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GPs forming huge companies to bid for neighbourhood contracts
GPs forming huge companies to bid for neighbourhood contracts
Groups of PCNs are forming companies across populations of up to 500,000 patients to future-proof general practice for the arrival of neighbourhood contracts.
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December 22, 2025 at 4:38 PM
GPs forming huge companies to bid for neighbourhood contracts
BMA reveals GP contract demands for 2026/27
BMA reveals GP contract demands for 2026/27
BMA GP leaders set out a raft of contract demands for 2026/27 in talks with officials last week - including calls for a £50 per patient rise in global sum funding, steps to end the dispute over…
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December 22, 2025 at 3:53 PM
BMA reveals GP contract demands for 2026/27
Senior GPs hit back over claims that BMA committee is 'toxic'
Senior GPs hit back over claims that BMA committee is 'toxic'
BMA GP committee members have hit back at claims that the environment within the committee is ‘toxic’, following the resignation of a long-standing committee member earlier this month.
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December 22, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Senior GPs hit back over claims that BMA committee is 'toxic'
Low pay could force IMG GPs to quit UK, doctors warn
Low pay could force IMG GPs to quit UK, doctors warn
Low pay could drive international medical graduate (IMG) GPs out of the UK because they do not meet minimum salary requirements for a visa, GP leaders have warned - after a solicitor was forced to…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Low pay could force IMG GPs to quit UK, doctors warn
Podcast: Super partnerships, AI regulation and the future of general practice
Podcast: Super partnerships, AI regulation and the future of general practice
Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Vish Ratnasuriya, a GP partner and elected chair of Our Health Partnership, one of the UK’s largest super partnerships, and a member of the National Commission…
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December 19, 2025 at 10:18 AM
Podcast: Super partnerships, AI regulation and the future of general practice
GP workforce rising but workload far outstrips level a decade ago
GP workforce rising but workload far outstrips level a decade ago
GPs are responsible for 15% more patients on average than a decade ago - despite a rise in the GP workforce over the past year and a spike in recruitment through the additional roles reimbursement…
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December 19, 2025 at 9:36 AM
GP workforce rising but workload far outstrips level a decade ago
GPs to deliver COVID jabs at practice level under combined flu jab specification
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GPs to deliver COVID jabs at practice level under combined flu jab specification
GP practices will be able to deliver COVID-19 vaccines at an individual practice level rather than as part of a PCN grouping from next April, under a new combined flu and COVID vaccination service…
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December 16, 2025 at 10:36 AM
GPs to deliver COVID jabs at practice level under combined flu jab specification
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GPs have raised concerns over online access in most ICB areas
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GPs have raised concerns over online access in most ICB areas
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GPs have raised concerns over online access in most ICB areas
Exclusive: At least two thirds of ICBs - and possibly as many as 80% - have been notified by GP practices about concerns over workload or patient safety since changes to online consultation…
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December 16, 2025 at 9:21 AM
🚨 EXCLUSIVE🚨
GPs have raised concerns over online access in most ICB areas
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GPs have raised concerns over online access in most ICB areas
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Resident doctors set for five-day walkout after rejecting government offer
Resident doctors set for five-day walkout after rejecting government offer
Resident doctors set for five-day walkout after rejecting government offer
Resident doctors in England have voted overwhelmingly to reject a government offer on jobs and are set to press ahead with a five-day walkout starting on 17 December, the BMA has announced.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:30 PM
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Resident doctors set for five-day walkout after rejecting government offer
Resident doctors set for five-day walkout after rejecting government offer
GP federations 'could hold lease for neighbourhood health centre premises'
GP federations 'could hold lease for neighbourhood health centre premises'
GP federations could hold the lease for new neighbourhood health centre premises - and clear arrangements are vital to avoid disputes between healthcare organisations sharing space within them, NHS…
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December 15, 2025 at 12:22 PM
GP federations 'could hold lease for neighbourhood health centre premises'
Welsh GPs agree two-year contract package
Welsh GPs agree two-year contract package
GPs in Wales have agreed a long-overdue contract uplift for 2025/26 and a further uplift from April 2026 in a deal that averts a potential return to dispute.
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December 15, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Welsh GPs agree two-year contract package
GP use of advice and guidance could avoid 1.5m referrals in 2025/26
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GP use of advice and guidance could avoid 1.5m referrals in 2025/26
GPs are on track to prevent more than 1.5m hospital referrals in 2025/26 after the rollout of a payment mechanism to incentivise use of advice and guidance - but the scheme looks set to fall short of…
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December 12, 2025 at 2:29 PM
GP use of advice and guidance could avoid 1.5m referrals in 2025/26
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Podcast: Wes Streeting complaint, BMA GP committee split, how GPs are using AI
@emmabower.bsky.social, @nickbostock.bsky.social and @kimberleyjourno.bsky.social the key news stories affecting general practice.
@emmabower.bsky.social, @nickbostock.bsky.social and @kimberleyjourno.bsky.social the key news stories affecting general practice.
Podcast: Wes Streeting complaint, BMA GP committee split, how GPs are using AI
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.
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December 12, 2025 at 10:04 AM
Podcast: Wes Streeting complaint, BMA GP committee split, how GPs are using AI
@emmabower.bsky.social, @nickbostock.bsky.social and @kimberleyjourno.bsky.social the key news stories affecting general practice.
