some practical advice on how practices can best support IMG doctors. It was produced by Czarina Deen</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://forum.rcgp.org.uk/c/img/38" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">IMG group on the RCGP members’ forum</a></p><p><a href="https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/Welcoming-and-Valuing-International-Medical-Graduates-A-guide-to-induction-for-IMGs-WEB.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">E-learning for health’s guide to induction for IMG doctors</a></p><p><a href="https://www.rcgp.org.uk/your-career/overseas-doctors-guide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCGP overseas doctors guide</a></p><p><a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/media/4350/bma-visa-sponsorship-for-gps-practices-july-2021.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA guide on becoming a tier 2 sponsor for GP practices</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nhsemployers.org/news/working-and-training-nhs-guide-international-medical-graduates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS guide for IMG doctors</a></p><br><p>Most regions of Health Education England will have information for IMG doctors working in their area , including:</p><p><a href="https://yorksandhumberdeanery.nhs.uk/learner_support/support-international-medical-graduates/resources-and-useful-links-imgs" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Yorkshire and the Humber</a> - you can find the IMG guidebook that Sylvia mentioned in the podcast here</p><p><a href="https://heeoe.hee.nhs.uk/medical-training/want-train-east-england/international-medical-graduates" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">East of England</a></p><p><a href="https://london.hee.nhs.uk/induction-package-international-medical-graduates-home" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">London</a></p><p><a href="https://www.nwpgmd.nhs.uk/careers_advice/careers/international_doctors" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">North West</a></p><p><a href="https://www.peninsuladeanery.nhs.uk/about-us/international-medical-graduates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">South West</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.scotlanddeanery.nhs.scot/international-medical-graduates/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Information from Health Education Scotland</a></p><p><a href="https://heiw.nhs.wales/support/professional-support-unit/support-available/international-medical-graduates-img/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Information from Health Education and Improvement Wales</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>

<p>This week Emma and Nick look at what we know about what the BMA in England might be looking to achieve in contract negotiations, how the current deal that’s on the table for consultants could affect talks, and whether continuity should be a contractual requirement.</p><br><p>They also discuss Labour’s plan for neighbourhood health centres and what the party might want them to achieve.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about a British GP's success Down Under.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/questions-bma-asking-gps-shape-its-vision-general-practice/article/1849828" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What questions is the BMA asking GPs to shape its vision for general practice?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/next-gp-contract-must-signal-hope-gp-committee-chair-warns/article/1848732" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Next GP contract 'must signal hope', GP committee chair warns</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-match-consultants-pay-offer-new-contract-gps/article/1849197" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government must match consultants' pay offer in new contract for GPs</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/labour-plans-neighbourhood-walk-in-gp-centres-open-seven-days-week/article/1849825" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour plans neighbourhood walk-in GP centres open seven days a week</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/new-contract-enforces-continuity-gps-patients-safer-says-watchdog/article/1849452" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New contract that enforces continuity would make GPs and patients safer, says watchdog</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-conquers-everest-competitive-mullet-growing/article/1849974" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP conquers 'Everest of competitive mullet growing'</a></p><br><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>

<p>Emma talks to GPs Dr Beckie Akroyd and Dr Catherine Bell about neurodiversity in the medical profession and what general practice can do to better support doctors and other staff who are neurodivergent.</p><br><p>Beckie is the GP Lead for Autistic Doctors International, a support and advocacy organisation, and until recently Catherine was an Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Fellow for Derbyshire’s GP Task Force focusing on supporting neurodivergent staff working in general practice.</p><br><p>Beckie and Catherine talk about their own experiences of being neurodivergent, the challenges neurodivergent doctors can face, including stigma, and why it is important that we frame neurodiversity positively and focus on what people can do rather than what they can’t.</p><br><p>Beckie and Catherine also have lots of practical tips for practices on how they can support neurodivergent staff and advice for anyone listening who may be neurodivergent about how to approach conversations with your employer and places to get additional support.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://autisticdoctorsinternational.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Autistic Doctors International</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/access-to-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Access to Work support</a></p><p><a href="https://www.som.org.uk/evaluating-and-supporting-neurodifferences-work" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Society of Occupational Medicine: Evaluating and supporting neurodifferences at work</a></p><p><a href="https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/17557380231179742" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Catherine’s article on neurodiversity in the general practice workforce</a> - available for RCGP members</p><p><a href="https://www.acas.org.uk/neurodiversity-at-work-report" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Acas - Neurodiversity at work</a></p><p><a href="https://linktr.ee/ndrcgp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Beckie and Catherine’s full Linktree</a> with links to all the resources they recommended during their talk at the RCGP conference.</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>

<p>Emma and Nick look at the current state of the GP workforce and changes over the past year. We’ve just undertaken a major update of GPonline’s GP Workforce Tracker, which we launched a year ago, and Nick talks through some of the key findings from that work.</p><br><p>They talk about the uplift to the minimum wage that is due to happen in April and what this will mean for practice, and discuss GP premises, in particular some of the problems relating to funding reaching practices when there are housing developments in their area.</p><br><p>And, following the recent cabinet reshuffle, they look at the arrival of a new secretary of state at the Department of Health and Social Care and what this could mean in the months ahead.</p><br><p>Our good news story is about NHS England’s pledge to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gpinsight_workforce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPonline’s GP Workforce Tracker</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/england-patients-per-gp-rising-fastest/article/1848214" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where in England are patients per GP rising fastest?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-fear-practice-closures-minimum-wage-hike-threatens-major-rise-costs/article/1848527" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs fear practice closures as minimum wage hike threatens major rise in costs</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/chancellor-investigate-delays-gp-premises-funding-housing-development/article/1847685" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Chancellor to investigate delays in GP premises funding from housing development</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/new-health-social-care-secretary-victoria-atkins/article/1847455" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Who is new health and social care secretary Victoria Atkins?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-england-sets-target-eliminate-cervical-cancer/cancer/article/1847682" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS England sets target to eliminate cervical cancer</a></p><br><p><br></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>

<p>Emma speaks to Dr Sarah Taylor and Dr Rebecca Leon, who are GPs with a special interest in cancer, about early cancer diagnosis.</p><br><p>Both Sarah and Rebecca have portfolio careers and one of their roles is as GP leads at GatewayC, an organisation backed by the NHS in England and Wales and leading cancer charities that is aiming to boost early cancer diagnosis. As part of this work they host the GPs Talk Cancer podcast.</p><br><p>In this conversation Sarah and Rebecca explain how the pandemic and the current backlog of care have impacted on cancer diagnosis and treatment, whether the NHS can hit ambitious targets on early cancer diagnosis, and what recent changes to national targets mean.</p><br><p>We also talk about inequalities in early cancer diagnosis, new tests to detect cancer early, and the importance of screening. Rebecca and Sarah also have some practical advice based on their own experiences and conversations with experts that can help GPs ensure they don’t miss a cancer diagnosis.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gatewayc.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GatewayC</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gatewayc.org.uk/podcast/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs Talk Cancer podcast</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.nhs-galleri.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The NHS Galleri trial</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>

<p>This week on the podcast Emma and Nick talk about physician associates after the BMA GP committee in England voted in favour of a strongly worded motion that called for an immediate freeze on recruiting these roles in general practice. They also look at plans for regulating PAs by the GMC, which is also causing concern in the medical profession.</p><br><p>They also discuss the RCGP’s new definition of what a GP is, and they look ahead to the England local medical committee conference at the end of this month and some of the motions relating to the GP contract that are up for debate.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about prescribing of DOACs in primary care and the impact this has had on stroke prevention.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>                                               </p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-demands-halt-increasing-trend-pas-substituting-gps/article/1846333" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA demands halt to 'increasing trend' of PAs substituting GPs</a></p><p>​​<a href="https://www.gponline.com/doctors-warn-gmc-plans-regulate-physician-associates-unsafe/article/1846127" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctors warn GMC plans to regulate physician associates are 'unsafe'</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/supervising-physician-associates-%E2%80%93-gps-need-know/article/1846573" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Supervising physician associates – what GPs need to know</a> - advice from the MDU</p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-consultants-general-practice-says-rcgp/article/1846548" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs are 'consultants in general practice', says RCGP</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-prescribing-shift-stopped-thousands-strokes-says-nhs-chief/cv-thromboembolic-disorders/atrial-fibrillation/article/1846109" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP prescribing shift has stopped thousands of strokes, says NHS chief</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>

