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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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This week's podcast is an interview with Dr Katie Bramall - listen on the link below on our website or search for 'Talking General Practice' wherever you get your podcasts.
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@bma.org.uk GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social about the dispute with the government, what happens next, the 10-year plan and what all of this could mean for future GP contracts. www.gponline.com/podcast-dr-k...
@bma.org.uk GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social about the dispute with the government, what happens next, the 10-year plan and what all of this could mean for future GP contracts. www.gponline.com/podcast-dr-k...
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 11:47 AM
This week's podcast is an interview with Dr Katie Bramall - listen on the link below on our website or search for 'Talking General Practice' wherever you get your podcasts.
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
GP makes formal complaint over Wes Streeting behaviour towards BMA
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GP makes formal complaint over Wes Streeting behaviour towards BMA
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GP makes formal complaint over Wes Streeting behaviour towards BMA
A GP has made a formal complaint against health and social care secretary Wes Streeting over language he has used to criticise the BMA - arguing it may breach MPs' code of conduct.
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December 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨
GP makes formal complaint over Wes Streeting behaviour towards BMA
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GP makes formal complaint over Wes Streeting behaviour towards BMA
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Quarter of GPs use AI but 'wild west' rollout sparks safety fears
Quarter of GPs use AI but 'wild west' rollout sparks safety fears
More than one in four GPs are using AI tools to cope with heavy workload - but a lack of guidance and training has left the profession operating in a 'wild west' that raises patient safety concerns,…
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December 4, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Quarter of GPs use AI but 'wild west' rollout sparks safety fears
How could 'wider consultation' shape the GP contract for 2026/27?
How could 'wider consultation' shape the GP contract for 2026/27?
The government says the BMA England GP committee is 'impossible' to work with - and that it plans to consult with 'wider primary care stakeholders' to shape next year's contract. So what do we know…
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December 4, 2025 at 9:49 AM
How could 'wider consultation' shape the GP contract for 2026/27?
Immigration rhetoric adds to IMG GP fears over NHS future
Immigration rhetoric adds to IMG GP fears over NHS future
International medical graduate (IMG) GP registrars have been unsettled by political rhetoric around immigration despite assurances that the UK will not change the timescale to qualify for indefinite…
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December 3, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Immigration rhetoric adds to IMG GP fears over NHS future
Government hails online consultation rollout but ignores impact on practices
Government hails online consultation rollout but ignores impact on practices
The government has hailed data showing 99% of GP practices now keep online consultation systems on through core hours in line with updated contract requirements, but failed to acknowledge the impact…
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December 3, 2025 at 9:06 AM
Government hails online consultation rollout but ignores impact on practices
Resident doctors set for fresh strike in run-up to Christmas
Resident doctors set for fresh strike in run-up to Christmas
Resident doctors have agreed dates for a five-day strike in the run-up to Christmas, the BMA has announced.
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December 2, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Resident doctors set for fresh strike in run-up to Christmas
Government could use standoff with GPs to impose 'difficult contract'
Government could use standoff with GPs to impose 'difficult contract'
The government could use the breakdown in its relationship with the BMA GP committee to push through a 'very difficult contract for the profession', GP leaders have warned.
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December 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Government could use standoff with GPs to impose 'difficult contract'
Former Labour strategist urges Streeting to change tack
Former Labour strategist urges Streeting to change tack
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting should spend 'less time having challenging conversations' within the NHS and use his skillset as the government's 'best communicator' to explain NHS…
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December 2, 2025 at 9:23 AM
Former Labour strategist urges Streeting to change tack
How the government is changing GP contract negotiations
How the government is changing GP contract negotiations
The government has outlined a new approach to GP contract negotiations for 2026/27. GPonline looks at what it could mean for general practice.
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December 1, 2025 at 11:05 AM
How the government is changing GP contract negotiations
GPs could partner with hospitals to hold neighbourhood contracts, says NHS official
GPs could partner with hospitals to hold neighbourhood contracts, says NHS official
GP federations could partner with hospital trusts to take on neighbourhood contracts, a senior NHS official has said.
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December 1, 2025 at 9:09 AM
GPs could partner with hospitals to hold neighbourhood contracts, says NHS official
Scottish government considering 'every possible option’ to boost GP premises
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Scottish government considering 'every possible option’ to boost GP premises
Many GP premises in Scotland are ‘unsuitable and unsustainable’, the Scottish health secretary has admitted - as he told LMCs the government is ‘looking at every possible option’ to fund improvements.
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November 28, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Scottish government considering 'every possible option’ to boost GP premises
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Podcast: Are GPs heading for an imposed contract next year, what the budget means for general practice
Podcast: Are GPs heading for an imposed contract next year, what the budget means for general practice
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.
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November 28, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Podcast: Are GPs heading for an imposed contract next year, what the budget means for general practice
'Pivotal' moment as GPs in Scotland urged to seize funding lifeline www.gponline.com/pivotal-mome...
'Pivotal' moment as GPs in Scotland urged to seize funding lifeline
General practice in Scotland is heading into a 'pivotal' three-year period for its future, backed by a major funding deal that provides an opportunity the profession must grasp, BMA Scotland's GP comm...
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November 28, 2025 at 10:14 AM
'Pivotal' moment as GPs in Scotland urged to seize funding lifeline www.gponline.com/pivotal-mome...
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨
Stop the attacks and work with GPs to improve care, BMA urges Streeting
Stop the attacks and work with GPs to improve care, BMA urges Streeting
Stop the attacks and work with GPs to improve care, BMA urges Streeting
BMA leaders have urged the government to call a halt to 'relentless attacks' on the profession and work with GPs to achieve shared aims around improving care.
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November 27, 2025 at 5:16 PM
🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨
Stop the attacks and work with GPs to improve care, BMA urges Streeting
Stop the attacks and work with GPs to improve care, BMA urges Streeting
Streeting accuses BMA GP chair of lies and 'unprofessional' behaviour
Streeting accuses BMA GP chair of lies and 'unprofessional' behaviour
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has accused the chair of the BMA England GP committee of 'deeply unprofessional' behaviour and misleading the profession, in a letter he sent directly…
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November 27, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Streeting accuses BMA GP chair of lies and 'unprofessional' behaviour
What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?
What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?
Changes to pension tax and rumoured changes to national insurance that could have heaped extra costs on GP partners did not materialise in the 2025 autumn budget - but measures set out by the…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:45 AM
What does the autumn budget mean for GPs?
Budget hikes practice costs as chancellor confirms neighbourhood plans
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Budget hikes practice costs as chancellor confirms neighbourhood plans
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed plans to create 250 neighbourhood health centres by 2035 with help from private investment in an autumn budget that will drive up costs for GP practices with a 4...
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November 26, 2025 at 4:13 PM
Budget hikes practice costs as chancellor confirms neighbourhood plans
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Government set to impose contract for 2026/27, GPs fear www.gponline.com/government-s...
Government set to impose contract for 2026/27, GPs fear
GP leaders fear the government is preparing to impose contract changes for 2026/27 on the profession after officials outlined plans to 'consult' with the BMA England GP committee alongside 'wider prim...
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November 26, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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Chancellor to confirm public-private funding for neighbourhood health centres
Chancellor to confirm public-private funding for neighbourhood health centres
The government will confirm plans to pay for new primary care infrastructure through public-private partnership funding deals in this week's autumn budget.
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November 25, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Chancellor to confirm public-private funding for neighbourhood health centres