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What does the pause in collective action really mean for GPs? | GPonline
GP leaders have agreed to pause collective action in general practice following the £969m contract uplift for 2025/26 - but what does that mean in practice, and what is on the line at the special LMCs conference scheduled for later this month?
What is the future of ARRS - and can reform ease the GP jobs crisis? | GPonline
From April 2025, rules that prevent the bulk of additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) funding being used to recruit GPs will be scrapped - although eligibility will remain limited to GPs in their first two years post-qualification. GPonline looks at what the changes mean - and whether they are likely to bring an end to the jobs crisis that has left thousands of GPs struggling to find work.
GP funding for 2025/26 could rise further after DDRB advice | GPonline
GP contract funding for 2025/26 could rise beyond the near-£1bn package announced last week if the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) backs pay increases for general practice staff in excess of a basic 2.8% uplift built into the deal, NHS England has confirmed.
Contract uplift will 'stop the rot' but is only a first step, GPs warn | GPonline
GP leaders say the £1bn 2025/26 contract for general practice - backed provisionally this week by the BMA - will stop deterioration of services and could halt practice closures, but is only a first step towards transformative improvements in general practice.
'This isn't sustainable': 2025 starts with record appointments and fewer GPs than 2019 | GPonline
General practice in England delivered more than 33m appointments in January this year - around 18% more than the total in the same month in 2019 - with a GP workforce that has shrunk slightly over that time, official data show.
Fair GP funding and partnership reform 'critical' as NHS shifts care to community | GPonline
Fixing the GP funding formula and allowing limited liability partnerships to hold GP contracts are 'critical' priorities to support government plans to shift more NHS care into community settings, experts have warned.
Government reveals 'basic' blunder that left hundreds of doctors with pension errors | GPonline
The government has revealed the calculation error that left hundreds of doctors with inaccurate pension statements for 2023/24 and unable to complete tax returns - but stopped short of promising a review of the organisation responsible.
One in five GPs plan to change career because they can't find work | GPonline
One in five GPs in England are planning to switch careers because they can't find work - with many considering clinical jobs outside the NHS or overseas, or quitting medicine altogether - and nearly half expect they will need to make changes in future, polling by the BMA reveals.
LMCs to vote on requiring GP partners to work where they hold contracts | GPonline
GPs in Wales are to vote on a motion that calls for a change in the GMS contract to ensure all GP partners have to work a minimum number of clinical sessions including face-to-face appointments in the practice or practices where they hold a contract.
Government should abolish NHSPS and pay off GP service charges, report suggests | GPonline
The government should consider abolishing NHS Property Services and providing a 'one-off national settlement' to end a near 10-year dispute over eye-watering GP service charges, a report from the NHS Confederation argues.
'Ridiculous' jobs crisis has worsened since GPs were added to ARRS, BMA rally told | GPonline
An unemployment crisis that has left thousands of GPs struggling to find work has worsened since the government announced an £82m plan to create GP jobs through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS), the BMA England GP committee has warned.
BMA reveals 'vital' GP contract priorities that could solve jobs crisis | GPonline
GP leaders have set out new detail on BMA priorities in talks over the 2025/26 general practice contract, with negotiations expected to close within weeks - and spelled out why striking a deal with the government is 'vital'.