<p>Emma speaks to Surrey GPs Dr Gillian Orrow, Dr Tabassum Siddiqui and Dr Richard Wright, about how a programme called Growing Health Together, which Gillian co-founded, is helping general practice and other partners in the local health system to tackle health inequalities.</p><br><p>One of the key aims of Growing Health Together is to create a more sustainable health and care system, by reducing demand in primary and secondary care through health creation, prevention, and early intervention.</p><br><p>It is based on the idea of health creation and this episode looks at what health creation is, some of the local schemes that Growing Health Together has helped to establish and how this is all benefiting local people.</p><br><p>Gillian, Tabassum and Richard also explain how this work fits in with what their primary care networks are trying to achieve and the value of GPs having funded time to spend in their local communities to help understand the challenges some of their patients face and work out solutions that can help.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://growinghealthtogether.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Growing Health Together</a></p><br><p>The YouTube video explaining some of the work Growing Health Together is doing is here - <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfW5cjpvklU" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfW5cjpvklU</a></p><br><p><br></p><br><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>

<p>Emma and Nick reflect on last week’s RCGP annual conference, in particular the details of the college’s manifesto to save general practice and the Labour party’s reaction to it.</p><br><p>They look ahead to what might happen to the GP contract in England as we come towards the end of the current five-year deal, as well as discuss pay rises for practice nurses and the collapse of contract talks in Wales. And they look at online access to patient records, a contractual requirement in England that comes into effect next week, and some of the concerns around this.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about patient satisfaction with access to general practice.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>Read all the news from the RCGP conference <a href="https://www.gponline.com/rcgp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">here</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/general-practice-new-contract-generation-2028/article/1840664" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General practice could see 'new contract for a generation' from 2028</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/arrs-model-turned-its-head-says-bma-gp-leader/article/1840946" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ARRS model should be 'turned on its head', says BMA GP leader</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/unions-warn-not-gp-practices-afford-6-staff-pay-rise/article/1845049" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Unions warn not all GP practices can afford 6% staff pay rise</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/general-practice-wales-at-risk-collapse-contract-talks-break-down/article/1845100" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General practice in Wales 'at risk of collapse' after contract talks break down</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/remote-access-gp-records-risks-domestic-abuse-survivors-safety-bma-warns/article/1844935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Remote access to GP records risks domestic abuse survivors' safety, BMA warns</a></p><br><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>

<p>Talking General Practice speaks to RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne ahead of the college’s annual conference in Glasgow this week.</p><br><p>In this conversation Professor Hawthorne explains what needs to be done to help tackle spiralling workload in general practice, how we can retain more GPs in the workforce and what changes could happen in the short term to help turn the current situation in general practice around.</p><p>She also talks about how the college hopes to influence political parties in the run up to the next general election, whether the RCGP’s new exam will help tackle differential attainment and why, despite all of the current challenges, general practice is still a great place to work.</p><br><p><strong>GPonline at the RCGP annual conference</strong></p><p>The college will be launching a manifesto for general practice at its conference and you will be able to read more about this on GPonline on Thursday morning.</p><br><p>GPonline is delighted to once again be the college’s media partner for the RCGP annual conference, which takes place on 19 and 20 October. We’ll be in Glasgow reporting all the news from the conference - visit <a href="https://www.gponline.com/rcgp" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.gponline.com/rcgp</a></p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-seeing-cases-malnutrition-rickets-cost-of-living-crisis-hits-patient-health/article/1838490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs seeing cases of malnutrition and rickets as cost-of-living crisis hits patient health</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/no-extra-funding-general-practice-government-unveils-200m-winter-support/article/1837252" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">No extra funding for general practice as government unveils £200m winter support</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/introduction-simulated-consultation-assessment-sca/article/1832919" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">An introduction to the simulated consultation assessment (SCA)</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>

<p>Emma and Nick look at the New to Partnership Scheme – a three-year initiative that aimed to boost the number of partners in England – and ask, has it actually worked?</p><br><p>They discuss what’s going on with funding for general practice across the UK and what the uplifts agreed for 2023/24 mean for practices. And they talk about the latest appointment data for general practice in England and what it tells us about the pressure practices are under as we head towards winter.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story is about flu vaccination.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/golden-hello-scheme-brings-almost-3000-new-gp-partners/article/1839431" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Golden hello scheme brings in almost 3,000 new GP partners</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/impact-golden-hello-payments-gp-partnerships/article/1840106" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What impact have 'golden hello' payments had on GP partnerships?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/cashflow-warning-6-uplift-money-delayed-until-november/article/1840031" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cashflow warning as 6% uplift money delayed until November</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/northern-ireland-gp-funding-slashed-despite-absolute-crisis/article/1839918" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Northern Ireland GP funding slashed despite 'absolute crisis'</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/disappointing-uplift-falls-short-6-pay-rise-promised-gps-scotland/article/1838548" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Disappointing' uplift falls short of 6% pay rise promised to GPs in Scotland</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/dispensing-practices-face-cashflow-crisis-yo-yoing-fees-fall-sharply/article/1839581" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dispensing practices face cashflow crisis as 'yo-yoing' fees fall sharply</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-practices-delivering-150000-extra-appointments-per-day-compared-2019/article/1838924" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP practices delivering 150,000 extra appointments per day compared with 2019</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/flu-vaccination-prevented-25000-hospitalisations-last-year/infections-and-infestations/influenza/article/1839261" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Flu vaccination prevented 25,000 hospitalisations last year</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>

<p>Emma speaks to London GP and co-chair of Greener Practice, a UK primary care network focused on sustainability, Dr Tamsin Ellis.</p><br><p>Along with her Greener Practice role, Tamsin is also a GP associate at the Centre for Sustainable Healthcare, an organisation that develops knowledge and resources to help the NHS and other health systems to reach net zero.</p><br><p>In this conversation Tamsin discusses some practical steps that practices and clinicians can take to help tackle the climate crisis, including how sustainability and greener approaches can come into play in patient consultations, and the benefits this can bring to practices, GPs, staff and patients.</p><br><p>She also explains some of the resources Greener Practice and others have to help GPs, why it’s important that general practice engages with sustainability, and how getting involved in this work can make your practice a better place to work and improve staff wellbeing.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>These are some of the organisations and resources that Tamsin mentions during this interview:</p><p>●     <a href="https://www.greenerpractice.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greener Practice</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://sustainablehealthcare.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Centre for Sustainable Healthcare</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://ukhealthalliance.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK Health Alliance on Climate Change</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.greenerpractice.co.uk/high-quality-and-low-carbon-asthma-care/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Greener Practice asthma toolkit</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://seesustainability.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">See Sustainability</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.fromemedicalpractice.co.uk/sustainability" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Frome Medical Practice and its work on sustainability</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.outrageandoptimism.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Outrage and Optimism podcast</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong> </strong></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>

