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RCGP annual conference: Health inequalities, new safeguarding standards, end-of-life care
Talking General Practice
10/03/24 • 44 min
GPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference and this is the second of three special episodes from the event in Liverpool this week.
In this episode Emma speaks to Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, the RCGP’s vice chair for external affairs and Dr Micahel Mullholland, the college’s honorary secretary about what went on at the conference this morning, in particular what RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne had to say in her speech. They also talk about health inequalities, continuity of care and what the college wants to see in the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS.
Emma also speaks to the college’s safeguarding lead Dr Joy Shacklock about the RCGP’s new safeguarding standards, which have been launched at the conference today, and what they mean for GPs and their teams. And she talks to Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders the college’s clinical lead for palliative and end-of-life Care about the RCGP and Marie Curie’s Daffodil Standards and how they can help practices improve end of life care.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
● For full coverage of all GPonline’s news from the RCGP annual conference visit https://www.gponline.com/rcgp
● 'Devastating inequality' in GP provision is growing, RCGP chair warns
● Professor Kamila Hawthorne: RCGP conference speech in full
● GPs need a flexible new contract to build services around patients, say charities
Supported by CoppaFeel!
These special episodes of Talking General Practice at the RCGP annual conference have been supported by Coppafeel!
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They educate people on the signs of breast cancer and encourage them to check their chests monthly, so that if they notice something unusual for them they are empowered to contact their GP and advocate for themselves. They provide resources and e-learning to health professionals to support them in encouraging breast awareness with their patients.
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Preventive medicine in general practice - with Dr Adrian Hayter from the RCGP
Talking General Practice
08/02/24 • 31 min
This week Emma speaks to Dr Adrian Hayter, the Royal College of GPs medical director of clinical policy and a GP in Windsor, about the college’s new clinical priority - preventive medicine.
In this conversation Adrian explains why the college has chosen to focus on prevention, some of the work it will be doing on this issue and the role general practice has to play in preventing ill health.
He also talks about how addressing health inequalities feeds into this work, the resources the college hopes to produce to support GPs in practice and his previous role as NHS England’s national clinical director for older people and personalised care - and what this involved during the pandemic.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
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Fallout from the budget, how the job shortage has hit GP pay
Talking General Practice
11/15/24 • 30 min
Emma and NIck discuss the fallout from the budget and what the increase in employer’s national insurance contributions will mean for GP practices, including looking at the results from our own survey on this issue.
They look ahead to next week’s England local medical committee conference and some of the topics that are up for debate and what they tell us about some of the key concerns facing the profession.
And they discuss salaried GP pay, after warnings that the GP jobs crisis is driving down levels of pay for salaried GPs.
This week’s good news story is about ONS survey data that suggests patient satisfaction with general practice is rising rapidly.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
Budget threatens to wipe out half of 2024/25 GP contract uplift
National insurance hike could cost 2m GP appointments, analysis finds
GP jobs crisis is driving down rates of pay, BMA warns
Patient satisfaction with general practice rising rapidly, ONS data suggest
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GP unemployment crisis, general election manifestos, physician associate regulation
Talking General Practice
06/14/24 • 35 min
The GPonline team looks at the GP employment crisis and concerns about what job opportunities await the many GP registrars due to qualify this summer.
They highlight the latest news from the general election, discussing the BMA’s manifesto and what the political parties have been saying about general practice in their manifestos. And the talk about GMC regulation of physician associates after the regulator set out some further details about how this will work.
Our good news story this week is about a new surgery development in North Yorkshire.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
GPonline’s general election coverage
The GPs standing to be MPs in the general election
GP registrar applies to work for Tesco as general practice jobs evaporate
BMA calls GP unemployment a ‘national disgrace’ after GP confronts Sunak
Supervising physician associates – what GPs need to know
Doctors raise over £40,000 for GMC legal challenge over PA and AA regulation
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What next for general practice and the NHS after the Darzi review?
Talking General Practice
09/20/24 • 38 min
GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock discuss the review of the NHS by Lord Ara Darzi, the government’s response to the report and what happens next - including what might be in the new NHS long-term plan.
They also look at another report Lord Darzi was involved with - the IPPR think tank’s final report from its Commission on Health and Prosperity and what that could mean for general practice and the NHS.
And they’re talking about health and social care secretary Wes Streeting’s war of words with the BMA over collective action.
Our good news story this week is also very good news for the government as junior doctors - who are now called resident doctors - voted to accept the new pay offer which brings to an end 18 months of industrial action.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
Darzi report at a glance: read a summary of the key findings and advice
Hardwire NHS finances to 'lock in' expansion of GP services, says Darzi review
Streeting welcomes 'oven-ready' NHS reform plan that criticises GP model
Streeting hits out at GP 'sabre-rattling' and 'unnecessary threat of collective action'
Four in five GP practices already taking collective action, BMA says
Collective action sets up NHS winter plan clash as GPs told to 'avoid hospital admissions'
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General practice finance in the year ahead
Talking General Practice
01/03/25 • 41 min
Emma speaks to GP Dr Tommy Perkins and accountant Andy Pow from Medics Money about the year ahead for general practice finance and how practices can ensure their business is in good shape.
Medics Money has a website, podcast and a number of courses that provide doctors with education and support on all things to do with money, including personal finance and practice finance.
Tommy is a GP partner who set up Medics Money with fellow GP Dr Ed Cantelo and Andy is a specialist medical accountant and has spent many years working with GP practices, supporting them with their accounts and their finances and now also works with Medics Money.
In this conversation Andy and Tommy talk about the financial pressures practices will face this year including the rise in the national minimum wage rise and employers’ national insurance contributions, as well as the importance of making sure local enhanced services are profitable for practices.
