GP opinion and analysis

Our in-depth news reports and viewpoints from guest writers and regular contributors provide insight on the issues that matter to general practice.

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Podcast: BMA GP ballot and the general election, GP funding and deprivation, LMCs conference

How will the general election affect the BMA's ballot on collective action by GPs,...

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Viewpoint: Why GPs should be on the front line of the fight against gambling harm

Dr Emma Ryan explains a new e-learning programme from the RCGP and GambleAware that...

Marie Adams, chair of National Association of Link Workers council

Viewpoint: What does the future hold for social prescribing?

Marie Adams, chair of the National Association of Link Workers' council, explains...

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Podcast: ICBs pilot new GP models, BMA GP contract demands, premises funding

The GPonline team discusses the latest news affecting general practice.

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Viewpoint: What the new SfE/BTA guidance on prescribing in hypothyroidism means for GPs

Consultant physician Nicola Zammitt explains what GPs need to know about a new consensus...

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Podcast: Defining physician associate roles, a GP Uber driver, Welsh GPs near industrial action

The GPonline team discuss the key news stories affecting general practice on our...

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Podcast: GP contract 2024/25 - are GPs in England heading for industrial action?

The GPonline team discusses the GP contract for England for 2024/25 and what it means...

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Why claims that GPs' job is 'straightforward' are just not cricket

Claims that GP consultations are 'straightforward' betray a deep misunderstanding...

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What do we know about the 2024/25 GP contract offer?

The BMA has rejected a GP contract for 2024/25 in England that offered a 1.9% funding...

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Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer: It's time to stop ignoring reality - GPs need more funding

Better technology and practical reforms are welcome suggestions to improve general...

Professor Dame Louise Robinson

Viewpoint: GPs could soon 'prescribe' more technology to help dementia patients

Advances in technology are helping people with dementia live independently for longer...

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Podcast: GP funding cuts, problems at the primary care interface, measles concern

The GPonline team discusses some of the key news stories affecting general practice...

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Podcast: GPs face redundancy, GP partners continue to fall, retention schemes scrapped

Talking General Practice discusses some of the key news stories affecting primary...

National Association of Link Workers chief executive Christiana Melam

Viewpoint: Social prescribing in jeopardy unless link workers are regulated

Christiana Melam MBE, chief executive of the National Association of Link Workers,...

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Health minister Maria Caulfield: Why we had to change the death certification system

The new statutory medical examiner system, which will be introduced next April, will...

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Podcast: Where next for the GP contract, plus Labour’s plan for neighbourhood health centres

Talking General Practice looks at what the BMA might be looking to achieve in negotiations...

Viewpoint: Investment in practice managers is a step towards saving general practice

At a time when the GP contract is more complex than ever, effective practice managers...

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Podcast: Where are patients per GP rising fastest, impact of minimum wage rise, premises funding

We discuss our GP Workforce Tracker update and how things have changed over the past...

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How are patients per GP changing in your area?

Patients per fully-qualified full-time equivalent (FTE) GP are rising across England,...

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Where in England are patients per GP rising fastest?

The gap between England's most and least underdoctored areas is rising - but which...

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How will the Pharmacy First initiative work?

The new Pharmacy First service is set to begin from 31 January 2024 and is aiming...

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Podcast: Physician associate concerns, RCGP definition of a GP, LMCs to debate GP contract change

The team discusses the BMA GP committee demanding a recruitment freeze on physician...

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Podcast: RCGP plan to save general practice, where next for the GP contract, online access to records

The team discusses the RCGP's new manifesto and the Labour Party's reaction to it,...

Dr Caroline Fryar

Viewpoint: Doctors should be given protected time to digest Good Medical Practice

There's a lot for doctors to digest in the GMC's Good Medical Practice update before...