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Talking General PracticeHow does general practice fit into a neighbourhood NHS?Emma speaks to Dr Caroline Taylor, chair of the National Association of Primary Care and a GP in Calderdale, West Yorkshire.The NAPC has been at the forefront of developing the neighbourhood approach to health and Caroline is a big advocate for this model. In this conversation, Caroline explains exactly what a neighbourhood is, how general practice should fit into this model and the benefits of this way of working for patients, GPs and practices, including increased job satisfaction.She also talks about how neighbourhood models could help shift care out of hospitals...2025-06-1337 minTalking General PracticeGP pay rise, job prospects for the next generation, NI contract imposedThis week the GPonline team talks about the pay rise GPs and other doctors have received this year, what GPs think about this year’s contract deal and the prospect of more strikes from resident doctors.And they look at what’s happening in Northern Ireland after the government imposed the GP contract there.They also discuss the ongoing GP jobs crisis after the BMA raised fears that up to 1,000 GP registrars could find themselves struggling to get a job when they complete GP training this summer, what the union wants the government to d...2025-06-0630 minTalking General PracticeProfessor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard on her move to New ZealandThis week Emma speaks to Professor Dame Helen Stokes-Lampard, who is a GP and the national chief medical officer in New Zealand.Helen took on her new role as chief medical officer six months ago, however many UK doctors will know her from her previous roles as chair of the Royal College of GPs, a post she held from between 2016 and 2019 and as chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges during the pandemic from 2020 to 2023. Before her move to New Zealand she was also a GP partner at a practice in Staffordshire, a professor of G...2025-05-0938 minTalking General PracticeAdvice and guidance hotspots, GP pay recommendations, funding GP premisesThe GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.This week Emma and Nick look at the new advice and guidance directed enhanced service, which will pay practices for GPs making use of local advice and guidance systems. Nick explains the huge variation of uptake of advice and guidance across England and what this could mean for practices delivering the enhanced service. You can find out about uptake in your local area in our story here https://www.gponline.com/will-gps-earn-advice-guidance-des/article/1915073They also talk about public sector pay reviews and...2025-05-0228 minTalking General PracticeDr Katie Bramall-Stainer on shaping a new contract to rebuild general practiceThis week Emma speaks to Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer, the chair of the BMA England GP committee, about what the future holds for general practiceKatie explains why this year’s contract deal is the start of a long journey of recovery for general practice and the basis on which to create a more positive future for the profession.Now that the government has agreed to negotiate a completely new GP contract, Katie explains what her priorities will be in those contract negotiations and how the BMA will be making the case for greater in...2025-04-2537 minTalking General PracticeIs the ARRS GP scheme a success, how ICB cuts affect general practiceThe GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.This week the team looks at GP recruitment under the additional roles reimbursement scheme and what new figures tell us about how that initiative is working.They also talk about cuts to integrated care boards, what that could mean for general practice and how the financial constraints within the NHS are already impacting on funding for local services provided by GPs.Our good news story is about funding for research in GP practices.This episode was presented by...2025-04-1831 minTalking General PracticeDr Iain Morrison on securing a better future for Scotland's GPsThis week Emma speaks to Dr Iain Morrison, chair of the BMA Scotland GP committee Scotland, about the critical challenges facing general practice in Scotland.In this conversation Iain explains some of the challenges general practice in Scotland is facing as a result of problems with the 2018 GP contract, the impact of underfunding, and the growing crisis in the GP job market.He explains what needs to happen to address these issues and the prospect of GPs in Scotland taking industrial action in the coming year unless the government takes steps to increase...2025-03-1437 minTalking General PracticeTackling GP unemployment, locum rates slump, GP premisesThis week the team talks about the GP jobs’ crisis after the BMA held a virtual rally last week to help the union shape its plans for how to address the job shortage facing salaried and locum GPs. They also explain the findings from GPonline’s own survey of locum GPs that shows the impact this has had on rates of pay and the finances and wellbeing of those doctors affected.And they discuss GP premises following a report published last week by the NHS Confederation that