Talking General Practice

This week the team looks at the fallout from the government’s so-called support package for general practice in England. We discuss the BMA’s plans to ballot GPs on different types of industrial action they could take in protest to the controversial plans that fail to address the current workload crisis and could have the opposite effect of making things significantly worse.We’ll also be looking at the response of some local healthcare leaders to the proposals and what the latest appointment data tell us about how access to general practice is currently working.In our interview, Emma speaks to Dr Amy Small, a GP in Lothian in Scotland, about her experience of living with long Covid. She talks about how long Covid has affected her life, her family, and her job as a GP - and what she thinks needs to be done to improve services and support for other people affected by the condition.And we have a bit of good news about booster vaccines.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who was joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and our senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksA link to the book Dr Amy Small mentioned in her interview (Amazon) Classic Pacing for a Better Life with ME Top tips: managing long COVIDOur sister site MIMS Learning has the following learning resources on long COVID●     Guidance update: Long COVID assessment and management●     Neurological aspects of long COVID - an on-demand webinarGP industrial action ballot over access plans to end mid-November, BMA confirmsRegional NHS bosses will ignore 'name and shame' GP access plansPatient choice should determine whether GP appointments are face-to-face, says JavidGP appointments hit new high as face-to-face contacts surge Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we take a look at the government’s so-called support package for general practice. We discuss what’s in the package, what GPs think about it (spoiler - not much) and what happens next.We’re also talking about chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty’s appearance at the RCGP annual conference last week and what he had to say about general practice and the difficult winter ahead.Emma speaks to Dr Richard Mayne a GP in Belfast about the impact of sedentary behaviour in general practice and the importance of promoting physical activity. And we have a bit of good news about research in general practice.Useful linksGPs overwhelmingly reject access plans as BMA holds emergency meetingViability of general practice this winter in doubt, warns BMACMO praises GP pandemic response and warns 'exceptionally difficult' winter to comeThe Moving Medic - Dr Richard Mayne’s blogDomestic violence training and support programme shown to increase GP referrals 30-fold Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this special episode of our podcast we speak to the chair of the Royal College of GPs Professor Martin Marshall.GPonline editor Emma Bower spoke to Professor Marshall ahead of the RCGP’s annual conference, which takes place in Liverpool this week.Professor Marshall discusses the current media storm around face-to-face appointments, what needs to be done to tackle the workload crisis in general practice and why he thinks being a GP is still the best job in medicine. He also tells us what it has been like being chair of the college during a global pandemic.GPonline is delighted to once again be the college’s media partner for its annual conference, which takes place on 14th and 15th October. We’ll be in Liverpool reporting all the news from the event, which you can read on our website from Thursday morning.Find all of the news from the RCGP annual conference 2021 hereThis episode was produced by Czarina Deen.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In this episode the team talks about the latest GP appointment data and what it tells us about exactly how hard general practice is working. They ask, is the government starting to recognise the important role general practice plays? And they take a look at new government legislation around pay transparency in general practice.In our interview this week Emma speaks to Dr Rebecca Rosen, a GP in London and senior fellow at health think tank the Nuffield Trust, about continuity care. We discuss what GPs and their teams can do if they want to increase levels of continuity of care in their practice.And finally our regular good news spot looks at a social media campaign where patients showed their support for their GP.This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksContinuity of care toolkit and resources from the RCGPHuge drop in DNAs post-pandemic adds millions of appointments to GP workloadGPs 'singled out' as pay transparency rules threaten fresh wave of abusePatients show support for GPs through #ThanksToMyGP social media campaignBMA polls GPs over withdrawing work or quitting NHS amid mounting abuse Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the team discusses the current furore around face-to-face appointments and how national media campaigns and comments from MPs about access to general practice is affecting GPs and their teams.They also look at the COVID-19 booster campaign and what this means for general practice this autumn. And discuss the