<p>This week Emma and Nick look at some interesting tenders for GP contracts that have been put out for integrated care boards and what they might tell us about the possible direction of travel for general practice and how GP services could be commissioned in future.</p><br><p>They discuss physician associates and what role they have to play in the NHS after the BMA published a position statement saying it currently opposes government plans to expand their use.</p><br><p>And they talk about how the cost of living crisis is affecting patients and practices after an alarming RCGP survey found that GPs are seeing patients with diseases that should be confined to history including malnutrition and rickets.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story is about a survey from the Rebuild General Practice campaign showing how much the general public values general practice.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline’s editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/pcn-gms-practice-contract-landmark-move-general-practice/article/1838467" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PCN to take on GMS practice contract in landmark move for general practice</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-engineering-fears-small-practice-contracts-offered-branch-only-basis/article/1838120" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP 'engineering' fears as small practice contracts offered on branch-only basis</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-oppose-expansion-physician-associate-roles-amid-safety-concerns/article/1837868" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA to oppose expansion of physician associate roles amid safety concerns</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-seeing-cases-malnutrition-rickets-cost-of-living-crisis-hits-patient-health/article/1838490" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs seeing cases of malnutrition and rickets as cost-of-living crisis hits patient health</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/patients-back-continuity-care-gp-funding-poll-shows/article/1838698" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patients back continuity of care and more GP funding, poll shows</a></p><br><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>

<p>This week Emma speaks to Dr Ben Allen, a GP partner at Birley Health Centre in Sheffield.</p><br><p>Over the past few years Ben has invested huge amounts of time and effort to make his practice a better place to work. He’s found that by focusing on staff and improving the organisational culture, the practice has seen huge improvements across the board.</p><br><p>Along with having a happier workforce with improved morale and staff retention, the practice has also improved continuity and access and seen patient satisfaction scores rising at a time when nationally they are falling.</p><br><p>Ben explains how his practice managed to achieve all of this and has advice for any GPs or practice managers thinking of embarking on a similar journey.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen. </p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/BenAllenGP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Follow Ben on X (formerly Twitter)</a></p><p><a href="https://medium.com/@BenAllenGP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ben’s blog</a></p><br><p><strong>Useful reading</strong></p><p>Ben mentions several leadership and organisational change books that he found particularly helpful during this process. These are some his favourites.</p><br><p>●     The Advantage by Patrick Lencioni</p><p>●     The Five Dysfunctions of a Team by Patrick Lencioni</p><p>●     Reinventing Organisations by Frédéric Laloux</p><p>●     Time to Think by Nancy Kline</p><p>●     Start With Why by Simon Sinek</p><p>●     Daring Greatly by Brené Brown</p><p>●     The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R Covey</p><p>●     Good to Great by Jim Collins</p><p>●     The Coaching Habit by Michael Bungay Stainer</p><p>●     Built to Last by James C Collins and Jerry I Porras</p><p>●     Who by Geoff Smart and Randy Street</p><p>●     Radical Candor by Kim Scott</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>

<p>In our news review Nick and Emma discuss GP pay and what’s behind recent headlines in the national press about so-called huge rises in GP income.</p><br><p>They also look at how the growing NHS waiting list and long waits for treatment are affecting patients and driving up workload in general practice, and discuss results from our recent survey which suggest that practices are becoming increasingly reliant on locum GPs.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story is about a significant reduction in people prescribed potentially addictive medicines.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-income-changed-past-two-decades/article/1835901" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How has GP income changed over the past two decades?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/cqc-poll-shows-nhs-waiting-list-driving-unsustainable-pressure-gps/article/1837072" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CQC poll shows NHS waiting list driving unsustainable pressure on GPs</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/one-three-gp-appointments-patients-record-nhs-waiting-list/article/1832759" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One in three GP appointments for patients on the NHS waiting list</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-practices-growing-reliant-locums-struggle-hire/article/1836470" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP practices growing more reliant on locums but many struggle to hire them</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-prescribing-dependency-forming-drugs-falling-fastest/article/1836641" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where is GP prescribing of dependency-forming drugs falling fastest?</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>

<p>The GP Trailblazer Deprivation Fellowship Scheme is an NHS England run programme aimed at newly-qualified GPs working in practices in deprived areas. The scheme aims to give GPs the skills to thrive and make a difference in the practices and communities where they work.</p><br><p>The East of England region currently runs one of the largest trailblazer schemes in England. Emma speaks to Dr Rahhiel Riasat, director of leadership development for the East of England and clinical lead for the GP Trailblazer deprivation fellowship scheme in the region, about how the scheme works and how it is supporting local GPs and making a difference to patient care. She also talks to Dr Ahkeb Hussain who is a GP in Luton one of the fellows on this year’s scheme about how it is helping him in practice and what he sees as its benefits.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://heeoe.hee.nhs.uk/general_practice/fellowships-primary-care/trailblazer-deprivation-fellowships" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">East of England GP Trailblazer Deprivation Fellowship Scheme</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.fairhealth.org.uk/trailblazer" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Fairhealth Trailblazer information</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://sway.office.com/GFff3fvOoCNguGy3?ref=Link" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP training health equity focused training rotations</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>

<p>Our regular news review is back after a short summer break with a packed episode.</p><br><p>Emma and Nick discuss a last-minute U-turn on Covid and flu jabs and look at another controversial plan from the Labour party about how it intends to change general practice if it wins the next general election.</p><br><p>They also discuss how international medical graduates are becoming critical to the GP workforce in some of the most deprived and underdoctored parts of England - and look at whether doctors feel measures set out in the NHS workforce plan will help address the current shortage of GPs.</p><br><p>And they talk about the GMC’s overhaul of its Good Medical Practice guidance.</p><br><p>Meanwhile, our good news story is about GP training.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-offered-extra-pay-accelerated-flu-covid-19-jab-campaign-new-variant-spreads/article/1835569" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs offered extra pay under accelerated flu and COVID-19 jab campaign as new variant spreads</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/labour-strip-funding-practices-poor-continuity-care/article/1835327" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour to strip funding from practices with poor continuity of care</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/overseas-doctors-sustain-general-practice-englands-underdoctored-deprived-areas/article/1832753" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Overseas doctors sustain general practice in England's most underdoctored and deprived areas</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/just-6-gps-believe-nhs-workforce-plan-will-boost-gp-numbers/article/1835046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Just 6% of GPs believe the NHS workforce plan will boost GP numbers</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/6-pay-increase-not-enough-retain-salaried-gps-practice-staff-gps-warn/article/1834728" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">6% pay increase not enough to retain salaried GPs and other practice staff, GPs warn</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gmc-clamps-down-sexual-harassment-bullying-good-medical-practice-update/article/1834607" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GMC clamps down on sexual harassment and bullying in Good Medical Practice update</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>

<p>What is a Wise GP? This week Emma speaks to Professor Joanne Reeve and Dr Annabelle Machin about an initiative called Wise GP, which aims to help GPs and other primary care staff deal with the everyday uncertainty and complexity they face in general practice.</p><br><p>They explain the importance of recognising the distinct skills and expertise of general practice and how the programme can help GPs at different stages of their career. They also talk about the resources they have developed to support GPs in their day-to-day practice and how Wise GP could potentially help improve GP retention.</p><br><p>There are links to many of the resources mentioned by Joanne and Annabelle in the podcast below.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>RCGP conference</strong></p><br><p>Joanne and Annabelle are running a session on Wise GP explaining how it could help general practice and GPs tackle some of the challenging issues they face. The conference takes place in Glasgow on 19 and 20 October. <a href="https://rcgpac.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">You can find more information on this here</a>.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.wisegp.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wise GP website</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wisegp.co.uk/wisdom" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The WISDOM course</a></p><p><a href="https://www.wisegp.co.uk/gems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wise GP’s Gems library</a></p><p><a href="https://twitter.com/wisegpcouk" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wise GP on X (Twitter)</a></p><p><a href="https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100075799826220" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Wise GP on Facebook</a></p><br><p> </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>