@emmabower.bsky.social, @nickbostock.bsky.social and @kimberleyjourno.bsky.social the key news stories affecting general practice.
Government bid to head off NHS strikes as flu hits record level
Government bid to head off NHS strikes as flu hits record level
Resident doctors are considering a fresh offer from the government as ministers seek to avert NHS strikes planned for next week - at a time when patients hospitalised with flu soared to a record level...
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December 11, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Government bid to head off NHS strikes as flu hits record level
NHS data reveal 'collapse' in GP jobs in England
NHS data reveal 'collapse' in GP jobs in England
Availability of GP jobs has improved over the past year but remains far below the level seen in 2022/23, according to NHS data that shine new light on the extent of the jobs shortage in general…
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December 11, 2025 at 9:36 AM
NHS data reveal 'collapse' in GP jobs in England
Under-pressure GPs warn NHS facing 'worst winter ever'
Under-pressure GPs warn NHS facing 'worst winter ever'
Underfunded GP practices will be pushed to the brink in what could be the 'worst winter ever' for the NHS, GPs have warned.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Under-pressure GPs warn NHS facing 'worst winter ever'
Online access changes in general practice threaten a 'welfare timebomb' as GPs spend long hours alone triaging consultation requests, the @nasgp.bsky.social chair @richardfieldhouse.bsky.social has warned.
Online access change threatens GP 'welfare timebomb'
Online access changes in general practice threaten a 'welfare timebomb' as GPs spend long hours alone triaging consultation requests, a sessional GP organisation has warned.
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December 9, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Online access changes in general practice threaten a 'welfare timebomb' as GPs spend long hours alone triaging consultation requests, the @nasgp.bsky.social chair @richardfieldhouse.bsky.social has warned.
Rushed industrial action ballot would risk splitting GPs, warns BMA GP chair
Rushed industrial action ballot would risk splitting GPs, warns BMA GP chair
General practice can't afford to jump the gun on a ballot over industrial action and must ensure both partners and salaried GPs are on board, the BMA England GP committee chair has warned.
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December 9, 2025 at 11:41 AM
Rushed industrial action ballot would risk splitting GPs, warns BMA GP chair
Large rise in early GP referrals as most now completed on first appointment
Large rise in early GP referrals as most now completed on first appointment
The proportion of GP referrals completed on a patient's first appointment has risen sharply over the past two years - while far fewer now wait over three appointments for a referral, polling by a…
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December 8, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Large rise in early GP referrals as most now completed on first appointment
GP flu consultations more than double this time last year
GP flu consultations more than double this time last year
GP flu consultations are at more than double the level recorded this time last year as an early wave of illness continues to surge across England, with cases now well above the epidemic threshold.
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December 8, 2025 at 9:27 AM
GP flu consultations more than double this time last year
GPs are adopting AI tools to support their work. @nuffieldtrust.org.uk director of research and policy Dr @becksfisher.bsky.social writes for GPonline about what GPs are using it for and support they need to do so safely and efficiently.
Viewpoint: How can general practice make best use of AI?
GPs are adopting artificial intelligence (AI) tools to support their work. Nuffield Trust director of research and policy Dr Becks Fisher writes for GPonline about what GPs are using it for and…
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December 6, 2025 at 10:00 AM
GPs are adopting AI tools to support their work. @nuffieldtrust.org.uk director of research and policy Dr @becksfisher.bsky.social writes for GPonline about what GPs are using it for and support they need to do so safely and efficiently.
GPonline reports: BMA chair predicts how 'difficult' 2026/27 contract could take shape
BMA chair predicts how 'difficult' 2026/27 contract could take shape
Limited change is likely as part of a 'difficult' GP contract for 2026/27 - but the government could begin to incentivise the shift from PCNs to neighbourhoods ahead of more sweeping changes from…
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December 5, 2025 at 4:00 PM
GPonline reports: BMA chair predicts how 'difficult' 2026/27 contract could take shape
@dauk-gp.bsky.social backs GP's complaint against Wes Streeting
DAUK backs GP's complaint against Wes Streeting
Wes Streeting’s recent comments about the BMA have been branded ‘hostile’ by the Doctors’ Association UK (DAUK) - as the organisation backed a GP’s formal complaint against the health and social care…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
@dauk-gp.bsky.social backs GP's complaint against Wes Streeting
Podcast: Dr Katie Bramall on navigating the GP dispute, future GP contracts and the 10-year health plan
Podcast: Dr Katie Bramall on navigating the GP dispute, future GP contracts and the 10-year health plan
Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Katie Bramall, chair of the BMA’s GP committee in England, about the dispute with the government over online access, what happens next and her concerns about the…
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December 5, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Podcast: Dr Katie Bramall on navigating the GP dispute, future GP contracts and the 10-year health plan
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
EXCLUSIVE: Doctor resigns from BMA England GP committee claiming it is 'toxic and unbearable’
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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor resigns from BMA England GP committee claiming it is 'toxic and unbearable’
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Doctor resigns from BMA England GP committee claiming it is 'toxic and unbearable’
EXCLUSIVE: A doctor has resigned from his role as a BMA England GP committee member citing concerns about a 'toxic and unbearable' environment.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:31 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
EXCLUSIVE: Doctor resigns from BMA England GP committee claiming it is 'toxic and unbearable’
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EXCLUSIVE: Doctor resigns from BMA England GP committee claiming it is 'toxic and unbearable’
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