NHS workforce plan, the impact of ‘workload dump’ from hospitals, GMC faces no confidence vote

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