suggested NHS Property Services, which owns a significant number of G...2025-02-2137 minTalking General PracticeHow to ensure safe remote patient care in general practiceThis week Emma speaks to GP and researcher Dr Rebecca Payne about what general practice can learn from the research she’s been involved with on remote patient care.In this conversation Rebecca talks about her research into patient safety in remote consultations, what GPs can do to ensure remote consultations are safe and lessons for practices about the systems that they need to have in place. She also talks about the wider implications of this research including what it means for training and education.Rebecca also explains her research into how the sh...2025-02-1433 minTalking General PracticeGP recruitment scheme faces axe, contract negotiations update, NHS planning guidanceIn this week’s episode the GPonline team discusses the future of the Targeted Enhanced Recruitment Scheme (TERS) – an initiative to attract GPs to underdoctored parts of England – amid fears it could be scrapped. They also look at what we know about the current GP contract negotiations in England and what could happen at next month's special LMCs conference, which now looks set to be a referendum on the deal for 2025/26.Plus, they talk about NHS England's planning guidance for the year ahead and what it had to say about general practice. Our good new...2025-02-0732 minTalking General PracticeGeneral practice finance in the year aheadEmma speaks to GP Dr Tommy Perkins and accountant Andy Pow from Medics Money about the year ahead for general practice finance and how practices can ensure their business is in good shape.Medics Money has a website, podcast and a number of courses that provide doctors with education and support on all things to do with money, including personal finance and practice finance.Tommy is a GP partner who set up Medics Money with fellow GP Dr Ed Cantelo and Andy is a specialist medical accountant and has spent many years working...2025-01-0341 minTalking General PracticeHow the NHS can get the best from social prescribingThis week Emma speaks to chief executive of the National Academy for Social Prescribing Charlotte Osborn Forde and Dr Radha Modgil, a GP and TV and radio broadcaster, who is also an ambassador for the National Academy for Social Prescribing.In this conversation Charlotte and Radha explain some of the evidence to support the use of social prescribing, what works in projects on the ground and the important role GPs have to play within social prescribing.They also discuss some of the challenges facing social prescribing, what practices and PCNs can do to...2024-12-2037 minTalking General PracticeWinter pressures, falling locum pay, how one area transformed its patient per GP ratioThe GPonline team talks about some of the challenges the NHS could face this winter and what all this means for general practice.They also look at how the GP jobs crisis is affecting locum GPs - and discuss some worrying signs that the lack of detail on any support practices are likely to receive on employer’s national insurance is having a devastating impact on some practices.And they talk about whether GPs in Wales and Scotland could be following their English counterparts and launching some form of industrial ac...2024-12-1330 minTalking General PracticeWill GPs step up collective action? Plus the growing gap in underdoctored areasThis week Nick and Emma discuss whether GPs are likely to step up collective action after GPs at last week’s England LMCs conference voted in favour of balloting the profession on ‘more significant’ industrial action. GPs at the event also voted to hold a special conference on the impact that the rise in employers' national insurance contributions, and Nick and Emma explain what that might mean and how it could affect collective action.They also discuss some of the other debates that were of interest from the conference - on the GP jobs crisis and integr...2024-11-2935 minTalking General PracticeIs the GP workforce turning a corner? Plus what the budget means for general practiceThis week the GPonline team looks at the GP workforce in England after latest figures show it has risen to a five-year high despite an ongoing jobs crisis that has left many GPs struggling to find work. They also discuss what’s happening with the GP additional roles reimbursement scheme jobs and why the RCGP is calling for a complete overhaul of the NHS long-term workforce plan. And they talk about this week's budget and what it means for general practice and the NHS more widely.This episode was presented by GPonline edi...2024-11-0133 min
Talking General PracticeRCGP conference: Wes Streeting on ‘bulldozing’ bureaucracy and collective action, challenges facing new GPsGPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference and this is our third and final special episode from the event.In this episode we look at what health and social care secretary Wes Streeting had to say in his speech to the conference this morning, when he pledged to cut bureaucracy in general practice, called on the profession to step back from collective action and took questions from delegates.Emma speaks to Professor Margaret Ikpoh, the RCGP’s vice chair for professional development, and Dr Steve Mowle, the college’s treasurer, for...2024-10-0444 min