<p>Emma is joined by a very special guest Professor Sir David Haslam to discuss his book <em>Side Effects: How Our Healthcare Lost Its Way and How We Fix It</em>.</p><br><p>Along with being a GP for over 35 years Sir David has held a number of senior posts including being both chair and president of the Royal College of GPs, president of the BMA and chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a post he held from 2013 to 2019.</p><br><p>His book, which was published last year, explores what good healthcare should achieve and how we can create a system that is affordable, fair and provides good quality care.</p><br><p>This interview, which was recorded in October 2022, looks at some of the really important themes raised in the book, including why the cost of healthcare will always continue to rise, why we need to better value primary care and public health, tackling health inequalities, over-medicalisation and whether we have our priorities right when it comes to end-of-life care.</p><br><p>Produced by Czarina Deen</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-75-primary-care-focused-reboot-save-nhs/article/1828944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS at 75: Primary care-focused 'reboot' can save NHS</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Books-DAVID-HASLAM/s?rh=n%3A266239%2Cp_27%3ADAVID+HASLAM" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><em>Side Effects: How Our Healthcare Lost Its Way and How We Fix It</em> on Amazon</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>

<p>Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer was elected chair of BMA England’s GP committee just over a week ago and she speaks to Talking General Practice in her first interview in her new role.</p><br><p>Dr Bramall-Stainer takes on the top GP job at the BMA in England at a crucial time for the profession. The five-year GP contract comes to an end in April 2024 and this year’s contract negotiations between the BMA, the government and NHS England will hammer out what happens next.</p><br><p>General practice is in the midst of an extreme workload and workforce crisis and the profession will be looking for changes that will go some way to addressing both of these challenges and making a difference to their day to day working lives.</p><br><p>In this conversation Dr Bramall-Stainer discusses what her key priorities will be, weighs up the chances of GPs taking industrial action in the coming months, as well as how GP funding needs to change.</p><br><p>She also talks about her thoughts about the future of the independent contractor model, her experience of publicly calling out sexism at the BMA a couple of years ago and how having MS has shaped how she approaches her role as a GP and a GP leader.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/top-priorities-new-bma-gp-committee-chair/article/1832370" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What are the top priorities for the new BMA GP committee chair?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-despair-nhs-england-slashes-covid-19-jab-fee/article/1832494" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs 'despair' as NHS England slashes COVID-19 jab fee</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>

<p>Last week the Health Foundation think tank published new research projecting patterns of illness in England over the next two decades. It predicted that by 2040 the number of people with major illness will rise by more than a third, which clearly has huge implications for general practice over the next two decades.</p><br><p>In this episode of Talking General Practice, Emma speaks to Toby Watt, the lead economist at the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre and the lead author of the report setting out the research’s findings.</p><br><p>This conversation highlights what the report had to say about patterns of illness and why more people will be living for longer with a major condition, how this will affect workload in general practice and what it means for the GP workforce, and what the government will have to consider to meet this challenge.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>From GPonline:</p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/practices-face-massive-rise-demand-ageing-fuels-wave-chronic-illness/article/1831126" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practices face massive rise in demand as ageing fuels wave of chronic illness</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/ageing-population-piling-pressure-general-practice/article/1819631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How an ageing population is piling pressure on general practice</a></p><br><p>Health Foundation reports:</p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.health.org.uk/publications/health-in-2040" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Health in 2040: projected patterns of illness in England</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.health.org.uk/publications/reports/projections-general-practice-workforce-in-england" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Projections: General practice workforce in England</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>

<p>Emma speaks to GP partner Dr Tommy Perkins and specialist medical accountant Andy Pow from Medics Money about GP partnerships and why they are still a good option despite all the doom and gloom out there.</p><br><p>In this conversation Tommy and Andy discuss how partnerships are changing with more non-GPs taking on the role, what to consider if you’re thinking about becoming a partner, how to make partnerships more sustainable in what is a very challenging time, take a quick detour into pensions - with some useful advice for all GPs - and also discuss challenges around premises.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/gp-partnership-programme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medics Money new to partnership course</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/nhs-pension-guide/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The pensions guide mentioned in the episode</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.medicsmoney.co.uk/seven-tips-to-make-gp-partnership-sustainable-in-2023/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">7 tips to make partnership sustainable in 2023</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://link.chtbl.com/MedicsMoneypod" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medics Money podcast</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Q3O34IapOE&pp=ygUebWVkaWNzIG1vbmV5IG5ocyBwZW5zaW9uIHZpZGVv" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medics Money YouTube video showing how to use PCSE portal mentioned in episode</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>

<p>Emma and Nick discuss last week’s pay announcement for junior doctors, salaried GPs and consultants and ask what it means for GP practices, the current strikes and the wider NHS.</p><br><p>They also talk about a new national system for reporting pressure in general practice that has been set up to help overwhelmed practices negotiate extra support and look at the results from the latest GP patient survey.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story looks at an initiative in Cumbria that is helping an underdoctored area plug workforce gaps by using a bank of GPs working remotely.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-uplift-gp-contract-cover-6-pay-rise-practice-staff/article/1830063" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government to uplift GP contract to cover 6% pay rise for all practice staff</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-rejects-6-pay-deal-strikes-set-continue/article/1830046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA rejects 6% pay deal with strikes set to continue</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/first-national-gp-alert-state-report-reveals-unsustainable-pressure-practices/article/1830083" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First national 'GP alert state' report reveals unsustainable pressure on practices</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/areas-highest-patient-satisfaction-general-practice/article/1829935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which areas have the highest patient satisfaction with general practice?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-patient-survey-suggests-satisfaction-stabilising-sharp-drop-last-year/article/1829891" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP patient survey suggests satisfaction stabilising after sharp drop last year</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>

<p>This week Emma is speaking to BMA Wales GP committee chair Dr Gareth Oelmann.</p><br><p>At the end of June BMA Wales launched a new ‘Save Our Surgeries’ campaign, which comes at what the BMA warns is a 'defining moment' for general practice.</p><br><p>The campaign sets out the worrying state of general practice – and calls on the Welsh government to put in place an urgent rescue package. So how can we save general practice?</p><p>In this conversation Gareth sets out the challenges facing general practice in Wales, and what the BMA is calling for. He also explains why GP partnerships are worth saving, why the share of NHS funding that goes to general practice needs to increase after well over a decade of serious decline, and upcoming changes to the GP contract in Wales.</p><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/advice-and-support/nhs-delivery-and-workforce/pressures/wales-save-our-surgeries-campaign" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA Wales Save our Surgeries campaign</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/welsh-gps-issue-sos-call-spiralling-crisis-threatens-patient-safety/article/1827982" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Welsh GPs issue 'SOS' call as spiralling crisis threatens patient safety</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>

<p>In this week’s news review, Emma and Nick look at the NHS workforce plan and discuss what it says, what it doesn’t say, and whether it will actually work.</p><br><p>They also talk about some of the debates from this week’s BMA annual representative meeting including a vote of no confidence in the GMC and some other motions of interest. And they look at a BMA report on long COVID in the medical profession and the devastating impact the condition has had on some doctors.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story is about the RCGP at last weekend’s Pride.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/does-nhs-workforce-plan-mean-general-practice/article/1828486" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What does the NHS workforce plan mean for general practice?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-heading-15000-gp-shortfall-sunak-says-retention-not-just-pay/article/1828498" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS heading for 15,000-GP shortfall as Sunak says retention 'not just about pay'</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/doctors-will-strike-long-takes-warns-bma-chair/article/1828615" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctors will 'strike for as long as it takes', warns BMA chair</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/doctors-vote-no-confidence-gmc-mpts-demand-new-leadership/article/1828746" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctors vote 'no confidence' in GMC and MPTS and demand new leadership</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/doctors-long-covid-left-penniless-one-five-unable-work/article/1828715" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctors with long COVID left 'penniless' as one in five unable to work</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/rcgp-takes-part-londons-pride-parade/article/1828842" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCGP takes part in London's Pride parade</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p><strong>The NHS at 75</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-75-gps-account-start-nhs/article/1485095" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS at 75: A GP's account of the start of the NHS</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-75-i-dread-telling-people-im-gp-need-government-values-us/article/1828827" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS at 75: I dread telling people I'm a GP - we need a government that values us</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-75-primary-care-focused-reboot-save-nhs/article/1828944" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS at 75: Primary care-focused 'reboot' can save NHS</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>

