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Deputy editor at https://www.GPonline.com and https://www.GPBusiness.co.uk, contributor to the Talking General Practice podcast: https://podfollow.com/talking-gp

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28.11.2024 16:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Government 'working fast' to finalise GP funding for 2025/26, says Streeting Wes Streeting has told the BMA he 'understands the potential implications' of the budget for GPs and is 'working rapidly' to finalise 2025/26 funding - but a letter to the profession's leaders falls s...

Wes Streeting says the government is working fast to sort out GP funding for 2025/26...but hasn't yet offered any guarantees that extra costs for practices from the autumn budget will be covered in full www.gponline.com/government-w...

22.11.2024 11:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sharp rise in GPs needing financial help amid jobs crisis, charity warns A charity that supports GPs facing financial hardship has helped 15% more people in the first 10 months of 2024 than in the whole of last year, as many qualified GPs continue to struggle to find work.

The Cameron Fund has launched its 'urgent' Christmas appeal as its income drops, but enquiries rise. #GPnews #TeamGP
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21.11.2024 12:44 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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The ยฃ1.4bn-a-year ARRS has brought more than 30,000 additional staff into the general practice workforce in recent years. Just one of 17 roles funded through the scheme - little over a dozen in 2015, to nearly 200 by March 2019, 1k by the end of 2021 and 2k by the end of 2023

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21.11.2024 12:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Is general practice already starting to phase out physician associates? Debate over physician associate (PA) roles in general practice has intensified this year, with legal battles, calls for strict supervision and limits on their work and the launch of a major government...

Is general practice already starting to phase out physician associates?
10yrs ago, there were just a handful of PAs working in general practice in ๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ. But following the launch of the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) numbers have grown steadily
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