Talking General PracticeRCGP annual conference: Health inequalities, new safeguarding standards, end-of-life careGPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference and this is the second of three special episodes from the event in Liverpool this week.In this episode Emma speaks to Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown, the RCGP’s vice chair for external affairs and Dr Micahel Mullholland, the college’s honorary secretary about what went on at the conference this morning, in particular what RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne had to say in her speech. They also talk about health inequalities, continuity of care and what the college wants to see in the government’s 10-year...2024-10-0344 min
Talking General PracticeRCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne on GP retention, health inequalities and physician associatesIn the first of three daily episodes we’re producing from the RCGP annual conference Emma speaks to college chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne.Kamila talks about the RCGP council’s recent vote to oppose a role for physician associates in general practice, why funding for general practice needs to change to better reflect deprivation and the current challenges new GPs are facing finding work.She also explains her views on whether the new Labour government will make a positive difference to general practice, what the college wants to see happen to improve GP rete...2024-10-0233 minTalking General PracticeWhat next for general practice and the NHS after the Darzi review?GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock discuss the review of the NHS by Lord Ara Darzi, the government’s response to the report and what happens next - including what might be in the new NHS long-term plan.They also look at another report Lord Darzi was involved with - the IPPR think tank’s final report from its Commission on Health and Prosperity and what that could mean for general practice and the NHS.And they’re talking about health and social care secretary Wes Streeting’s war of words wi...2024-09-2038 minTalking General PracticeHow much are GPs earning, AI doctors, GP exam rulingPlease note: In this episode, we mention that the RCGP allows four attempts at GP exams - but in fact the college allows five in exceptional cases.The GPonline team looks at how much GPs are earning after figures for 2022/23 were published, as well as the uplift to this year’s GP contract and what that could mean for GP partner pay.They also discuss a report from the Tony Blair Institute - a think tank set up by the former prime minister - about AI and the NHS and what that had to...2024-09-0630 minTalking General PracticeWes Streeting on Labour’s plans for general practiceEmma speaks to Labour’s shadow health and social care secretary Wes Streeting about the party’s plans for general practice if it wins next week’s general election. Mr Streeting discusses what Labour would do to address the GP jobs crisis – which has seen thousands of GPs struggling to find work – and why Labour believes general practice should receive a greater share of the NHS budget. He also explains his views on the GP partnership model, how he hopes to avert possible collective action by GPs this summer and why he thinks ge...2024-06-2816 minTalking General PracticeGP unemployment crisis, general election manifestos, physician associate regulationThe GPonline team looks at the GP employment crisis and concerns about what job opportunities await the many GP registrars due to qualify this summer.They highlight the latest news from the general election, discussing the BMA’s manifesto and what the political parties have been saying about general practice in their manifestos. And the talk about GMC regulation of physician associates after the regulator set out some further details about how this will work. Our good news story this week is about a new surgery development in North Yorkshire.T...2024-06-1435 minTalking General PracticeBMA GP ballot and the general election, GP funding and deprivation, LMCs conferenceThe GPonline team discusses the BMA ballot on collective action, which launches in June and what the general election could mean for that and general practice more widely. They talk about the Royal College of GPs call for an overhaul of GP funding so that it better addresses health inequalities and a wider report the college has produced on how to reverse the inverse care law. And they round up what went on at last week’s UK local medical committees conference.Our good news story this week is about a scheme in London that has be...2024-05-3141 minTalking General PracticeICBs pilot new GP models, BMA GP contract demands, premises fundingIn our regular news review the GPonline team looks at NHS England's plans to pilot new ways of working in general practice in a bid to ‘optimise the general practice operating model’ - and what this could all mean for the future. They also discuss what the BMA has suggested should be included in the next major overhaul of the GP contract.They look ahead to next week’s UK conference of local medical committees and discuss some of the key motions up for debate and they talk about the state of GP premises after updated premis...2024-05-1734 min
