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Will GPs take industrial action, patients’ views on the NHS, junior doctor dispute
Season 3 Episode 28
This week the team looks at whether GPs will be prepared to take industrial action following the imposition of a contract for the second year in a ro…
3 years, 7 months ago
Special episode: Should assisted dying be legalised?
Season 3 Episode 27
Warning: This episode contains discussions about death and suicide
In a special episode Emma looks at the issue of assisted dying and asks whether it …
3 years, 7 months ago
GP contract changes, junior doctors’ strike and what the Budget means for GPs
Season 3 Episode 26
This week Emma and Nick are talking about the GP contract changes in England for 2023/24, which have been imposed on practices for the second year in…
3 years, 7 months ago
Where next for primary care networks?
Season 3 Episode 25
Emma speaks to Ben Gowland, director and founder of think tank and consultancy Ockham Healthcare and host of the General Practice Podcast.
Ben does a…
3 years, 8 months ago
GP contract negotiations, how the government is handling the NHS and junior doctor strikes
Season 3 Episode 24
This week the team talks about ongoing GP contract negotiations in England for next year and asks whether the contract for 2023/24 could be imposed.
T…
3 years, 8 months ago
Safeguarding continuity of care and solving the GP crisis - with RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas
Season 3 Episode 23
Emma speaks to Dr Rowena Christmas, chair of RCGP Wales and a GP in the Wye Valley on the Welsh/English border.
Rowena has been heavily involved in th…
3 years, 8 months ago
Why the BMA rejected contract changes, financial risk for partners, plus ICBs and GP funding
Season 3 Episode 22
In our fortnightly news review the team looks at what we know about GP contract negotiations in England for 2023/24 after the BMA rejected NHS Englan…
3 years, 8 months ago
Steps GPs can take to tackle health inequalities, with Professor Bola Owolabi
Season 3 Episode 21
Emma speaks to NHS England’s director of healthcare inequalities and Midlands GP Professor Bola Owolabi about how to reduce inequity in healthcare.
Bo…
3 years, 9 months ago
Why are parts of England more underdoctored than others and how government NHS plans risk driving up GP workload
Season 3 Episode 20
GPonline launched its new GP Insight data tool this week and our first project is a GP workforce tracker. On the podcast this week Nick and Emma look…
3 years, 9 months ago
Why are junior doctors preparing to strike?
Season 3 Episode 19
The BMA is currently balloting junior doctor members on whether to take industrial action, which could see them stage a three-day walkout in March.
Th…
3 years, 9 months ago