Patient contacts at unsafe level, mandatory COVID jabs and CQC ratings bias

<p>This week the team discusses results of a recent GPonline survey that found GPs are conducting 84% more patient contacts per day on average than the level considered safe by the BMA, and ask whether there should be a cap on the number of consultations GPs undertake.</p><br><p>They also talk about mandatory vaccination for NHS staff and the findings of a report from the CQC that found its own regulatory processes may disadvantage against GP practices led by doctors from ethnic minorities.</p><br><p>And, as the government in England abandons plan B and rolls back most COVID-19 restrictions, what is the reaction from the NHS?</p><br><p>Finally, our good news is about a unique art-based social prescribing initiative.</p><br><p>This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. 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/we-just-cant-keep-going-endlessly-gps-speak-undoable-workload/article/1738283" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">‘We just can’t keep going endlessly’: GPs speak out over 'undoable' workload</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-patient-contacts-running-84-above-safe-limit-poll-suggests/article/1738032" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP patient contacts running 84% above safe limit, poll suggests</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/general-practice-delivered-unprecedented-367m-appointments-2021/article/1738580" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">General practice delivered an unprecedented 367m appointments in 2021</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/covid-jab-mandate-under-review-77000-nhs-staff-unvaccinated/article/1738443" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">COVID jab mandate 'under review' as 77,000 NHS staff unvaccinated</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/social-prescribing-patients-curate-art-exhibition-leading-cornish-gallery/article/1738119" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Social prescribing patients curate art exhibition at leading Cornish gallery</a></p><br><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>