They also talk about how the GP contract needs to change going forwards to ensure practices are more sustainable, problems with GP premises, offer some advice for GPs on their NHS pension, including for those affected by the McCloud remedy, and provide some general advice on finances in the year ahead.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
What does the McCloud judgment mean for my NHS pension from Medics Money
McCloud RPSS explained for doctors - remedial pension statement explainer on YouTube
Medics Money financial education for partners course
Medics Money financial education for non partners
From GPonline
Government unveils £889m GP funding boost for 2025/26
Is £889m the lifeline practices need to keep them afloat?
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GP contract uplift, will ARRS GP jobs work, plus GP working hours
Talking General Practice
08/16/24 • 33 min
This week Emma and Nick discuss the additional uplift to the GP contract for 2024/25, how it is being applied and what it means for GP practices, GP pay and staff salaries.
They also talk about the government’s emergency intervention that will see £82m added to the additional roles reimbursement scheme this year so that primary care networks can employ newly qualified GPs and what we know about how that will work.
And they look at this year’s GMC State of Medical Education and Practice report and what it tells us about how GPs feel about their job and the number of hours they work, as well as a new study in the British Journal of General Practice that says we need to move away from using ‘sessions’ as a way to define how many hours GPs work.
Our good news story this week is about very low calorie diets and diabetes remission.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
Global sum to rise 7.4% in 2024/25 as final detail of GP contract revealed
Contract uplift won't deliver promised 6% pay rise for GP partners, accountant warns
BMA warns GPs 'now is not the time to waver' over collective action
New GP model pilots could trap practices in PCN DES, says BMA
GP ARRS plan to start from October, NHS officials confirm
GP 'soup and shake' referrals put type 2 diabetes in remission for one in three patients
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GP partner exodus during five-year contract, drug shortages, fit note reform
Talking General Practice
05/03/24 • 33 min
In our regular news review the GPonline team looks at what’s happened to the GP workforce over the course of the five year contract, in particular the number of GP partners. They also talk about the cost to the NHS of not retaining doctors following some BMA research and the government’s view of the workforce crisis.
They discuss the issue of drug shortages and how it is affecting GPs and patients and look at the government’s plans to tackle the ‘sick note culture’ that could see GPs lose their role signing fit notes and big changes to benefits for those with disabilities and long-term illness.
Our good news story this week is about a crowdfunder that’s raised money to support a popular local GP in her bid to keep her practice after it was put out to tender.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior news reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
Which ICB areas are losing GP partners fastest?
General practice lost 2,900 partners as GP workforce shrank during five-year contract
GPs condemn 'ridiculous' practice underfunding as registrars fear unemployment
Leadsom claims there are '3,000 more GPs than in 2019'
Patients left without medication as record drug shortages hit GP prescribing
Constant NHS medicines shortages 'the new normal', report warns
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ICBs pilot new GP models, BMA GP contract demands, premises funding
Talking General Practice
05/17/24 • 34 min
In our regular news review the GPonline team looks at NHS England's plans to pilot new ways of working in general practice in a bid to ‘optimise the general practice operating model’ - and what this could all mean for the future. They also discuss what the BMA has suggested should be included in the next major overhaul of the GP contract.
They look ahead to next week’s UK conference of local medical committees and discuss some of the key motions up for debate and they talk about the state of GP premises after updated premises cost directions were published last week following many years of delay.
Our good news story this week is about an outreach project that’s taking health services out into deprived communities.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, deputy editor Nick Bostock and senior news reporter Kimberley Hackett. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
What do the Premises Costs Directions 2024 mean for practices? - on GP Business
Listen to the podcast episode where Emma and Nick talked about the Fuller stocktake when it was first published.
BMA sets out demands for 'new substantive GP contract'
How safe working limits for GPs should change to reflect complexity
LMCs to debate mass resignation and 'triple lock' linking GP contract to inflation
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Future of the GP contract, what RCGP guidance means for PAs, assisted dying
Talking General Practice
10/18/24 • 36 min
In this week’s episode Emma and Nick discuss the GP contract in England, where it could go next and what the BMA, the government and NHS England might all be hoping to achieve. And they talk about what could happen to the GP jobs that have been added to the additional roles reimbursement scheme in future.
They also explain the RCGP’s decision to say there is no role for physician associates in general practices and look at the college’s new guidance on scope of practice, induction and supervision for those PAs already in post. And they talk about assisted dying in light of the new bill that’s been introduced to the parliament in Westminster this week.
Our good news story this week is about improvements in patients’ experiences of contacting their practice.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
● BMA sets out terms for major GP contract overhaul in 2028
● PCNs taking part in NHS England GP operating model pilot named
● ARRS may not be long-term solution to growing GP jobs, NHS official suggests
● RCGP physician associate guidance at a glance: catch up on the key points
● GPs and practices recognised for providing excellent end-of-life care
● 'Green shoots of hope' amid rise in patients who say contacting GP practice is easy
Listen to our special podcast episode - Should assisted dying be legalised?
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How many episodes does Talking General Practice have?
Talking General Practice currently has 179 episodes available.
What topics does Talking General Practice cover?
The podcast is about News, Podcasts and Business.
What is the most popular episode on Talking General Practice?
The episode title 'Untapped locum GP capacity, NHS evidence on GP pay, NHS U-turn on mental health support' is the most popular.
What is the average episode length on Talking General Practice?
The average episode length on Talking General Practice is 30 minutes.
How often are episodes of Talking General Practice released?
Episodes of Talking General Practice are typically released every 7 days.
When was the first episode of Talking General Practice?
The first episode of Talking General Practice was released on May 13, 2021.
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