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GPs publish new sessional guidance on supervising physician associates
Supervision of PAs must be ‘expressly and mutually agreed’, the sessional GP subcommittee wrote.
GP locum in Wiltshire heckles Rishi Sunak over ‘disintegrating’ NHS
Dr Jane Lees-Millais warned the PM that the NHS is ‘disintegrating’.
Menopause and HRT expert Dr Eloise Elphinstone to give NASGP’s July talk
Dr Eloise Elphinstone will deliver NASGP’s webinar on Thursday 4 July at 1pm.
GPs see year on year growth on LocumDeck amid scarcity concerns
GPs working in NASGP’s seven regional ICB partnerships have worked 15% more sessions year on year, according to original LocumDeck data.
Three days left to sign up for free obesity in general practice talk
Dr Varun Anand, former Chair of the RCGP Nutrition and Lifestyle Special Interest Group, will deliver our monthly clinical webinar.
GPs to track admin workload with new free BMA tool, ‘GP Diary’
BMA members can add contracted hours and sessions, log workload and create reports to push back on admin and clinical overload ahead of industrial action.
GP partners to vote next month on ‘collective action’ from 1 August
The June ballot will decide whether or not GPs take action against the contract imposition from Thursday 1 August 2024.
Obesity in general practice event launched for members next month
Dr Varun Anand will deliver a talk on obesity, including its impact on risk of liver disease, for NASGP members at next month’s clinical webinar.
Over 900 FTE GPs left the profession following 2019 GP contract
General practice lost 2,900 partners as GP workforce shrank during five-year contract.
GPs will vote to block physician associates from ‘anything but admin’
Second day of conference opens with a motion that “condemns the use of PAs in GP for anything other than administrative or simple procedural duties”.
Higher-earning GPs without extra income can skip tax returns: HMRC
Salaried GPs earning higher sums through PAYE will no longer need to file a self-assessment tax return for 2023/24, providing they have no other income.
Seven ‘new ways of working in GP’ pilots launched across England
GPs will face ‘more flexible staffing models’ at ICBs according to a newly-launched pilot across seven areas, a new letter from NHSE announced.
‘Salaried GP’ vacancy appears at practice that made GPs redundant
The practice was running 20 sessions a week above budget, according to minutes from a meeting in December.
First GP event launched over 2024 industrial action
Londonwide LMCs will host the GPC England roadshow in June, the first date announced since GPs voted overwhelmingly against the GP contract imposition.
‘Faster brain tumour diagnosis in GP’ scheduled for May NASGP webinar
An expert on primary care diagnostics for brain tumours will present NASGP’s May 2024 webinar, “Faster, better diagnosis of brain tumours for GPs”.
NASGP joins free GP events in Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle
Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, will attend Pulse Live events in Leeds, Birmingham and Newcastle this spring and summer.
GPs ‘recouped significant sum’ of out-of-hours holiday pay
GPs who see employment benefits such as holiday pay withheld from out-of-hours work could be eligible to reclaim sums following changes at an employment tribunal.
News coincides with the release of a BMA resource that lists recommended questions for GPs to ask practices during interviews for a salaried role.
GP locum clinical practice ‘not systematically different’
A new study from researchers at Manchester University has found that the clinical practice and performance of locum GPs does not appear to be ‘systematically different’.
NASGP launches new-look website for GPs and practices
The new-look website covers the same useful up-to-date resources with easy-to-navigate design and layout.
Higher GP pension tiers launch amid jobs crisis
Login to LocumDeck for the new Locum Form A.
Last chance to join asthma webinar on Thursday
GPs can sign up to NASGP’s asthma webinar with Dr Andy Whittamore until midnight on Wednesday 3 April.
NHS jobs crisis hits headlines as one GP turns to Uber-driving
The Daily Mail and the i paper have been the latest titles to cover the GP funding crisis after picking up on a report about a doctor who now drives an Uber.
Days left for GPs to vote as industrial action looms
Voting closes on Wednesday ahead of a GPC meeting on Thursday.