<p>Emma speaks to GP and academic Dr Ben Brown from the University of Manchester whose research looks at how AI and machine learning could support healthcare professionals and patients.</p><br><p>Ben is currently involved in developing a new AI system that helps support triage of GP online consultations and was this year’s winner of the Society for Academic Primary Care’s award for outstanding early career research.</p><br><p>Both the government and the Labour Party have touted AI as a possible solution to the NHS’s workforce challenges, arguing it could free up clinicians so they can spend more time with patients. Reports suggest that the long-awaited NHS Workforce plan, which is due to be published imminently, will have a big focus on the role that new technology and AI in particular will play in the NHS over the next 10 years.</p><br><p>In this conversation Ben explains exactly what AI is, how it is being used currently in the NHS and its potential for the future. He also discusses how AI could help GPs and their teams manage their workloads, and what a GP consultation could look like in future, when AI is more established.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p>Useful links</p><br><p>More information on the system Ben is developing called <a href="https://www.patchs.ai/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">PATCHS</a></p><br><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>

<p>This week Emma and Nick discuss the government’s long-awaited NHS workforce plan, when it might be published and what general practice will be hoping to see in it.</p><br><p>They look at the results from a recent GPonline about inappropriate transfer of work from secondary to primary care and what needs to be done to address this.</p><br><p>And they talk about a motion up for debate at next month’s BMA annual representative meeting where delegates will call for a no confidence vote in the GMC – as well as some of the other issues relevant to general practice that will be debated at the meeting.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story highlights some of the GPs who received honours in the King’s birthday honours list last weekend.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deeen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/complex-funding-questions-holding-nhs-workforce-plan-barclay-admits/article/1827117" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Complex' funding questions holding up NHS workforce plan, Barclay admits</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/racism-shrinking-nhs-workforce-warns-former-bma-chair/article/1826629" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Racism is shrinking the NHS workforce, warns former BMA chair</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-call-action-work-transfer-hospitals-tackle-workload-crisis/article/1827035" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs call for action on work transfer from hospitals to tackle workload crisis</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gmc-faces-no-confidence-vote-bma-annual-meeting/article/1825921" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GMC faces 'no confidence' vote at BMA annual meeting</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/health-leaders-demand-action-five-year-old-pledge-strip-gmc-appeal-powers/article/1825874" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Health leaders demand action on five-year-old pledge to strip GMC of appeal powers</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-among-receive-honours-kings-birthday-list/article/1826792" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs among those to receive honours in King's birthday list</a></p><br><p><br></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>

<p>Emma speaks to Christiana Melam, the chief executive of the National Association of Link Workers, who explains how social prescribing can help practices and GPs to meet demand and better support their patients.</p><br><p>Christiana explains why it is so important that the NHS looks at changing the way that it works, given that the current model is not meeting the needs of patients, highlighting the key role that social prescribing can play in prevention and addressing health inequalities.</p><br><p>The National Association of Link Workers also trains care navigators and Christiana also talks about what the recent access recovery plan had to say about care navigation and what this means for practices and their reception teams.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.nalw.org.uk/education-standards/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Association of Link Workers - Education standards</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://socialprescribingacademy.org.uk/read-the-evidence/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Academy for Social Prescribing - evidence to support the use of social prescribing</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.nalw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Exploring-Social-Prescribing-Referrals-_-impact-on-Information_-Advice-and-Guidance-Services_Research-Report.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Association of Link Workers report - Exploring social prescribing referrals & impact on Information, advice and guidance Services</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.nalw.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/The-Role-of-PPGs-in-Social-Prescribing.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National Association of Link Workers report - The role of PPGs in social prescribing</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.cqc.org.uk/guidance-providers/gps/gp-mythbusters/gp-mythbuster-106-primary-care-first-contact-practitioners-fcps" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP mythbuster 106: Primary care first contact practitioners (FCPs) - Care Quality Commission (cqc.org.uk)</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.nalw.org.uk/packages/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tailored Primary Care Workforce Development and Wellbeing Packages from NALW</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>

<p>This week the GPonline team talks about a call for emergency funding to support general practice across the UK as practices struggle to deal with rising costs – and look at what these financial pressures mean for GP partner income.</p><br><p>They also discuss the state of general practice in Northern Ireland and Scotland after some dire warnings from the BMA in each of those countries.</p><br><p>And look at the latest workforce and appointment data for general practice and the ARRS in England.</p><br><p>In better news, a new blood test for cancer that could help diagnose people much earlier is the podcast’s good news story for this week.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Eleanor Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-partner-income-down-15-year-soaring-costs-hit-drawings/article/1825436" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP partner income 'down 15% in a year' as soaring costs hit drawings</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/one-three-gp-practices-northern-ireland-faced-serious-closure-risk-past-18-months/article/1824881" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One in three GP practices in Northern Ireland faced serious closure risk in past 18 months</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/one-ten-scottish-practices-close-lists-face-unsustainable-pressure/article/1824057" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">One in ten Scottish practices close lists in face of 'unsustainable' pressure</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/proportion-gps-aged-55-rising-workforce-shrinks/article/1824496" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Proportion of GPs aged over 55 rising as workforce shrinks</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-right-claim-its-26000-additional-roles-target-met/article/1825137" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Is the government right to claim its 26,000 additional roles target has been met?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/blood-test-multiple-cancers-diagnose-two-thirds-cases-study-suggests/article/1825245" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Blood test for multiple cancers can diagnose two-thirds of cases, study suggests</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>

<p>Emma speaks to Dr Matt Harris and GP Dr Connie Junghans Minton about an initiative involving community health and wellbeing workers that has been adopted in Connie’s practice in London and is also being rolled out to practices in other parts of the country.</p><br><p>It is based on a long-running scheme from Brazil, where evidence shows it has made a significant difference in terms of public health measures and health outcomes. Community health and wellbeing workers have already had some impressive results in the short time they have been working in London.</p><br><p>Matt, who is now a clinical senior lecturer in public health medicine at Imperial College London saw the scheme in action first hand when he worked as a GP in Brazil and it was his idea to bring the model to this country.</p><br><p>In this interview, he explains how the scheme works and how it can help GPs. Meanwhile Connie, who is also senior clinical fellow in primary care at Imperial College, discusses how her practice introduced community health and wellbeing workers for some of their most deprived patients and results from the initial pilot.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>Information on the community health and wellbeing worker programme is <a href="https://napc.co.uk/community-health-and-wellbeing-worker-programme/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">on the NAPC website here</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>

<p>The team talks about safe working limits and the number of GPs we need in England to ensure doctors are working within those safe levels. They discuss some of the key debates from the UK LMCs conference that took place last week, including full GP pay restoration and whether we should have SAS doctors in general practice. And they look at the state of GP premises.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story is about a primary care transformation project within a PCN that improved patient outcomes, at the same time as delivering cost-savings.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p>Useful links</p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/1-5-people-england-without-gp-practices-stuck-safe-limit/article/1823054" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">1 in 5 people in England would be without a GP if practices stuck to 'safe limit'</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/icb-areas-severe-gp-shortages/article/1823925" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which ICB areas have the most severe GP shortages?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/uk-lmcs-conference-2023-full-coverage/article/1823128" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">UK LMCs conference 2023: full coverage</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/junior-doctors-england-hold-three-day-strike-june/article/1823754" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Junior doctors in England to hold three-day strike in June</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-block-drafty-windows-tape-four-10-work-unfit-premises/article/1823156" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs block drafty windows with tape as four in 10 work in unfit premises</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://improvement.kssahsn.net/our-work/transforming-primary-care/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evaluation of the Foundry Healthcare Lewes’ primary care transformation project</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>

