Emma Bower

On the podcast this week I'm talking to @bma.org.uk GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social about the dispute with the government, what happens next, the 10-year plan and what all of this could mean for future GP contracts. www.gponline.com/podcast-dr-k...

On this week's podcast I'm speaking to Dr Duncan Gooch chair of ‪@nhsconfed.org primary care network about the 10-year plan and what it all means for general practice and at-scale primary care organisations www.gponline.com/podcast-exis...

Today @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social will announce plans to overhaul GP funding. If you're interested in more on how we can make GP funding fairer have a listen to this podcast I did with @becksfisher.bsky.social from @nuffieldtrust.org.uk last year www.gponline.com/podcast-gp-f...

10-year plan to overhaul GP incentives and 'completely reimagine' NHS www.gponline.com/10-year-plan... #GPnews

'GP-centric' 10-year NHS plan will protect partnerships

GPs could run 'run local hospitals,' says Wes Streeting www.gponline.com/gps-run-run-...

Lots of talk about neighbourhoods in the NHS ahead of the 10 year plan. If you want to hear about what it means for general practice, how it could improve patient care and boost GP job satisfaction listen to this week's pod with Dr Caroline Taylor from the NAPC www.gponline.com/podcast-does...

Locum GPs forced to cut rates again due to work shortage www.gponline.com/locum-gps-fo...

Practices across the UK are still very concerned about the impact that the rise in NI contributions will have. This issue has not gone away - despite this year's contract deal, practices in England are also still v worried about these extra costs

BMA dossier defines 'value of a GP' in push for fresh investment www.gponline.com/bma-dossier-...

From the UK LMCs conference today in Glasgow - catch up on all the news on GPonline.

Thanks so much to Katie for speaking to me this week. Lots in here about why we need a new GP contract and what it will need to address if the government wants to deliver on its aim to bring back the family doctor. Do have a listen if you can

New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says @bma.org.uk England GP committee chair @drkatie.bsky.social www.gponline.com/new-contract... - full Talking General Practice podcast interview out tomorrow

GP practices, RCGP and BMA face legal claims over physician associate jobs www.gponline.com/gp-practices...

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨Government commits to talks on major new GP contract to keep 2025/26 deal on track www.gponline.com/government-c...

Thanks so much to Iain for speaking with me this week. This is really good on the issues and challenges facing Scottish general practice and what needs to happen to address them so well worth a listen.

How GPs are turning around problems with access and patient satisfaction www.gponline.com/gps-turning-... #GPnews

Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland www.gponline.com/gp-working-u... #GPnews

This is such a sensible suggestion to solve a problem that really shouldn't even exist. And it is potentially pretty easy to do. I find it quite baffling that it hasn't been done already.

Nick and I offer some thoughts on the GP contract update and what could happen next.

This is worth a read. Four early-career GPs spell out how the GP contract needs to change in future to better meet the needs of patients and GPs - and why it's important that younger GPs are involved in any discussions about a new GP contract.

What is the future of ARRS - GP jobs crisis? It's not going to make a huge difference to long-term recruitment & retention of GPs Restricting it to GPs who are less than 2y post-CCT is wrong, at best these roles are better suited to experienced GP #TeamGp ⁦‪ www.gponline.com/future-arrs-...

Thanks so much to John and Liam for speaking to me this week. Really fascinating chat - and the Health Equity Evidence Centre is really good example of how AI/machine learning can be used in practice to help the NHS

GP contract deal for 2025/26 - @rthonwesstreeting.bsky.social says: 'Rebuilding the broken NHS starts with GPs. Today, we have taken the first step to fixing the front door to the NHS, bringing back the family doctor, and ending the 8am scramble.' Full story www.gponline.com/bma-backs-1b...

GP contract deal announced. @drkatie.bsky.social says the proposed changes 'mark a turning point'. But adds 'the government must now recognise the imperative to deliver a new contract within the current parliament for meaningful reform and vital investment'

Bit late to post this, but this story from last week based on our annual survey of locum GPs shows how the current jobs crisis is affecting locums. In England most are struggling to find work, with many saying it has had a devastating impact on their income www.gponline.com/locum-gps-st... #GPnews

Thanks so much to @oohgpwales.bsky.social for speaking to me this week. Lots of really useful advice for GPs and practices in this conversation - and some really good insight into how the use of tech has changed general practice and what we need to bear in mind moving forwards. Do have a listen.

@rcgp.bsky.social chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne said: 'It’s alarming to see a scheme that has provided our patients with much-needed access to GPs now under threat.' www.gponline.com/scheme-boost...

Thanks so much to @rrankine.bsky.social for speaking to me this week. Well worth a listen - really good insight into what ICB leaders think about the move from hospital to community, the role PCNs could play in the coming years and some of the challenges around creating a neighbhourhood NHS.

Thanks so much to @richardfieldhouse.bsky.social for talking to me this week. It's always great to talk to him. If you're a GP locum there is loads of good advice in this podcast for you - and also some really good tips for practices on how to get the best from their locums.

On this week's podcast @nasgp.bsky.social chair @richardfieldhouse.bsky.social speaks to @emmabower.bsky.social about all things related to locum GPs - including the GP jobs crisis and how the NHS can make the most of locums. Listen here or wherever you get your pods www.gponline.com/podcast-valu...

GPs could drop collective action on advice and guidance #GPnews www.gponline.com/gps-drop-col...

In this week's podcast @emmabower.bsky.social speaks to Tommy Perkins and Andy Pow from Medics Money about general practice finance in the coming year and how the GP contract needs to change www.gponline.com/podcast-gene...

Thanks so much to Jonathan for speaking with me - improving working between primary and secondary care and addressing problems at the interface could make life a lot easier for GPs (and clinicians in hospital too) and there are lots of ideas on how to do this in this week's episode.

GPs fear 'domino effect' as practice set to close over NI hike #GPnews #TeamGP www.gponline.com/gps-fear-dom...

What do GPs want from the 10-year NHS plan? GPonline looks at what the @the-bma.bsky.social and @rcgp.bsky.social say the plan should deliver for general practice. #GPnews #TeamGP www.gponline.com/gps-want-10-...

Professor Kamila Hawthorne: Success of 10-year NHS plan will hinge on support for GPs #GPnews #TeamGP www.gponline.com/professor-ka...

In this week's podcast @emmabower.bsky.social and @nickbostock.bsky.social discuss whether GPs will step up industrial action, the ongoing problems with employers NI and the growing gap between the most and least underdoctored areas www.gponline.com/podcast-will...

Ahead of the assisted dying vote on Friday if you're interested in this from a general practice viewpoint listen to our podcast from last year. It's about a possible law change in Scotland but the arguments & issues involved are the same in England/Wales pod.fo/e/2320b1

Government 'working fast' to finalise GP funding for 2025/26, says Streeting in letter to @drkatie.bsky.social www.gponline.com/government-w... #GPnews

GP premises will be a really vital issue in the next few years - and in this week's podcast Dr Gaurav Gupta explains the challenges the government will need to address if it is serious about saving the NHS and moving towards a community-focused health service.

In this week's podcast @nickbostock.bsky.social and @emmabower.bsky.social discuss the fallout from the budget, look ahead to next week's England LMCs conference and talk about how the jobs crisis has affected GP pay. pod.fo/e/282907

In this week's podcast @emmabower.bsky.social speaks to Dr Becks Fisher from @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social about how we can make GP funding fairer and the government's plans for primary care pod.fo/e/27f6b2