additional roles reimbursement scheme – the initiative that is aiming to bring an additional 26,000 full-time equivalent staff into primary care in England by 2024 – and ask: is it making a difference?In our interview this week Emma speaks to GP and menopause specialist Dr Louise Newson about improving menopause care and education for doctors and other health professionals. We discuss how her career led her to becoming one of the UK’s most recognisable experts on the menopause and the new charity - The Menopause Charity - which she launched earlier this year.And finally our regular good news spot highlights a primary care network in Cornwall that is taking an innovative step to help tackle climate change.This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksConfidence in the Menopause (free training for healthcare professionals)The Menopause CharityMIMS Learning webinar on the menopause presented by Dr Louise NewsonNICE guidelines on the menopause - a learning module on MIMS Learning written by Dr Louise Newson and Dr Rebecca LewisMillions of pounds lost to general practice as flagship recruitment scheme falls shortBMA demands emergency meeting with government over GP abuse'Out of touch' Javid deepens rift with GPs over face-to-face appointments Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the team talks about supply problems affecting GP practices - namely delays to flu vaccine deliveries and the NHS-wide blood test tube shortage. They look at what these problems mean for practices and the knock on impact on patients.They also look at the state of the BMA and NHS England’s relationship now that the BMA has agreed to restart formal talks after a five-month break.In our interview this week Luke speaks with Dr Ellie Reed, an F1 junior doctor in south west London, who is one of the doctors behind the Just a GP campaign that is aiming to tackle the stigma and prejudice in medical schools towards general practice.And finally we highlight some (sort of) good news on PCNs. We discuss NHS England’s decision to defer much of the work that was due to begin in October, an increase in funding for network management and a possible change to the way funding for the Investment and Impact Fund works.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen.Useful linksWatch the Just a GP video on YouTube here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp0TzHIKFUoGovernment must take responsibility for blood tube shortage chaos, BMA warnshttps://www.gponline.com/government-responsibility-blood-tube-shortage-chaos-bma-warns/article/1726340GPs scramble to cancel clinics as flu vaccine deliveries delayed by 'up to two weeks'https://www.gponline.com/gps-scramble-cancel-clinics-flu-vaccine-deliveries-delayed-up-two-weeks/article/1726349‘Too early’ to talk about flu vaccine shortage, says minister https://www.gponline.com/too-early-talk-flu-vaccine-shortages-says-minister/article/1726656Senior BMA GPs resign as talks with NHS England resumehttps://www.gponline.com/senior-bma-gps-resign-talks-nhs-england-resume/article/1726644 Nonsensical to make GPs collect patient ethnicity data twice, warns top doctorhttps://www.gponline.com/nonsensical-gps-collect-patient-ethnicity-data-twice-warns-top-doctor/article/1726535 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the team discusses rising levels of abuse faced by doctors and staff working in general practice and some of the reasons behind this. They also talk about the latest official GP workforce figures, what they tell us about the state of the profession and why the BMA said the statistics were ‘gaslighting’ doctors. In our interview Emma speaks with Dr Carey Lunan, a GP in Edinburgh and chair of the Deep End GP Group in Scotland, and Dr David Blane a GP in Glasgow and Clinical Research Fellow in General Practice, University of Glasgow, who is the academic lead of the Deep End GP Group. The Deep End Group covers the 100 most deprived practices in Scotland and the discussion highlights what the group is doing to tackle health inequalities, the impact of COVID-19 and what other practices can learn from their work. And finally our regular good news spot looks at the role of women in general practice over the years. This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen. Useful links MIMS Learning free health inequalities webinar https://www.mimslearning.co.uk/courses/health-inequalities-in-primary-care The Deep End Project https://www.gla.ac.uk/researchinstitutes/healthwellbeing/research/generalpractice/deepend/ Fair Health https://fairhealth.org.uk/ Half of GPs verbally abused in past month alone as BMA highlights burnout fears https://www.gponline.com/half-gps-verbally-abused-past-month-alone-bma-highlights-burnout-fears/article/1724327 General practice lost 1 in 30 partners last year, official data show https://www.gponline.com/general-practice-lost-one-30-partners-last-year-official-data-show/article/1724274 RCGP online exhibition celebrates women in general practice https://www.gponline.com/rcgp-online-exhibition-celebrates-women-general-practice/article/1723168 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week the team discusses COVID-19 booster and flu jabs, what the plans will mean for general practice this autumn and why running the campaigns will be a huge