Emma and Nick talk about the ongoing dispute between the BMA and the government about this year’s GP contract and what the BMA will be asking GP practices to do from 1 June as it steps up collective action. They discuss a vote at the UK LMCs conference earlier this month, which saw LMC representatives back exploring the radical step of moving towards a hybrid NHS/private model for general practice - and the BMA’s confirmation that it plans to ballot the profession on this.
They look at an update NHS England published on the GP contract at the end of last week as well as looking ahead to the government’s new NHS workforce plan, which is expected to be published next month, and what that needs to do to ensure there are enough GPs to meet the demands of an ageing population.
And they talk about the government’s new Health Bill and what that means for general practice - in particular the plans for a single patient record. And we’ll be talking at
This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen
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