Fewer staff. More patients. No room. MPs discuss what problems practices near large housing developments are facing and the measures needed to protect them #GPnews #TeamGP

In the latest GPonline podcast, Luke Haynes talks to Johnny Marshall about PCNs - and looks at whether the networks have lost their way gponline.com/podcast-pcns-l… #GPnews

andromeda Simon Jones There's a lot of political factors to consider when looking at GP access The landscape is totally changing - usually because of national policy and due to rising demands Don't blame the staff ! Simon Jones Nick Bostock Kat Lay 👇 gponline.com/soul-general-p…

Could a National Association of GPs shake up GP leadership? gponline.com/national-assoc… #GPnews #lmcconf

'I don't think people really understand the extent of the problem and...the changes that we have to make in society to protect ourselves.' GP chris newman told Joe Richardson why he was prepared to be arrested to raise awareness of the climate crisis #GPnews

An LMC has challenged NHSE over its stance that a GP must be physically present throughout PCN enhanced access hours, and has told it to issue contract breaches if it is wrong #GPnews #GPcontract #EnhancedAccess

Thank you to Dr Farzana Hussain (Farzana Hussain) for speaking to delegates today at #GMCconf22. Your experience & passion for general practice along with your insight into the working environment has been invaluable for the many delegates we have in-person & online today.

Why do we only track appointments? It's the whole job that's swamping us. Tip of the iceberg appointments. No one ever monitors the tasks, prescription queries, the documents, the reports, reviewing investigations, the debriefing of colleagues, the teaching, the meetings....

📢More from the GPonline team as we discuss appointment stats, delayed specialist status and key motions for next week's UK LMCs conference #GPnews #Podcast

Really great (but frustrating) piece here from Nick Bostock reflecting how pressures on general practice are spilling over onto the personal lives of GPs. Thanks to Digital and Tech GP for sharing #GPnews #TeamGP #Ramadan2022 Rebuild General Practice

This is one of the many issues being discussed at the UK LMCs conference tomorrow. We've got record numbers of GP trainees but too few surgeries registered as ‘sponsoring practices’ who can employ non-EEA GPs gponline.com/thousands-gp-t… #GPnews #visa

A flurry of stories to come, if you're not watching live then keep up with developments here #GPnews #UKLMCs #UKLMCsConf

‘If our politicians don’t listen now – when everything we know and understand turns upside down like this – when will they?’ BMA UK GP chair Dr Phil White has been speaking about the GP workforce crisis #GPnews #UKLMCs

LMCs have demanded a renegotiated GMS contract that includes 'safe working limits' - but rejected calls to reduce core hours #GPnews #UKLMCsConference

Really does seem a bit of a no-brainer this one... Was told by HEE yday that around 1,000 final-year GP trainees are on visas that expire in 2022 #GPnews #UKLMCsConf

QC's report lifts lid on scale of GP dissatisfaction with BMA representation gponline.com/qcs-report-lif… #GPnews

Well, after almost 3 years my time at GPonline has come to an end. It's been a roller coaster reporting on the profession during a pandemic, but I wanted to say a huge thank you to everyone I've spoken to in that time. I have massive respect for you all. Take care 🙏 #TeamGP