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England's GP workforce will need to more than double over the next 15 years to deliver a safe GP-patient ratio in the face of a rising population. Some ICB areas, however, face an even greater challenge - explore the map and chart below to find out more.
Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has infuriated GPs after dismissing concerns around enabling access to online consultation systems throughout core hours - claiming resistance to the move is 'naive', and calling GPs resisting it 'laggards'.
More than three-quarters of GPs (77%) believe the government's 10-year health plan will lead to a fall in continuity of care, and eight in ten say it threatens the independent contractor status, a BMA poll has found.
NHS England should provide dedicated funding to help practices introduce triaging processes that will be required to meet the demands of the GP contract from 1 October, practice managers have said.
Talking General Practice speaks to GP Dr Helen Thomas, a member of Healthcare Professionals for Safer Screens, who has developed screening tools and resources to help clinicians identify problematic smartphone use in young people that might be affecting their mental health.
Writing for GPonline on the impact of the £80m advice and guidance directed enhanced service, primary care minister Stephen Kinnock says the scheme shows the government is serious about the 'left shift' - and reflects GPs' key role in driving down NHS waits.
The government has hailed the impact of the £80m advice and guidance DES introduced this year as requests rose and use of the scheme by GPs helped more than 110,000 patients avoid joining the NHS hospital waiting list in April alone.
GPs and practices are covered for any clinical negligence liabilities involving physician associates, even if they are undertaking tasks outside of the RCGP and Leng review recommendations, NHS Resolution has said.
Talking General Practice speaks to Adrian Down, managing partner of a practice in Lincolnshire and a director of the Institute of General Practice Management about the importance of good practice management and some of the challenges practice managers face.