challenge for practices. We also look at what the changes to COVID restrictions on 19 July means for primary care, including new rules around self isolation, what’s what with face masks and NHS England withdrawing its standard operating procedure for primary care. In our interview Emma speaks with Royal College of GPs clinical lead for clinical policy Dr Gail Allsopp, who has been leading the college’s work around long COVID. They discuss how the condition presents, its impact on patients, how it is affecting general practice and the support and services available for patients. And finally in our good news section this week we look at the government’s decision to further delay its plans for a mass extraction of patient data from GP practices, something many GPs have been calling for. This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen. Useful links RCGP education module on long COVID https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/course/view.php?id=492 RCGP webinar on long COVID https://elearning.rcgp.org.uk/mod/page/view.php?id=12249 Public Health England promotional material about wearing masks https://coronavirusresources.phe.gov.uk/nhs-resources-facilities/resources/nhs-IPC-resources/ Primary care standard operating procedure scrapped as COVID-19 rules relaxed https://www.gponline.com/primary-care-standard-operating-procedure-scrapped-covid-19-rules-relaxed/article/1722767 GPs under rising pressure as COVID cases climb in fully vaccinated people https://www.gponline.com/gps-rising-pressure-covid-cases-climb-fully-vaccinated-people/article/1722399 Fully vaccinated GP practice staff can avoid self-isolation and continue in work https://www.gponline.com/fully-vaccinated-gp-practice-staff-avoid-self-isolation-continue-work/article/1722500 GP data extraction programme postponed again with 'no specific start date' https://www.gponline.com/gp-data-extraction-programme-postponed-again-no-specific-start-date/article/1722627 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we discuss the government’s plans to relax almost all of the current COVID-19 restrictions when it moves to step 4 of its roadmap, currently scheduled for 19 July, and find out what the NHS thinks about it.  We also look at what the COVID-19 booster campaign this autumn could mean for general practice and discuss the latest GP trainee recruitment figures. Our interview this week is with Dr Pauline Foreman, who is a GP in Hertfordshire and clinical director of the Personalised Care Institute, and we talk about why NHS England made personalised care a key part of its long-term plan and how we can embed it across the NHS in the coming years.  This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Haynes. It was produced by Czarina Deen. Useful links Personalised Care Institute - https://www.personalisedcareinstitute.org.uk/ COVID-19 vaccine gap threatens rise in inequality and GP workload as restrictions ease - https://www.gponline.com/covid-19-vaccine-gap-threatens-rise-inequality-gp-workload-restrictions-ease/article/1721548 General practice set for record trainee recruitment for fourth year running https://www.gponline.com/general-practice-set-record-trainee-recruitment-fourth-year-running/article/1721367 'Incoherent' decision to relax COVID rules puts patients and NHS at risk, say doctors https://www.gponline.com/incoherent-decision-relax-covid-rules-puts-patients-nhs-risk-say-doctors/article/1721407 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This week we’re talking about the ongoing fall out from the now infamous NHS England letter about face to face appointments, including the current state of relations between NHS England and the BMA and what health secretary Matt Hancock has to say about it all.  We take a look at the latest problems with Primary Care Support England that has left practices missing payments and caused problems with pensions. And we discuss claims that bullying and sexism are still a problem in some local medical committees. Our interview this week is with Dr Catherine Millington-Sanders, the RCGP and Marie Curie national end of life care champion, who talks about better end of life care and how the pandemic has impacted on services. Finally, our good news section highlights GPs recognised in the Queen’s birthday honours. This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by our news editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen. Useful links Bullying has continued in LMCs post-Romney review, GP whistleblower warns https://www.gponline.com/bullying-continued-lmcs-post-romney-review-gp-whistleblower-warns/article/1719441 No plans to impose face-to-face appointment targets, Hancock tells the BMA https://www.gponline.com/no-plans-impose-face-to-face-gp-appointment-targets-hancock-tells-bma/article/1719769 GPs yet to receive thousands of pounds in QOF pay amid PCSE problems, says BMA https://www.gponline.com/gps-yet-receive-thousands-pounds-qof-pay-amid-pcse-problems-says-bma/article/1720037 The Daffodil standards https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/professionals/working-in-partnership/royal-college-of-gps/daffodil-standards UK Commission on Bereavement https://www.mariecurie.org.uk/professionals/uk-commission-bereavement Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.