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High-earning GP locums must publish earnings by 30 April
GPs must declare earnings over £156,000 within the next six weeks, Pulse reports.
NASGP launches April endometriosis event
GPs can attend a clinical update on endometriosis next month as part of NASGP’s free ‘first Thursdays’ events series.
Changes to make GP retirement more flexible, ministers claim
The Government claims changes to NHS pension such as removing the 16-hour-a-week rule will allow more retirement flexibility, Pulse reports.
GPs should ‘assume excess AA growth’, specialist IFA advises
Use the Ready Reckoner to estimate NHS pension cost and growth, McGaun added.
One in five GPs under 30 quit the profession last year
New data reveals the scale of the exodus, Pulse reports.
GPs’ deadline for Type 2 certificates looms
EOY certificates must be in by Tues 28 Feb.
GPs can open LocumDeck diary after practice requests
Developers on LocumDeck have created a new ‘enhanced’ AVR response.
Cornish salaried GP vacancy advertised with song
A GP vacancy in Cornwall has been advertised in a music video.
‘See GP’ advice for ambulance callers in England
Worried patients could be advised to see their GP following new guidance.
New BMA advice published on Type 2 forms for GPs
GPs can get extra support with Type 2 paperwork thanks to a new guide.
Locum pitfalls event scheduled for March
Practice advice from MPS experts Dr Katy Miller and Dr Heidi Mounsey.
GPs to hand contracts to trust as recruitment fails
Dr Richard Fieldhouse, NASGP chair, said: 'Yet another tragic closure of a practice directly related to poor recruitment. Recruitment plans invariably focus on providing continuity, but without GP access – as this example proves – there is no continuity.'
SystmOne practices switch on records access
SystmOne GP practices have switched on patient records access, Pulse reports.
GPs urged to respond on pensions taxation
GPs should protect their pensions by responding to a new government consultation on taxation, the BMA’s National Clinician Adviser on Pay & Pensions and deputy chair for pensions advised.
GPs’ burnout service registers over 180 in final week of 2022
Insomnia, depression and anxiety holding GPs back, NHS Practitioner Health warns.
Patients should bypass GPs and self-refer, Starmer says
GPs took to social media to excoriate Labour leader’s proposals.
GPs could prescribe statins more widely, Nice draft says
The last guidance on the subject was published in 2014.
GP visa rules lambasted as 48% of trainees face applications
Too many GP trainees face visa Tier 2 bureaucracy, the acting chair of the GPs’ Committee at the BMA has told the Financial Times.
IBD GP update event scheduled for February
GPs can attend ‘IBD: what do GPs need to know?’ for free, presented by Dr Kevin Barrett next month on behalf of Crohns & Colitis UK.
GP low-carb intervention shows 77% diabetes remission
GPs in Southport who ran a 2013-2021 study just published their results in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention and Health.
Health Poverty Action receives end-of-year NASGP donation
On behalf of its members, this year NASGP is proud to support the work of Health Poverty Action.
LocumDeck adds policy docs and practice info features
GP practices can now upload policy documents and add key practice information on LocumDeck, thanks to new user-generated features.
GPs asked to cover paramedics during ambulance strike
Action in England to go ahead on 21 Dec.
LocumDeck adds custom terms and conditions import
GPs can now upload their terms and conditions directly to LocumDeck thanks to a new user-requested feature.