<p>Emma speaks to Dr Elaine Lockhart, chair of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Children and Young People’s Faculty and a consultant with the learning disability child and adolescent mental health service in Glasgow.</p><p> </p><p>In this conversation Elaine explains some of the problems that children and young people of different ages may present with, and what the possible long-term consequences of the pandemic could be.</p><p> </p><p>She also discusses the shortage of specialist services, which result in long waits for children needing support, and what this means for GPs and primary care, as well as what needs to happen in both the shorter and longer term to address this problem. And she talks about the impact social media can have on children and young people’s wellbeing.</p><p> </p><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>·      <a href="https://www.rcpsych.ac.uk/members/your-faculties/child-adolescent-psychiatry" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Royal College of Psychiatrists children and young people’s faculty</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>

<p>This week the team looks at the government and NHS England’s joint recovery plan for access to primary care, as well as changes to the GP contract around patient access that come into effect next week. They discuss what this all means for practices and patients and whether it will actually make a difference.</p><br><p>They also discuss whether the BMA is likely to ballot GPs on taking industrial action following this year’s contract imposition - and what GPs on the ground think about this.</p><br><p>Finally our good news story is about patient campaigns to save local GP surgeries.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline’s editor Emma Bower, news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Eleanor Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-access-recovery-plan-key-points/article/1822204" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP access recovery plan - key points</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/four-month-visa-extension-newly-qualified-img-gps-training-places-expand/article/1822130" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Four-month visa extension for newly-qualified IMG GPs as training places to expand</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/primary-care-role-sas-doctors-not-viable-bma-paper-warns/article/1822311" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Primary care role for SAS doctors 'not viable', BMA paper warns</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/access-overhaul-will-swamp-practices-trap-patients-loop-111-gps-fear/article/1821799" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Access overhaul will swamp practices and trap patients in loop with 111, GPs fear</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-leaders-contract-talks-government-industrial-action-vote/article/1822234" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP leaders in contract talks with government after industrial action vote</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/lmcs-debate-salaried-gp-workload-cap-debt-cancellation-trainees/article/1821607" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LMCs debate salaried GP workload cap and debt cancellation for trainees</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/patients-across-uk-campaigning-save-local-gp-services/article/1820318" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patients across the UK are campaigning to save local GP services</a></p><p> </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>

<p>Emma speaks to specialist medical accountant Laurence Slavin, the senior partner at Ramsay Brown chartered accountants, which specialises in the finances of GPs and practices.</p><br><p>In this conversation Laurence explains how rising inflation has affected practices, the financial implications of the 2023/24 GP contract and why he thinks the government’s plan to get high-earning GPs to publicly declare their income is a really bad idea.</p><br><p>Emma and Laurence also talk about some of the problems GPs are facing with pensions, including some of the challenges when dealing with Primary Care Support England.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.googleadservices.com/pagead/aclk?sa=L&ai=DChcSEwinlIjPr9b-AhUWxu0KHSO8ABsYABAAGgJkZw&ohost=www.google.com&cid=CAESbeD2IxQ6Smaw9uwSET4nn9QSU9FHfljnLtt9zFYjMWaLSCgdkVF37o8KCjENCb5r4F1P_rw-Ci6iISUgp8WGXy5XmPIByRD2cmYNkxTjd3K2j0BeaRgRWnEMe-gLva6LXADjdeuD6EtvKZNJ510&sig=AOD64_1G5XUkcVqzjPefxdGJVJ6JUB0SEw&q&adurl&ved=2ahUKEwiazoDPr9b-AhWaUsAKHVNHCmoQ0Qx6BAgJEAE" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ramsay Brown</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gpbusiness.co.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP Business</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>

<p>This week the team looks at Labour’s plans for how it will reform primary care if it wins the next general election.</p><br><p>They talk about a report on retention of staff in general practice by Londonwide LMCs and how staff shortages are threatening the future of practices. And they discuss what impact an ageing population is having on workload in general practice.</p><br><p>Finally our good news story this week is about diabetes.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Eleanor Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p>Useful links</p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/labour-rules-nationalising-practices-says-gp-model-in-decline/article/1820417" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Labour rules out nationalising practices but says GP model 'in decline'</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-failure-publish-nhs-workforce-plan-unforgiveable-says-labour/article/1820433" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government failure to publish NHS workforce plan ‘unforgiveable’, says Labour</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-gp-role-untenable-significant-majority-warns-lmc/article/1820152" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS GP role 'untenable for significant majority', warns LMC</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/ageing-population-piling-pressure-general-practice/article/1819631" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">How an ageing population is piling pressure on general practice</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-low-calorie-diet-type-2-diabetes-extend-across-england/diabetes/type-2-diabetes/article/1820772" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS low calorie diet for type 2 diabetes to extend across England</a></p><br><p> </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>

<p>Emma speaks to GP Dr Aisha Awan who is director of REACHE North West - the Refugee and Asylum Seekers Centre for Healthcare Professionals Education.</p><br><p>REACHE has helped hundreds of healthcare professionals to return to clinical roles in the NHS after being forced to flee their own country.</p><br><p>In this conversation Aisha explains how REACHE supports these clinicians to become registered in the UK, why this work is so important and some of the challenges that healthcare professionals who are refugees or asylum seekers face during this process. She also shares some inspiring stories of some of the doctors REACHE has supported in recent years.</p><br><p>For more information on the programme visit<strong> </strong><a href="https://www.reache.org.uk/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">REACHE North West</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>

<p>This week Emma talks to Jake Beech, from health think tank the Health Foundation. Jake co-authored a report published last month, which analysed the findings of the latest Commonwealth Fund survey of 10,000 GPs in 10 high income countries.</p><br><p>In this conversation Jake explains how general practice in the UK compares with other countries on issues such as job satisfaction, workload, personal wellbeing of GPs, how care is delivered and how general practice works with other services. He also discusses some of the wider implications of the survey’s findings.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>The Health Foundation’s report <em>Stressed and overworked. What the Commonwealth Fund’s 2022 International Health Policy Survey of Primary Care Physicians in 10 Countries means for the UK </em><a href="https://www.health.org.uk/publications/reports/stressed-and-overworked" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">can be found here.</a></p><br><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/extreme-pressure-leaves-uk-gps-among-stressed-least-satisfied/article/1817255" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Extreme pressure leaves UK GPs among most stressed and least satisfied</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>

<p>In a special news episode of the podcast the team looks at the findings of an independent review of integrated care systems, which was commissioned by the government and led by former Labour health secretary Patricia Hewitt. </p><br><p>The final report from the review was published this week and Emma and Nick look at what it had to say about primary care – including some recommendations that could see a major change to GP contracts – and what it could mean for general practice in the future. They also look at some of the wider findings about changes that need to happen to help improve outcomes and patient care.</p><br><p>This episode was 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><br></p><ul><li><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-contract-a-barrier-innovation-needs-major-overhaul-says-hewitt-review/article/1818659" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP contract 'a barrier to innovation' and needs major overhaul, says Hewitt review</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gponline.com/struggling-gp-practices-bought-out-replaced-says-hewitt-review/article/1818660" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Struggling GP practices should be 'bought out' and replaced, says Hewitt review</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gponline.com/companies-strong-arm-gps-selling-practices-hewitt-plan-warns-bma/article/1818759" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Companies could 'strong-arm' GPs into selling practices under Hewitt plan, warns BMA</a></li><li><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/the-hewitt-review-an-independent-review-of-integrated-care-systems" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Hewitt Review: an independent review of integrated care systems</a></li></ul><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>

