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GPs can ‘buy back’ service to increase NHS pension savings after opting out
GPs can calculate and buy back service on the NHS Business Services Authority website.
Experts downplay fears about GP taxation ahead of Autumn Budget
GP finance experts have assured doctors that headlines about hitting high-earners will bypass the majority of general practitioners.
Over 3,000 GPs sign letter calling for ring-fenced workforce funding
GPs have requested that the funding be ringfenced within the government’s 10-year workforce plan that is currently under consultation.
Three in four GPs face unpredictable income, poor job security
The NASGP’s response to the government’s workforce consultation remains open to responses until 31 October.
NASGP adds new Membership Director to support with GPs and practices
Rich Curno has joined the National Association of Sessional GPs in a newly-created role as Director of Membership.
GPs get new NHS pension payment option at PCSE following 1 Oct changes
NASGP awaits feedback from members using the new Pay Now option.
GP strike action 2025/26 supported by new resident doctors’ ballot: BMA
First-year resident doctors (FY1s) voted for a mandate for industrial action as part of their own ongoing pay dispute.
GPs re-enter government dispute over 2025/26 contract changes
The BMA outlined four conditions to end it, including assurance that practices will not be in breach of contract if they divert urgent same-day patients.
BMA schedules new online meeting for underemployed sessional GPs
On Thursday 16 October, GPs can meet the subcommittee to report on their experiences of under- and unemployment, poor working conditions and challenges for work-life balance around the country.
‘Self-compassion and reflection’ event scheduled for GPs in November
Dr Amrita Sen Mukherjee shares insight from her practice as a GP and coach with members at our November event.
‘Millions’ of appointments at risk under new 2025 contract, GPs warn
Face-to-face GP appointments could be pulled as practices spend more time responding to patient requests from online consultation systems.
Hunt for GP work ‘shocking and scary’, leading sessional GPs warn
Dr Small was interviewed alongside Dr Cheska Ball, outgoing co-chair of the GP registrars’ committee and a newly-elected council member at the RCGP.
One in three GPs in England is not working in NHS general practice: BMJ
A new study of three workforce data sets has found that one in three GPs with a licence to practise in England is not working in NHS general practice, the BMJ reports.
IMGs need a ‘permanent, sustainable visa solution’, GP leaders say
A recent survey of GP registrars by the BMA and RCGP revealed 82% of GP registrars less than four months from CCT found getting a job which sponsors a visa either 'difficult' or 'very difficult'.
Two portfolio GPs elected to new 2025 RCGP council
Dr Alice Hodkinson and Dr Deepthi Lavu, both portfolio GPs, were elected to RCGP council in the 2025 elections held this week.
GP contract wording initiates BMA audit, vote of no confidence
A contract variation notice published last month told practices they must be available to patients throughout core hours.
NASGP nominated for two awards to be decided by public vote
The NASGP has been nominated not once but twice for this year’s General Practice Awards 2025 by Cogora, the publishers behind the leading GP news titles, Pulse.
Lexacom founder Dr Andrew Whiteley to present AI talk for GPs
Dr Andrew Whiteley – formerly a GP and now founder and managing director of Lexacom – joins us for NASGP’s next webinar.
GP contract ‘slowed recruitment for salaried and locum GPs’: NASGP
Direct recruitment of GPs by practices may have slowed down following the 2025/26 GP contract deal despite substantial new investment, NASGP chair Dr Richard Fieldhouse told GPOnline last week.
Men ‘overtreated’ under current guidelines, cancer charity warns
The news emerged ahead of a talk on best practice on prostate cancer by a GP expert on Thursday 4 September, 1-2pm.
Nearly half of GPs now struggling with workload, GMC survey finds
Of GPs polled, 44% are struggling, 46% report being dissatisfied and six out of 10 GPs found it difficult to provide sufficient patient care at least weekly.
Over 4,000 new GPs to join profession as sessional unemployment worsens
Some 47% more GPs will complete clinical training (CCT) this year compared with 2019.
Sessional GPs ‘have so much insight’, Londonwide LMCs CEO tells podcast
Sessional GPs ‘have so much insight about what works and what doesn't work’, the CEO of Londonwide LMCs told the NASGP in a new podcast.
GPs could strike if no new funding emerges by September, GPC warns
The GPC warned that the union would ballot GPs on industrial action again if their demands are not met by 18 September.