Talking General Practice

• What does the 2025/26 GP contract mean for general practice?

  This week Emma and Nick look at the GP contract deal for England for 2025/26. They discuss what exactly is in the deal and what it means for GP practices in the year ahead, in particular what it could mean for practice finances and whether changes to the additional roles reimbursement scheme will address the GP jobs crisis. They also talk about what happens now with collective action and the BMA’s push for more significant contract reform in the coming years.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksRead all of our GP contract coverage hereWhat's in the GP contract for 2025/26?Early-career GPs spell out how a new contract can secure their futureWhat does the pause in collective action really mean for GPs? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• An evidence-based approach to addressing health inequalities

  This week Emma speaks to Dr John Ford and GP Dr Liam Loftus from the Health Equity Evidence Centre at Queen Mary University in London about health inequalities and how frontline clinicians, system leaders and policymakers can make evidence-based decisions to tackle inequality in healthcare.John and Liam discuss how the Health Equity Evidence Centre is making the evidence on what works when it comes to addressing health inequalities more accessible.The centre uses machine learning to analyse the vast amount of research and literature that’s available and the team at the centre turns that information into actionable insights for GPs, other frontline clinicians, healthcare managers and policymakers.John and Liam explain how this all works in practice, the resources they have available and how this can help GPs, practices and primary care networks in their day to day work. They also talk about projects they are currently working on, including how GP funding inequalities can be addressed, and how they hope to establish a solid evidence base for what works when it comes to tackling health inequalities.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksHealth Equity Evidence CentreOutdated GP funding formula leaves practices in deprived areas with 10% less fundingTalking General Practice episode with Dr Becks Fisher from the Nuffield Trust on - How can we make GP funding fairer? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• Tackling GP unemployment, locum rates slump, GP premises

  This week the team talks about the GP jobs’ crisis after the BMA held a virtual rally last week to help the union shape its plans for how to address the job shortage facing salaried and locum GPs. They also explain the findings from GPonline’s own survey of locum GPs that shows the impact this has had on rates of pay and the finances and wellbeing of those doctors affected.And they discuss GP premises following a report published last week by the NHS Confederation that suggested NHS Property Services, which owns a significant number of GP premises, should be scrapped.Our good news story this week is about practices in the north West which have received extra funding to help them develop research hubs.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksBMA reveals 'vital' GP contract priorities that could solve jobs crisisMost locum GPs struggling to find work as jobs crisis devastates incomeRegistrars delaying GP qualification because they can’t find jobs, says LMCNew GPs are being 'muscled out' of the NHS, warns registrars leaderGovernment should abolish NHSPS and pay off GP service charges, report suggestsGP practices share nearly £1m fund to expand research hubs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• How to ensure safe remote patient care in general practice

  This week Emma speaks to GP and researcher Dr Rebecca Payne about what general practice can learn from the research she’s been involved with on remote patient care.In this conversation Rebecca talks about her research into patient safety in remote consultations, what GPs can do to ensure remote consultations are safe and lessons for practices about the systems that they need to have in place. She also talks about the wider implications of this research including what it means for training and education.Rebecca also explains her research into how the shift to remote care has impacted on quality in primary care, what this could mean for the future of general practice - and what she hopes policymakers will take from the findings.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksPatient safety in remote primary care encounters: multimethod qualitative study combining Safety I and Safety II analysis, published in BMJ Quality and SafetyTeaching patient safety in remote consultationsProject resources from the Remote by Default study including competencies for staff and advice for patientsHow to ensure safe remote consultations in your practice - from GPonline Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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• GP recruitment scheme faces axe, contract negotiations update, NHS planning guidance

  In this week’s episode the GPonline team discusses the future of the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS) – an initiative to attract GPs to underdoctored parts of England – amid fears it could be scrapped. They also look at what we know about the current GP contract negotiations in England and what could happen at next month's special LMCs conference, which now looks set to be a referendum on the deal for 2025/26.Plus, they talk about NHS England's planning guidance for the year ahead and what it had to say about general practice. Our good news story this week is about the contract deal that has been struck for general practice in Wales.This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksScheme to boost GP recruitment in underdoctored areas could be cut from AprilSpecial conference could push for industrial action or mass resignation threatGP anxiety 'rife' as partnerships face 2025/26 contract crunchGP access among priorities in 'reset year' for NHS as officials hint at new targets'Complacent' health officials lack ideas to save NHS, MPs warnGPs in Wales accept improved £52m contract boost for 2024/25 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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