<p>This week the team looks at whether GPs will be prepared to take industrial action following the imposition of a contract for the second year in a row – and what action the profession could be balloted on taking in the coming months.</p><br><p>They discuss the results of the latest annual British Social Attitudes survey, which assesses public satisfaction with the NHS.</p><br><p>And, as junior doctors step up pressure on the government to improve their pay by announcing a four-day strike, they talk about what this could mean for the NHS, as well as what is happening with the pay offer for other NHS staff.</p><br><p>Finally there’s some good news on COVID vaccination and long COVID.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Eleanor Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-ballot-trigger-nationwide-shut-down-gp-practices-24-hours/article/1817318" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA ballot could trigger nationwide shut down of GP practices for 24 hours</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/treasury-set-claw-back-millions-general-practice-despite-soaring-costs/article/1817379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Treasury set to claw back millions from general practice despite soaring costs</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/vast-majority-gps-ready-industrial-action-lmc-poll-suggests/article/1817843" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vast majority of GPs ready for industrial action, LMC poll suggests</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gpinsight_workforce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP Insight workforce tracker</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/wake-up-call-government-nhs-gp-satisfaction-hit-all-time-low/article/1818004" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Wake-up call' for government as NHS and GP satisfaction hit all-time low</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/vaccination-halves-risk-developing-long-covid-study-finds/article/1817394" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vaccination halves risk of developing long COVID, study finds</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>

<p><strong>Warning: This episode contains discussions about death and suicide</strong></p><br><p>In a special episode Emma looks at the issue of assisted dying and asks whether it should be legalised - and if it was, how could it work?</p><br><p>Later this year a bill will be introduced to the Scottish parliament that could see assisted dying legalised. In England the House of Commons health and social care committee is running an inquiry on the issue.</p><br><p>The Scottish bill is being put forward by Lib Dem member of Scottish parliament Liam McArthur. This is the third attempt to legalise assisted dying in Scotland since 1999, so could the law change this time?</p><br><p>Emma speaks to Scottish GPs on both sides of the debate about assisted dying.</p><br><p>She talks to Liam McArthur about why he is introducing the bill and its chances of success - and to GP Dr Sandesh Gulhane, a Conservative member of Scottish parliament who chaired a medical advisory group that produced a report on how assisted dying should work.</p><br><p>She also meets Dr Catherine Forest, a family doctor from California where assisted dying has been legal since 2016. Dr Forest was involved with work that helped pave the way for legalising assisted dying and and now supports patients and their families through the process of assisted dying. She also speaks very movingly about her husband Will, who chose an assisted death in 2021.</p><br><p>And we look at what a change of law could mean from patients’ point of view by talking to Jackie Roberts, who lives in Edinburgh and has incurable breast cancer, and Professor Kevin Yuill, a representative from Not Dead Yet, a group of disability activists that campaigns against assisted dying.</p><br><p>This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Sources</strong></p><ul><li><a href="https://rb.gy/koxhth" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/t3wgu2" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Medical Advisory Group Report on the assisted dying bill</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/cj2hju" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Proposed Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - summary of consultation responses</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/pjcc3v" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">YouGov survey on assisted dying</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/ng7y0a" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA survey of members on assisted dying</a> from February 2020</li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/1ytemy" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCGP rejects change in stance on assisted dying</a> - from GPonline</li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/hdhirq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Regional Euthanasia Review Committee from the Netherlands annual reports</a> - showing the proportion of people who died by euthanasia.</li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/ent0fq" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignitas report </a>showing accompanied suicides per year and country of residence</li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/vhlhmm" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Third annual report on Medical Assistance in Dying in Canada 2021</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/hicgi4" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Oregon Death with Dignity Act 2021 data summary</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/u4bsir" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Dignity in Dying’s Last Resort report</a> </li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/jglzrx" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ONS suicide report</a></li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/cyhj9n" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Are Canadians being driven to assisted suicide by poverty or healthcare crisis?</a> The Guardian</li><li><a href="https://rb.gy/ef1qdr" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cost estimates for Medical Assistance in Dying</a></li></ul> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style=&apos

<p>This week Emma and Nick are talking about the GP contract changes in England for 2023/24, which have been imposed on practices for the second year in a row after the government and the BMA failed to reach an agreement. They look at what the changes are, the implications for general practice and what could happen next.</p><br><p>They also discuss this week’s unprecedented junior doctors’ strike, and speak to doctors who were out on the picket lines, and they look at what this week’s Budget means for doctors’ pensions and the NHS as a whole.</p><br><p>This episode was 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>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/changing-gp-contract-2023-24/article/1815511" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">What is changing in the GP contract for 2023/24?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/imposed-contract-threatens-irreparable-damage-general-practice/article/1815528" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Imposed contract threatens 'irreparable' damage to general practice</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/whack-a-mole-access-targets-will-force-gps-bring-waiting-lists-appointments/article/1815704" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Whack-a-mole' access targets will force GPs to bring in waiting lists for appointments</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/qof-streamlined-2024-onwards-nhs-england-says/article/1815676" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">QOF could be 'streamlined' from 2024 onwards, NHS England says</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/industrial-action-option-gps-urge-bma-move-fast/article/1816515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Industrial action is the only option': GPs urge BMA to move fast</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/big-win-retention-doctors-budget-overhauls-punitive-pension-tax-rules/article/1816577" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Big win' for retention of doctors as Budget overhauls punitive pension tax rules</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>

<p>Emma speaks to Ben Gowland, director and founder of think tank and consultancy Ockham Healthcare and host of the General Practice Podcast.</p><p> </p><p>Ben does a lot of work with primary care networks (PCNs) across England and in this conversation we look at what the future holds for PCNs as we enter the final year of the five-year GP contract that led to their introduction in 2019.</p><p>Ben explains why he thinks it's so important that practices engage with their PCN and the opportunities he believes PCNs provides practices. We also talk about what integrated care systems and the Fuller report could mean for PCNs and why it's important for general practices to work together to have the biggest possible influence in their local area.</p><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://ockham.healthcare/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Ockham Healthcare</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://ockham.healthcare/category/podcasts/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General Practice Podcast</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/icb-draft-contract-spells-plan-move-enhanced-services-worth-millions-away-practices/article/1812984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICB draft contract spells out plan to move enhanced services worth millions away from practices</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-crisis-driving-rise-partnership-pcn-disputes/article/1813853" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP crisis driving rise in partnership and PCN disputes</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/top-10-challenges-facing-pcn-clinical-directors/article/1753454" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Top 10 challenges facing PCN clinical directors</a></p><p> </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>

<p>This week the team talks about ongoing GP contract negotiations in England for next year and asks whether the contract for 2023/24 could be imposed.</p><br><p>They discuss a rise in partnership and PCN disputes and what might be behind this trend as well as the latest on this month’s junior doctor strikes.</p><br><p>They also look at the government’s record on the NHS, including how it’s handling the care backlog and discuss GP workforce statistics after they passed a pretty grim milestone last month.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about a local patient campaign that’s forced an integrated care board to U-turn on its plans for a large provider to take over a small practice in Lancashire.</p><br><p>Produced by Czarina Deen</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-contract-overhaul-funding-frameworks-worth-25bn-year/article/1813933" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP contract could overhaul funding frameworks worth £2.5bn a year</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-in-full-blown-crisis-recovery-plan-falls-short-mps-warn/article/1814860" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS 'in full-blown crisis' as recovery plan falls short, MPs warn</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/grim-milestone-passed-steady-decline-gp-workforce/article/1814432" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Grim milestone' passed in steady decline of GP workforce</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/why-gp-trainees-will-join-junior-doctor-strikes-thousands/article/1814312" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Why GP trainees will join junior doctor strikes in their thousands</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/victory-campaign-save-local-gp-icb-u-turn-practice-takeover/article/1814208" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Victory for campaign to save local GP after ICB U-turn on practice takeover</a></p><p> </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>

