GP recruitment scheme faces axe, contract negotiations update, NHS planning guidance

<p>In this week’s episode the GPonline team discusses the future of the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS) – an initiative to attract GPs to underdoctored parts of England – amid fears it could be scrapped.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br><p>They also look at what we know about the current GP contract negotiations in England and what could happen at next month's special LMCs conference, which now looks set to be a referendum on the deal for 2025/26.</p><br><p>Plus, they talk about NHS England's planning guidance for the year ahead and what it had to say about general practice. Our good news story this week is about the contract deal that has been struck for general practice in Wales.</p><br><p>This episode is 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/scheme-boost-gp-recruitment-underdoctored-areas-cut-april/article/1904536" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Scheme to boost GP recruitment in underdoctored areas could be cut from April</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/special-conference-push-industrial-action-mass-resignation-threat/article/1903617" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Special conference could push for industrial action or mass resignation threat</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-anxiety-rife-partnerships-face-2025-26-contract-crunch/article/1904856" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP anxiety 'rife' as partnerships face 2025/26 contract crunch</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-access-among-priorities-reset-year-nhs-officials-hint-new-targets/article/1904442" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP access among priorities in 'reset year' for NHS as officials hint at new targets</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/complacent-health-officials-lack-ideas-save-nhs-mps-warn/article/1904074" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">'Complacent' health officials lack ideas to save NHS, MPs warn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/gps-wales-accept-improved-52m-contract-boost-2024-25/article/1904587" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GPs in Wales accept improved £52m contract boost for 2024/25</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>