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
GP practice faces £1k repair bill after window smashed
A practice could have to fork out £1,000 in repair bills after a patient allegedly smashed a window and caused damage to a computer. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
Lords urged to block legislation for GMC to regulate PAs
The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates in a House of Lords vote on 26 February. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news
BMA urges Lords to block legislation for GMC to regulate PAs
The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates in a House of Lords vote on 26 February. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Professional regulation Source Type: news
Continuity of care would save millions of GP appointments each year, new study finds
GP workload would be significantly reduced if continuity of care was prioritised in general practice, a new study suggests. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 23, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice News Source Type: news
RCGP condemns threat to retention funding as third of GPs consider quitting
Funding for GP retention risks being stripped away to cover other financial pressures at a time when one in three GPs are considering quitting the NHS, the RCGP has warned. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Podcast: Locum GPs struggle to find work, visa sponsor shortage threatens GP workforce, record appointments
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice in our latest podcast episode. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
Podcast: Visa sponsor shortage threatens GP workforce, locum GPs struggle to find work, record appointments
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice in our latest podcast episode. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Podcast Source Type: news
How a GP practice worked with patients to stop a torrent of complaints
A GP practice has seen complaints drop from 50-plus a day to just four in 10 months after a change to its appointment system and improved communication with patients. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Practice management Source Type: news
NHS gained nearly 250 fully-qualified GPs over the past year
The GP workforce in England gained 248 fully-qualified, full-time equivalent GPs over the past year - a 1% rise that almost kept pace with rising numbers of patients, analysis by GPonline shows. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: Workforce Source Type: news
Former RCGP chair joins NHS England board
Former RCGP chair Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard has joined the NHS England board as a non-executive director. (Source: GP Online News)
Source: GP Online News - February 22, 2024 Category: Primary Care Tags: People News Source Type: news