Talking General PracticeHow general practice can achieve 'parity of esteem' in the NHSEarlier this year the Royal College of GPs published a statement setting out a number of steps it said needed to be taken to ensure general practice was treated on a par with other branches of medicine. The college argued that a failure to recognise general practice’s role as the cornerstone of the NHS was driving underfunding and perpetuating the GP crisis.This week Emma talks to the college’s vice chair for external affairs Dr Victoria Tzortziou Brown about how we can achieve parity of esteem for general practice and why it is so impo...2024-05-1025 minTalking General PracticeGP partner exodus during five-year contract, drug shortages, fit note reformIn our regular news review the GPonline team looks at what’s happened to the GP workforce over the course of the five year contract, in particular the number of GP partners. They also talk about the cost to the NHS of not retaining doctors following some BMA research and the government’s view of the workforce crisis.They discuss the issue of drug shortages and how it is affecting GPs and patients and look at the government’s plans to tackle the ‘sick note culture’ that could see GPs lose their role signing fit notes and big ch...2024-05-0333 minTalking General PracticeRethinking access in general practiceEmma speaks to Jake Beech, a policy fellow from the think tank the Health Foundation, about why we need to change the way we think about access in general practice.Jake is involved with a research project that’s a partnership between the Health Foundation and THIS Institute looking at what access in general practice means. The project is developing a ‘candidacy framework’ that provides a series of interventions and ideas for improving access.Jake explains why access is much more complex and nuanced than just thinking about supply and demand and how practi...2024-04-2627 minTalking General PracticeGP contract 2024/25 - are GPs in England heading for industrial action?This week the GPonline team discusses the GP contract for England for 2024/25. They look at how the contract deal will affect practice finances, as well as some of the other changes it will bring.They also talk about the human impact of underfunding in general practice, which has seen some unemployed locum GPs being forced to use food banks as well as and practices having to cut back services because of funding constraints.They also look at what happens next after the BMA launched its referendum on the deal this w...2024-03-0840 min
Talking General PracticeMaking the case for an NHS budget refocused on primary careThis week Emma speaks to Beccy Baird, senior fellow at health think tank the King’s Fund.Beccy is the lead author of a report the King’s Fund published in Feburary called Making care closer to home a reality – refocusing the system to primary and community care. The report looks at what needs to happen to ensure a greater share of NHS funding goes to primary care and community services and we build an NHS that is focused on communities rather than hospitals.The report says that the government's failure to invest in pri...2024-03-0131 minTalking General PracticeLocum GPs struggle to find work, visa sponsor shortage threatens GP workforce, record appointmentsThis week the GPonline team looks at the visa challenges facing international medical graduate (IMG) GPs in training and how this could drive them out of the NHS.They also talk about the difficulties locum GPs in England are facing finding work, why this is happening, and how it is affecting rates of pay following a recent survey carried out by GPonline and our sister site GP Business.And they discuss appointment data and patient data for the whole of 2023 and how general practice fared over those 12 months.This week’s...2024-02-2329 min
Talking General PracticeWhy can’t I see my GP? Writing a book about the GP crisisEmma speaks to GP and author Dr Ellen Welch about her latest book Why Can’t I See My GP? which was published this month.The book looks at the current state of general practice, why we have reached this point, and puts forward ideas on what needs to be done to address the problems. Along with her own views the book includes personal accounts from GPs and others about their experiences.In this interview Ellen discusses the process of writing the book and why she chose this topic, what she learned during th...2024-02-1620 minTalking General PracticeWhat does the 2024/25 contract offer mean for general practice?Last week the BMA rejected a contract offer for practices in England that would deliver a 1.9% uplift in funding. In this episode of Talking General Practice the GPonline team looks at what we know about the deal that’s currently on the table.They discuss what a 1.9% funding uplift would mean for practices, what the BMA, grassroots GPs and Labour think about the deal, and what happens next – including whether industrial action could be on the cards.In other news, they look at what’s going on with regulation of physician’s associates and the...2024-02-0928 minTalking General PracticeWhy good practice managers are more