Unemployed locum GPs relying on food banks, BMA council member warns
Unemployed locum GPs are turning to food banks after a sharp drop in available work linked to rising use of additional roles staff such as physician associates (PAs), a BMA council member has revealed. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news

GP business model 'non-viable' under 2024/25 contract, warns BMA
GP leaders have accused the government of an 'ideological' attack on NHS general practice - warning that real-terms cuts imposed under the 2024/25 contract leave practices' business model 'non-viable'. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 29, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

What is in the GP contract for 2024/25?
GPonline outlines what's set to change under the GP contract in 2024/25. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

GP contract for 2024/25 offers 2% pay rise and £259m total uplift
Funding for general practice will increase by £259m in total in 2024/25 according to GP contract details published by NHS England, with a 2% pay rise for all GPs and practice staff. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

Long NHS waits will drive pressure on GPs through next parliament
Long waits for hospital treatment look set to drive increased pressure on general practice for years to come, after experts said the NHS waiting list will not drop to pre-pandemic levels in the next four years. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workload Source Type: news

Doctors need guidance on patients seeking assisted dying abroad, MPs say
The GMC and BMA should develop clearer guidance on how doctors can help patients seeking assisted dying abroad, including whether they can provide any necessary medical reports, MPs have recommended. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Clinical News Source Type: news

GP contract for 2024/25 imminent as NHS chiefs promise flexibility but little funding
Details of the GP contract for 2024/25 will be published imminently, with the deal expected to offer increased flexibility for practices and PCNs, and reduced bureaucracy - but little new funding. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

BMA hands ministers 48 hours to reverse 8.7% funding cut since 2019
GP practices need a funding increase of 8.7% in 2024/25 just to restore real-terms practice funding to the level it was at in 2019, the BMA has warned the chancellor. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 28, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

Government denies it could backtrack on plan to double medical school places
The government has disputed claims that it is rowing back on plans set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan to increase the number of medical school places to 15,000 by 2031/32. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news

Lords pass legislation for GMC regulation of PAs despite doctors' concerns
The House of Lords has passed legislation to make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates after attempts to block it failed. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news

BMA confirms date for GP contract referendum
A referendum on the 2024/25 GP contract will run from 7 to 27 March, the BMA has confirmed - with details of the final offer to be shared with the profession once ongoing negotiations are concluded. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 27, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

BMA poll could see 'demeaning' junior doctor title ditched
The BMA could drop the term 'junior doctor' in favour of 'resident doctor' to better recognise their status as fully-qualified clinicians, in plans outlined in a poll launched this week. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

Tory peer calls PA fears 'Luddism' and claims most GP visits 'incredibly straightforward'
Most GP appointments are 'incredibly straightforward' and fears over a wider role for physician associates 'smack of Luddism', a Conservative former health minister has claimed. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news

BMA warns £800m lost from GP contract since 2019 as last-ditch talks continue
BMA negotiators remain in talks over an improved GP contract offer for 2024/25 just days before a referendum on the deal - and have warned that partners' income slumped by 31% in 2022/23, while 'cost inflation' has stripped £800m from the contract value since 2019. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: GP contracts Source Type: news

NHS pension contribution overhaul to go ahead from April
Changes to NHS pension contribution rates, which will see the top earners required to pay less into their pension each year and employer contributions rise, are to go ahead from April. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 26, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: News Source Type: news