GP access targets, plan to pause work for struggling practices and capping practice energy costs

<p>This week the team discusses the government’s latest push to improve access in general practice and some of the problems with the plans. They look at a groundbreaking new system that is being piloted in Devon, which will see work paused for practices facing extreme workload pressures. GP leaders have suggested the system could be rolled out nationwide within a year.</p><p>And they talk about what plans to cap energy costs could mean for practices and what doctors say the government needs to do to address the workload and workforce crises in general practice.</p><p>This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.</p><br><p><strong>Useful links</strong></p><br><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/practices-face-two-week-access-target-300-fewer-gps-last-year/article/1799599" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practices face two-week access target with 300 fewer GPs than last year</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/government-unveils-two-week-access-target-gp-appointments/article/1799584" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government unveils two-week access target for GP appointments</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-agree-groundbreaking-system-pause-work-practices-facing-extreme-pressure/article/1799055" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs agree groundbreaking system to pause work for practices facing extreme pressure</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/practices-energy-costs-slashed-government-unveils-business-price-cap/article/1799449" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Practices could see energy costs slashed as government unveils business price cap</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/search/articles?headlinesOnly=False#:~:text=%27This%20job%20is%20making%20us%20ill%27%3A%20Coffey%20told%2016m%20patients%20could%20lose%20their%20GP" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'This job is making us ill': Coffey told 16m patients could lose their GP</a></p><p>&nbsp;</p> <hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>