This week the team discusses what went on at last week’s conference of local medical committees UK conference. They look at dissatisfaction around representation of GPs within the BMA and round up some votes from the conference that set out what LMCs want to happen to tackle the current workload crisis.

They also talk about the results of a survey the BMA conducted among GP trainees and ask what it tells us about the future of the profession.

And they discuss the NHS pension and why the government’s failure to tackle the issues around the annual allowance could mean that more GPs end up being hit with punitive tax charges.

And there’s some good news about a free coaching programme for GPs and primary care staff.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     UK LMCs conference 2022: full coverage from GPonline

●     LMCs warn of 'existential threat' to GP partnership model

●     GPs demand contract with safe working limits but reject core hours cut

●     One in eight GP trainees do not plan to work in general practice, BMA poll shows

●     Rising number of GPs face pension tax penalty as inflation set to deepen workforce crisis

●     GPs tell how coaching helped them manage practices during COVID-19

●     'Looking After You Too' coaching

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This week Emma speaks to GPs Dr Tommy Perkins and Dr Ed Cantelo who set up the company Medics Money to help educate doctors about finance and ensure they had access to reliable financial information.

They talk about why they set up the company and Ed explains how he went from being a chartered accountant and tax adviser to a doctor.

They also discuss the problems surrounding the NHS pension, provide some practical financial tips for GPs at all stages of their career and Tommy explains why he thinks being a partner is still a great career choice.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

Medics Money website

Medics Money tax rebate guide

Medics Money podcast

From GPonline

Does GP partnership still make sense?

Rising number of GPs face pension tax penalty as inflation set to deepen workforce crisis

Pension records for nearly 20,000 GPs are 'in error', government admits

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In our fortnightly news review the team looks at the latest workforce and appointment statistics for general practice in England.

They also discuss what’s happening about specialist status for GPs and the latest developments in the Rebuild General Practice campaign. And they take a look ahead to what will be up for debate at next week’s UK LMCs conference and round off with a bit of good news about a gardening GP.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     GP appointments surge by 4m as NHS loses hundreds of GPs

●     Most GPs face work-related mental ill health as campaigners warn of suicide risk

●     Axed workforce amendment 'a missed opportunity' to save general practice, RCGP warns

●     Specialist status for GPs delayed as legislative timetable slips

●     How gardening can help improve wellbeing

●     BBC Two - Gardeners' World, 2022, Episode 8, Shahnaz Camatchee

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On the podcast this week GPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Amy Small, a GP in Lothian, Scotland, about her work with the Rebuild General Practice campaign.

The campaign is aiming to raise awareness of the crisis facing general practice. It’s also calling for a plan to tackle recruitment, reduce GP workload and deal with the other issues driving GPs out of the profession such as burnout.

Dr Small talks about her reasons for getting involved in the campaign, the impact negative media has had on the profession and her own experience of burnout, as well as what she thinks is needed to address the crisis. It was produced by Czarina Deen

Useful links

●     Rebuild General Practice

●     GPs unveil blueprint to rebuild general practice backed by former health secretary

●     GPs to demand core hours cut to 9-5 and new contract with workload limits

●     Vast majority of GPs face rising abuse and aggression from patients

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In our fortnightly news review the GPonline team looks at the demise of smaller GP practices and asks whether small practices are now a thing of the past. They talk about what plans for enhanced access, that will be introduced under this year’s network contract DES from October, mean for practices and PCNs. And they discuss what LMCs think about the BMA’s approach to GP contract negotiations. Finally there’s some good news about some new research on identifying sepsis in primary care.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     'Soul of general practice' at risk as small practices decimated since 2015

●     12,000 GPs plan to quit within five years, major survey suggests

●     Underfunding will severely limit services GPs offer under PCN enhanced access

●     GPs want BMA action to stop 'slow death' of independent contractor model

●     Simple diagnostic model could help GPs spot sepsis earlier

●     BJGP research on sepsis identification

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This week Talking General Practice speaks to National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) president Dr Johnny Marshall.

The NAPC is the organisation behind the primary care home model, which it began developing in the early 2010s. Primary care networks, introduced as part of the 2019 GP contract, were based on the NAPC’s model.

In this podcast, GPonline senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Marshall about the progress of PCNs, the limitations of the model to date, and where health leaders could make improvements.

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

What is changing in the GP contract for 2022/23?

PCNs have become 'mini primary care trusts' with inadequate support

‘We’ve missed a real opportunity with PCNs’: top London GP leaves clinical director role

NAPC Primary Care Home model

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This week Talking General Practice takes an in-depth look at the GP workforce. Last week GPonline published a new interactive map, which analyses data to determine which parts of the country are most at risk from an ageing workforce. On the podcast we discuss what all this data tells us about the state of the GP workforce and some of the challenges facing general practice.

We also assess why patient satisfaction with the NHS has reached a 25-year low and what the British Social Attitudes survey, which that figure comes from, had to say about general practice.

This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     Map: Which parts of England are at risk from an ageing GP workforce?

●     One in 10 GP practices at risk of closure due to ageing workforce

●     Map: Where are England's most underdoctored areas?

●     Satisfaction with GP services sinks to 40-year low

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This week Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk - a GP and educator in Uzhhorod, a city in the west of Ukraine.

GPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes talks to Dr Kolesynk about the impact the war has had on his city, including the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from the east, and how family doctors in Uzhhorod are maintaining primary care services in the face of a severe shortage of medical supplies.

A special thanks to Dr Kolesnyk for managing to find the time to talk to us, despite the additional work and extra pressure he is dealing with at the minute.

To find out how to donate to support Dr Kolesnyk, email [email protected].

This episode was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     Ukraine Medical Help Fund

●     Ukrainian Medical Association of the UK (Facebook page)

●     Medicines Sans Frontieres work in Ukraine

●     Red Cross DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

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This week the team discusses the launch of a new campaign aimed at rebuilding general practice. They also talk about the House of Commons health and social care select committee’s inquiry into the future of general practice, which held its first evidence session last week. Both of these feature prominent appearances from former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt.

They look at how the NHS backlog is impacting on general practice, including the findings of a report from the public accounts committee and the results of a recent GPonline survey.

There’s a quick round-up of COVID-related news and finally, they highlight how the war is affecting GPs in Ukraine.

This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

From GPonline

●     GPs unveil blueprint to rebuild general practice backed by former health secretary

●     RCGP and former health secretary call for QOF to be scrapped

●     GP funding formula perpetuates inequality, MPs told

●     'It's unsustainable' - NHS backlog pushing practices to breaking point

●     General practice in Ukraine: 'COVID doesn't seem scary right now'

Other links

●     Rebuild General Practice campaign

●     Ukraine Medical Help Fund

●     Ukrainian Medical Association of the UK

●     Medicines Sans Frontieres work in Ukraine

●     Red Cross DEC Ukraine Humanitarian Appeal

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This week Talking General Practice speaks to Professor Dame Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard.

Dame Helen is the immediate past chair of the RCGP and is currently chair of the National Academy for Social Prescribing and also chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.

We talk about what the National Academy for Social Prescribing is aiming to do, the evidence to support the use of social prescribing and what’s needed to make social prescribing a success.

We also discuss the work of the AoMRC, what needs to be done to tackle the workforce crisis and whether Dame Helen feels optimistic about the future of general practice.

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     National Academy for Social Prescribing

●     Academy of Medical Royal Colleges

From GPonline

●     Flagship general practice recruitment scheme ‘at risk of failure’, report finds

●     More than 1,000 GPs urge MPs to back NHS workforce amendment

●     How social prescribing is helping patients in our practices

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