(Please note in this episode we mistakenly refer to a report on GP partner numbers as being produced by the Health Foundation. It was in fact produced by the Nuffield Trust)

This week Emma and Nick discuss falling numbers of GP partners and what this could mean for the future of general practice.

They talk about what went on at the UK LMCs conference last week, where the BMA launched a new report highlighting the value of a GP and there were debates on GP unemployment and the employer national insurance increase.

And they look at the latest on plans to cut back ICBs, after an NHS England blueprint suggested this could mean some big changes for primary care.

Our good news story this week is about a pilot in general practice in Manchester that is aiming to cut falls among older patients

This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

In charts: How the loss of GP partners is accelerating

Viewpoint: Is the partnership model really in decline?

BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investment

LMCs hear harrowing stories of GPs impacted by unemployment crisis

National insurance hike is 'death sentence' for some GP practices, LMCs warn

ICBs told to 'merge functions' as blueprint outlines primary care shift

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