GP fears for patient care after referral tool axed 'to cut costs'
GPs have warned that NHS cost-cutting risks undermining patient care after an IT tool practices use to speed up referrals was axed in their area. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
More than one in five GPs likely to move abroad in the next year, GMC report warns
More than a fifth of GPs are likely to move abroad within the next 12 months, according to a GMC report that shows the profession is more discontented than any other branch of medicine. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 12, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Practice manager jailed for three years over £70,000 GP surgery fraud
A former practice manager has been jailed for three years for stealing just under £70,000 from a GP practice. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Northern Ireland shifts all vasectomy services to general practice
Northern Ireland has moved all vasectomy services out of hospital and into general practice on a permanent basis - shifting around an extra £500m into primary care. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 11, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Northern Ireland Source Type: news
NICE backs first oral treatment to prevent chronic and episodic migraines
Draft guidance from NICE backs the first oral treatment for prevention of chronic and episodic migraines in a move that could benefit around 170,000 people in England. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 10, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news
BMA demands government review into GP unemployment crisis
The BMA has called for a government review to investigate why practices can ’t afford to hire GPs, leaving thousands without enough work. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 10, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Super-partnership wins APMS deal in 'litmus test' for shift to large providers
A practice that handed back its contract because of financial pressure is to be taken over by a 450,000-patient 'super-partnership' in a move GPs say reflects the direction of travel for general practice amid chronic underfunding. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
Practice builds Pharmacy First appointments into daily rota to maximise impact
A GP practice has built Pharmacy First appointment slots into its daily rota to try to maximise the scheme's impact on practice workload. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
GPs among thousands of doctors facing tough call on NHS pensions
More than 14,000 doctors and dentists who opted out of the NHS pension scheme between 2015 and 2022 face a difficult choice over whether to reverse the decision, accountants have warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 9, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Pensions Source Type: news
NHS evidence on GP pay 'completely out of date'
NHS England evidence that could shape recommendations on GP pay for 2024/25 is based on out-of-date information that does not reflect current financial pressures, accountants have warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news
Physician associates are 'not independent practitioners', BMA tells GP practices
BMA leaders have warned GP practices that physician associates (PAs) are 'not independent practitioners' and should be assessed individually to determine the safe scope of their role. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 8, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Practice sends letter to patients warning of 'struggle to stay afloat'
A GP pracitce in Bristol has sent a letter to its patients telling them of its 'struggle to stay afloat ’ and warning it could close because of rising costs and underfunding. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Consultants accept updated pay offer bringing strikes to an end
The BMA has accepted the government's updated offer on pay for consultants in England, bringing an end to strikes by senior hospital doctors. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 5, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news
Podcast: GPs reject contract in referendum, plus is general practice moving to a ‘GP-lite’ model?
The GPonline team discusses the results of the BMA referendum on the GP contract and what happens next, and they look at whether general practice in England is shifting to a 'GP-lite' model as GPs struggle to find work. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
Practices weigh up cutting services, staff and partner drawings in coming year
Almost six in ten practices are considering cutting back on the services they offer patients in the coming year amid concerns about how they will cope with another below-inflation uplift to the GP contract, a GPonline poll suggests. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - April 4, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