crucial than everRobyn Clark is a managing partner in a practice in Gloucestershire and a founder and director of the Institute of General Practice Management.On this episode of Talking General Practice she talks to Emma about the challenges facing practice managers in the current climate, what needs to be done to cut bureaucracy in general practice – including how the QOF needs to change – and what practice managers are hoping to see from the next GP contract.Robyn also explains the current financial pressures facing GP practices, and discusses what NHS England and GP partners shou...2024-02-0234 minTalking General PracticeWhere are patients per GP rising fastest, impact of minimum wage rise, GP premises fundingEmma and Nick look at the current state of the GP workforce and changes over the past year. We’ve just undertaken a major update of GPonline’s GP Workforce Tracker, which we launched a year ago, and Nick talks through some of the key findings from that work.They talk about the uplift to the minimum wage that is due to happen in April and what this will mean for practice, and discuss GP premises, in particular some of the problems relating to funding reaching practices when there are housing developments in their area.2023-11-2430 minTalking General PracticeRCGP chair Professor Kamila HawthorneTalking General Practice speaks to RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne ahead of the college’s annual conference in Glasgow this week.In this conversation Professor Hawthorne explains what needs to be done to help tackle spiralling workload in general practice, how we can retain more GPs in the workforce and what changes could happen in the short term to help turn the current situation in general practice around.She also talks about how the college hopes to influence political parties in the run up to the next general election, whether the RCGP’s new exam...2023-10-1828 minTalking General PracticeHow changing patterns of illness will affect general practice over the next 20 yearsLast week the Health Foundation think tank published new research projecting patterns of illness in England over the next two decades. It predicted that by 2040 the number of people with major illness will rise by more than a third, which clearly has huge implications for general practice over the next two decades.In this episode of Talking General Practice, Emma speaks to Toby Watt, the lead economist at the Health Foundation’s REAL Centre and the lead author of the report setting out the research’s findings.This conversation highlights what the report had...2023-08-0424 minTalking General PracticeNHS workforce plan, the impact of ‘workload dump’ from hospitals, GMC faces no confidence voteThis week Emma and Nick discuss the government’s long-awaited NHS workforce plan, when it might be published and what general practice will be hoping to see in it.They look at the results from a recent GPonline about inappropriate transfer of work from secondary to primary care and what needs to be done to address this.And they talk about a motion up for debate at next month’s BMA annual representative meeting where delegates will call for a no confidence vote in the GMC – as well as some of the other issues...2023-06-2331 minTalking General PracticeHow rising costs are adding to pressure on UK practices, plus has the ARRS met its target?This week the GPonline team talks about a call for emergency funding to support general practice across the UK as practices struggle to deal with rising costs – and look at what these financial pressures mean for GP partner income.They also discuss the state of general practice in Northern Ireland and Scotland after some dire warnings from the BMA in each of those countries.And look at the latest workforce and appointment data for general practice and the ARRS in England.In better news, a new blood test for cancer th...2023-06-0923 minTalking General PracticeWhy are parts of England more underdoctored than others and how government NHS plans risk driving up GP workloadGPonline 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 at some of the data in the tracker and what this tells us about the GP workforce in different parts of England.They also talk about a recently published study that highlights the impact that poor GP retention has on patients and the wider NHS and discuss the government’s latest plans for the NHS and what’s going on with the current wave of strikes.Fi...2023-02-0326 minTalking General PracticeWhy are junior doctors preparing to strike?