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GP locums should do ‘minimum fair share’ of admin, MPs say
GP locums should do ‘minimum fair share’ of admin, a new report by the health select committee has advised.
GMC chief: Help more doctors work in general practice
Dr Fieldhouse said: 'This proposed solution would only ever at best paper over the gaping cracks in the GP workforce.'
GPs could be funded per contact, GPC suggests
‘Current model clearly isn’t working,’ Dr Jameel says.
GP locum rates revealed in new UK map
GP locums in Devon and Cornwall are working at higher daily rates than London locums, Management in Practice reports.
Practices to recruit 1,000 new ‘GP assistants’
Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: 'Any extra help for GPs is always welcome, but this does not tackle the underlying problem.'
‘Solution-focused approaches’ webinar scheduled for GPs
Former consultant child and adult psychiatrist Dr Jonathan Prosser will present on using solution-focused approaches in general practice on Thursday 3 November, 1-1.45pm.
IR35 reforms to be repealed from next April
2017 and 2021 reforms to be withdrawn.
RCGP calls for £150m ‘GP retention fund’
Report reveals massive shortfall between GPs who stay and go.
BMA: Gov’s pensions solutions are ‘sticking plasters’
Dr Vishal Sharma warned that inflation and problems with the Finance Act meant that many GPs will be forced into retirement by huge tax bills on ‘non-existent’ pensions growth.
GPs face new two-week wait target for appointments
The new health secretary Dr Thérèse Coffey has announced that GPs must see patients who ‘need’ an appointment within two weeks, Pulse reports.
Local GP services face cuts for £170k tourist hotline
Lancashire and South Cumbria Integrated Care Board (ICB) withdrew £73,000 of funding to finance a new tourist service.
GP practice to run ‘warm bank’ for cold and hungry locals
From 1 October 2022, The Project Surgery in Newham will open a room between 1pm and 3pm for local people to drop in to get warm and have some soup, The Independent reports.
GP pensions cap should be abolished, Labour says
Experts warned the issue must be resolved this month.
Bookings on LocumDeck doubled in 12 months
With 100% practice coverage in some areas.
Brain tumour CPD event scheduled for October
GPs can update their clinical skills around the signs and symptoms in a new free lunchtime webinar.
GP contribution rates will change from 1 Oct
Pensionable earnings 1 April to 30 September 2022 will still need to be annualised.
‘One month to solve GP pensions crisis’, BMA lead warns
GP locums face a triple threat of pensions stress from 1 October.
GP visa petition launched by RCGP
GPs have been asked to sign to protest visa blockages for overseas colleagues.
Ten-week rule for Locum Form B back on 1 October
GPs warned not to miss return of deadline.
GPs forecasting an ‘apocalyptic’ winter for primary care
GPs are forecasting an ‘apocalyptic’ winter for 2022 following an unrelenting summer of work, Pulse reports.
All Gloucestershire GP practices now on LocumDeck
Gloucestershire GP practices have all signed up to book GP locums through NASGP’s LocumDeck platform.
GPs can now auto-add NASGP membership to expenses
Bookkeeper also includes NASGP’s ‘session counter’ to automatically record the number of four-hour equivalent sessions to save time on GP locum indemnity paperwork.
‘National scandal’: MPs call for NHS pension overhaul
GP pensions are a ‘national scandal’ and the Covid-19 admin suspension should become permanent, a report by the Health and Social Care Committee warned.
GP and practice testimonials go live on NASGP’s LocumDeck
GPs and practices can now leave reviews for one another on LocumDeck, NASGP’s independent locum booking platform.