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How can we make GP funding fairer? With Dr Becks Fisher from the Nuffield Trust
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This week Emma speaks to GP Dr Becks Fisher who is director of policy and research at the health think tank the Nuffield Trust.
Becks has long been an advocate for overhauling GP funding so it better reflects deprivation and she explains why this is so important and how the government could go about doing this.
She also explains her views on the government’s plans to move care from hospitals to the community, create a neighbourhood NHS and incentivise continuity of care, discusses what the Nuffield Trust wants to see in the 10-year plan for the NHS, and offers advice to other GPs who might be interested in a career in policy work.
This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links
How many more patients per GP are there in deprived areas?
Practices in deprived areas have 17% more patients per GP and more chronic illness
RCGP demands overhaul of 'all GP funding streams' to cut inequality
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