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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.
GPs should not get more than 2% pay uplift in 2024/5: NHS England
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.
GPs urged to vote as BMA eyes winter 2024 industrial action
GPs in England have until 27 March to respond to a referendum on the GP contract which could inform a decision on industrial action in November, Londonwide LMCs warned.
GP at Hand: Dozens of GPs at risk of redundancy, eMed admits
As many as 150 GPs will face a large-scale redundancy consultation at eMed, the owner of GP at Hand, Pulse reported this week.
New asthma talk for GPs scheduled for April
GP Dr Andy Whittamore will deliver advice on ‘Managing asthma in general practice’ for NASGP’s April webinar.
GPs got ‘little in the way of good news’: Spring Budget 2024
Both GP locums and salaried GPs will benefit from further NIC cuts.
BMA: GPs should tell us if OOH shifts are cut at short notice
GPs in Cambridgeshire have been recommended to contact the BMA if OOH work is cancelled with less than four weeks’ notice.
Tax cuts predicted for 2024 Spring Budget
Better take-home pay may come at the cost of funding the NHS, journalists warn.
NASGP membership funded until 2026 for GPs in Gloucestershire
NASGP also runs similar funded partnerships for GPs who work in Suffolk, Hertfordshire, Essex, Berkshire, Buckinghamshire and Oxfordshire.
‘Inappropriate’ to add GPs to ARRS before 2024 contract
DHSC response arrives after petition hits 10,000.
Type 2 pension form deadline extended by one month
PCSE has granted the extension following the changes to pensions from 1 October 2023.
NASGP chair to join panel on workforce at London event
Dr Richard Fieldhouse will join Dr Victoria Tzortziou-Brown and Dr Venothan Suri for a discussion on GP workforce next month.
GP practices in London to stop same-day appointments
GPs in North West London ICB will be required to focus on ‘complex’ care from April, Pulse reports.
PAs increase, not decrease, workload: doctors’ survey
Over half (55%) report increased workload compared with 21% who reported that workload decreased with associates’ help. Some 21% report that PAs and AAs increase their workload ‘a lot’.
January 2024 ‘busiest month on record’ for LocumDeck
LocumDeck now has more practices signed up than ever and Instant Book sessions for the last 12 months are up 43% compared to the same period last year.
GPC rejects ‘derisory’ 1.9% GP contract offer
Dr Bramall-Stainer told GPs: 'This regrettably falls far below what we realistically need to keep our heads above water.'
GP dermatology event launched for March webinar
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