What the 6% pay deal means for general practice, monitoring pressure on practices, GP patient survey results

<p>Emma and Nick discuss last week’s pay announcement for junior doctors, salaried GPs and consultants and ask what it means for GP practices, the current strikes and the wider NHS.</p><br><p>They also talk about a new national system for reporting pressure in general practice that has been set up to help overwhelmed practices negotiate extra support and look at the results from the latest GP patient survey.</p><br><p>This week’s good news story looks at an initiative in Cumbria that is helping an underdoctored area plug workforce gaps by using a bank of GPs working remotely.</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/government-uplift-gp-contract-cover-6-pay-rise-practice-staff/article/1830063" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Government to uplift GP contract to cover 6% pay rise for all practice staff</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/bma-rejects-6-pay-deal-strikes-set-continue/article/1830046" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">BMA rejects 6% pay deal with strikes set to continue</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/first-national-gp-alert-state-report-reveals-unsustainable-pressure-practices/article/1830083" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">First national 'GP alert state' report reveals unsustainable pressure on practices</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/areas-highest-patient-satisfaction-general-practice/article/1829935" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Which areas have the highest patient satisfaction with general practice?</a></p><p>●&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="https://www.gponline.com/gp-patient-survey-suggests-satisfaction-stabilising-sharp-drop-last-year/article/1829891" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">GP patient survey suggests satisfaction stabilising after sharp drop 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>