The value of a GP, blueprint for ICB reforms, fall in GP partners accelerating

<p><em>(Please note in this episode we mistakenly refer to a report on GP partner numbers as being produced by the Health Foundation. It was in fact produced by the Nuffield Trust)</em></p><br><p>This week Emma and Nick discuss falling numbers of GP partners and what this could mean for the future of general practice.</p><br><p>They talk about what went on at the UK LMCs conference last week, where the BMA launched a new report highlighting the value of a GP and there were debates on GP unemployment and the employer national insurance increase.</p><br><p>And they look at the latest on plans to cut back ICBs, after an NHS England blueprint suggested this could mean some big changes for primary care.</p><br><p>Our good news story this week is about a pilot in general practice in Manchester that is aiming to cut falls among older patients</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><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/charts-loss-gp-partners-accelerating/article/1917309" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">In charts: How the loss of GP partners is accelerating</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/viewpoint-partnership-model-really-decline/article/1917702" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Viewpoint: Is the partnership model really in decline?</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-dossier-defines-value-gp-push-fresh-investment/article/1917199" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investment</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/lmcs-hear-harrowing-stories-gps-impacted-unemployment-crisis/article/1917280" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">LMCs hear harrowing stories of GPs impacted by unemployment crisis</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/national-insurance-hike-death-sentence-gp-practices-lmcs-warn/article/1917260" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">National insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warn</a></p><p><a href="https://www.gponline.com/icbs-told-merge-functions-blueprint-outlines-primary-care-shift/article/1916989" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">ICBs told to 'merge functions' as blueprint outlines primary care shift</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>