Have golden hellos revived GP partnerships, GP funding across the UK, flu vaccination

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