GP contract changes, junior doctors’ strike and what the Budget means for GPs

<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&nbsp;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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<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>