<p>Emma speaks to Dr Rowena Christmas, chair of RCGP Wales and a GP in the Wye Valley on the Welsh/English border.</p><br><p>Rowena has been heavily involved in the college’s work over the past couple of years on relationship-based care - or continuity of care - and in this conversation she explains why she feels this is so important and how GPs and practices can embed this in the way that they work.</p><br><p>She also talks about recruitment and retention of GPs and what’s happening in Wales, the impact recent NHS pressures have had on GPs and her priorities over the next two years as chair of the college in Wales.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p>Useful links</p><br><p>·      <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-access-debate-shift-emphasise-quality-speed-warns-rcgp/article/1791516" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP access debate must shift to emphasise quality as well as speed, warns RCGP</a></p><p>·      <a href="https://www.rcgp.org.uk/representing-you/policy-areas/relationship-based-care#:~:text=Fit%20for%20the%20future%3A%20relationship%2Dbased%20care%20(June%202022)&text=General%20practice%20teams%20must%20be,the%20value%20that%20they%20bring." rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The RCGP's report on relationship-based care</a></p><p>·      <a href="https://www.rcgp.org.uk/membership/wales" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">RCGP Wales</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>

<p>In our fortnightly news review the team looks at what we know about GP contract negotiations in England for 2023/24 after the BMA rejected NHS England’s ‘insulting’ offer.</p><br><p>They discuss an integrated care board’s plans to commission all GP enhanced services via primary care networks and what the wider implications of this could be. And they talk about the findings of the GMC’s latest review on bias in its processes.</p><br><p>The good news story for this week is about a community in Cornwall that is going to extra lengths to find a new GP to join their local practice.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Eleanor Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-reject-insulting-contract-bma-issues-stark-warning-death-general-practice/article/1812205" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs reject 'insulting' contract as BMA issues stark warning over 'death of general practice'</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/nhs-backs-21-salaried-gp-pay-rise-april-contract-talks-continue/article/1812379" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">NHS backs 2.1% salaried GP pay rise from April as contract talks continue</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/icb-draft-contract-spells-plan-move-enhanced-services-worth-millions-away-practices/article/1812984" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICB draft contract spells out plan to move enhanced services worth millions away from practices</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-dont-believe-integrated-care-systems-will-improve-patient-care/article/1813466" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs don't believe integrated care systems will improve patient care</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/cornish-community-creates-music-video-bid-recruit-new-gp/article/1813458" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Cornish community creates music video in bid to recruit new GP</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://vimeo.com/798544671/e543ab5066" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Link to Ain’t Got No Doctor</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.lostwithielneedsadoctor.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Lostwithiel Needs A Doctor website</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>

<p>Emma speaks to NHS England’s director of healthcare inequalities and Midlands GP Professor Bola Owolabi about how to reduce inequity in healthcare.</p><br><p>Bola talks about how she became interested in health inequalities, her vision for tackling inequity and she makes the economic argument for why we must address health disparities.</p><br><p>Bola also explains NHS England’s CORE20PLUS5 approach to tackling inequalities, how this provides a framework for primary care networks to focus their efforts when it comes to improving population health, and why she believes this could ultimately make a big difference to patients and communities.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/core20plus5/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CORE20PLUS5 for adults</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/core20plus5/core20plus5-cyp/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CORE20PLUS5 for children</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.e-lfh.org.uk/programmes/health-inequalities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">CORE20PLUS5 e-learning for health modules</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/view.php?id=459" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">The RCGP’s health inequalities hub</a></p><p><a href="https://www.england.nhs.uk/about/equality/equality-hub/national-healthcare-inequalities-improvement-programme/core20plus5/evidence-for-the-five-clinical-priorities/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Evidence for NHS England’s five clinical priorities</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>

<p>GPonline launched its new GP Insight data tool this week and our first project is a GP workforce tracker. On the podcast this week Nick and Emma look at some of the data in the tracker and what this tells us about the GP workforce in different parts of England.</p><br><p>They also talk about a recently published study that highlights the impact that poor GP retention has on patients and the wider NHS and discuss the government’s latest plans for the NHS and what’s going on with the current wave of strikes.</p><br><p>Finally, our senior reporter Ellie joins us to tell us about a good news story involving a long-serving GP who overcame a severe COVID infection and inspired a local folk band to write a song about him.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Ellie Philpotts. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gpinsight_workforce" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP Insight Workforce Tracker</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/introducing-gp-insight/article/1810942" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Introducing GP Insight</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-care-800-patients-underdoctored-areas/article/1809375" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs care for up to 800 more patients each in underdoctored areas</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/england-patients-per-gp-rising-fastest/article/1809890" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Where in England are patients per GP rising fastest?</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-partners-decline-almost-every-part-england/article/1812117" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP partners in decline in almost every part of England</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/professor-kamila-hawthorne-general-practice-breaking-point-%E2%80%93-government-act/article/1811675" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Professor Kamila Hawthorne: General practice is at breaking point – the government must act</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/doctor-boro-gp-survived-covid-19-inspires-folk-song/article/1809932" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctor Boro': GP who survived COVID-19 inspires folk song</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://youtu.be/GVNvLaNfniA" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Doctor Boro’ on YouTube</a></p><br><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>

<p>The BMA is currently balloting junior doctor members on whether to take industrial action, which could see them stage a three-day walkout in March.</p><br><p>This week Emma speaks to chair of the BMA’s GP trainee committee Dr David Smith about why junior doctors have reached this point.</p><br><p>David explains why the BMA is pushing for full pay restoration for junior doctors and the impact that falling levels of pay have had on the profession.</p><br><p>He also talks about how the current ballot works and what happens if it is successful, what GP trainees need to know about taking industrial action and how GPs can support their junior doctors if they do go on strike.</p><br><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p>Useful links</p><p>●     <a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/junior-doctor-campaigns/pay/junior-doctors-strike-doctors-guide-to-industrial-action-2023" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA junior doctor guide to strike action</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.bma.org.uk/our-campaigns/junior-doctor-campaigns/pay/pay-restoration" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Pay restoration for junior doctors</a> - full details of the industrial action ballot and other information relating to the pay restoration campaign from the BMA</p><p>●     <a href="https://bmastrikefund.raisely.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Donate to the BMA’s strike fund here</a></p><br><p>Related stories on GPonline</p><br><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-urges-junior-doctors-back-strikes-health-secretary-meeting/article/1810014" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA urges junior doctors to back strikes after health secretary meeting</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/junior-doctors-struggling-pay-bills-poll-reveals-impact-26-real-terms-pay-cut/article/1808515" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Junior doctors struggling to pay bills as poll reveals impact of 26% real-terms pay cut</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-back-junior-doctors-industrial-action-nurses-set-strike-dates/article/1806339" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs back junior doctors over industrial action</a></p><p> </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>

<p>Emma and Nick talk about Labour’s plans for the NHS and general practice more specifically, which have not gone down well with a lot of GPs.</p><br><p>They also discuss plans to speed up patient discharges from hospitals and what this could mean for general practice as well as the RCGP’s new exam for GP trainees, which could be in place by the end of 2023.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week takes a look at the latest data from England’s Friends and Family Test.</p><br><p>This episode was 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><strong> </strong></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-hit-misguided-labour-plans-self-referral-practice-reform/article/1810279" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs hit out at 'misguided' Labour plans for self-referral and practice reform</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-partnerships-cost-effective-part-nhs-gps-tell-labour/article/1810086" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP partnerships are the most cost-effective part of the NHS, GPs tell Labour</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/vast-majority-patients-report-positive-gp-experience-despite-soaring-pressure/article/1810283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Vast majority of patients report positive GP experience despite soaring pressure</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/new-gp-exam-replace-rca-end-2023-says-rcgp/article/1809912" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">New GP exam to replace RCA by end of 2023, says RCGP</a></p><p>●     <a href="https://www.gponline.com/patients-discharged-early-rush-free-hospital-beds-gps-warn/article/1809732" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Patients being discharged too early in rush to free up hospital beds, GPs warn</a></p><br><p><br></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>