This week, Ben is joined by Najib Seedat & Andy Pow. They met at the end of April 2023 to discuss the new 2023/2024 contract that has been imposed on general practice for the 5th and final year of the 5 year deal. They share their thoughts on PCNs & General Practice working together, how it works in terms of funding and how PCNs and general practices can get the balance right. They deliberate the reintroduced requirements for GP’s to declare their earnings above a threshold, how this could affect General Practices and what this requirement is trying to achieve. Andy kindly finishes the episode by sharing some advice for practices to help mitigate some cost pressures. 

 

Introduction (0:09)

 

Thoughts on the imposed terms… (0:40)

 

Impact on practices? (2:53)

 

Investment through PCNs.. (5:40)

 

Introduced access changes.. (8:48)

 

Insights into the General Practice access recovery plan.. (10:40)

 

Redirection of care.. (12:31)

 

Requirements for GP’s to declare earnings.. (13:45)

 

Potential consequences of not declaring earnings..  (18:27)

 

Calculations of earnings.. (20:15)

 

Reaction to this year's contract..  (21:56)

 

Tips to help mitigate cost pressures (26:22)

 

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