Emma and Nick discuss the government’s evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body and what it had to say about the pay rise GPs should receive next year - and look at how the budget might affect general practice.
They talk about health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper’s first appearance in front of the health and social care committee since she took on the role - and what she had to say about the NHS workforce plan, neighbourhoods and the abolition of NHS England. And discuss a report from the National Audit Office about the impact recent cuts to ICBs have had.
They also look ahead to the England LMCs’ conference later this month and the issues that GP leaders will be debating and what this tells us about the profession’s big concerns at the moment.
Our good news story this week is about the GP winners of the RCGP Research Paper of the Year awards and GPs and their teams who have been recognised for improving end of life care in the RCGP/Marie Curie Daffodil Standards Awards.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
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