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.This week Emma speaks to chair of the BMA’s GP trainee committee Dr David Smith about why junior doctors have reached this point.David explains why the BMA is pushing for full pay restoration for junior doctors and the impact that falling levels of pay have had on the profession.He also talks about how the current ballot works and what happens if it is su...2023-01-2721 minTalking General PracticeProtesting for action on climate change with Doctors for Extinction RebellionKent GP Dr Chris Newman is one of the co-founders of Doctors for Extinction Rebellion, a group of healthcare professionals that campaigns for action on climate change. As part of his involvement in the group Chris has taken part in direct action and last year was arrested and charged under public order laws following a protest in central London.In this conversation Emma talks to Chris about why he set up Doctors for Extinction Rebellion - which is in the process of changing its name to Health for Extinction Rebellion - and his experience of being...2023-01-1328 minTalking General PracticeThe NHS in crisis, junior doctors prepare for industrial action, unsafe working in general practiceWith the NHS facing unprecedented pressure and horrendous stories emerging about the impact this has had on both patients and staff, we look at what the crisis means for general practice, what representative organisations want the government to do and what steps might need to be taken to help GP practices cope.We also discuss industrial action - in particular the BMA ballot of junior doctors, which gets underway on Monday 9 January - and we look at the latest GP workforce data and some results from our recent survey that highlight how hard GPs had to...2023-01-0625 minTalking General PracticeNew RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne on tackling the challenges facing general practiceThis week Emma speaks to new RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne. Professor Hawthorne takes over as college chair from Professor Martin Marshall this week – on 19 November – so this is one of her first interviews in the role.Professor Hawthorne has been a GP for 34 years and practises in South Wales. She is a professor and head of graduate entry medicine at the University of Swansea - a role she has been seconded from for her three-year term as RCGP chair - and also a Bevan commissioner.She has been heavily involved with the coll...2022-11-1826 minTalking General PracticeHow personalised care and health coaching can help patients and GPsToday on the podcast we’re looking at personalised care and health coaching and how they could help practices and PCNs to improve health outcomes and population health in their patch.Emma is talking to Sheffield GP Dr Ollie Hart, who is also clinical director of a primary care network in the city.Ollie has been heavily involved in promoting and developing patient-centred care in Sheffield. In partnership with another GP he also runs a business called Peak Health Coaching, which trains healthcare professionals in coaching and person-centred care and is one of the Pe...2022-11-1128 minTalking General PracticeGMC review slams needless GP suspension, patient records chaos, GP sick pay fearsOn our regular news round-up Emma and Nick look at the review into how the GMC handled the case of Dr Manjula Arora – the GP who served a month’s suspension over a claim she had been promised a laptop – and the GMC’s response to the findings.They talk about what’s going on with patient access to their prospective records online after a week of confusion that’s seen the 1 November deadline when IT suppliers were due to turn on this functionality for all of their practices missed.And they look at reimburse...2022-11-0429 minTalking General PracticeProfessor Sir David Haslam on how we fix the NHSEmma is joined by a very special guest Professor Sir David Haslam to discuss his new book Side Effects: How Our Healthcare Lost Its Way and How We Fix It.Along with being a GP for over 35 years Sir David has held a number of senior posts including being both chair and president of the Royal College of GPs, president of the BMA and chair of the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE), a post he held from 2013 to 2019.His new book explores what good healthcare should achieve and how we...2022-10-2833 minTalking General PracticeMPs turn the spotlight on the GP crisis, chancellor Jeremy Hunt, plus the GMC plan to get more doctors into primary careThis week on the podcast Nick and Emma look at the final report from the House of Commons Health and Social Care committee’s investigation into the future of general practice and explain its findings and key recommendations. They also discuss the former chair of that committee – Jeremy Hunt’s – appointment as chancellor.Emma highlights a really important interview from GPonline with Chris Milligan, the husband of GP Dr Gail Milligan who took her own life earlier this year.They also talk about recommendations from the GMC that could increase the number of doctors...2022-10-2131 minTalking General PracticeHow GP trainees are working to change general practice for the betterThis week Emma is speaking to Dr Devina Maru and Dr Liam Loftus who are both GP trainees and co-founders of The BIg GP Consultation.Devina and Liam set up The Big GP Consultation as a platform for GP trainees and early career GPs to discuss their vision for general practice – and to come up with ideas and solutions for how to address some of the many challenges facing the profession both now and in the future.In this interview they explain why they set up the initiative, changes they would like to see...2022-10-1435 minTalking General PracticeSurge in GP vacancies, a plan for GP retention and how summer demand matched a pre-pandemic winterThis week on the podcast Emma and Nick are talking about some new figures showing there has been a surge in vacant GP posts in London, which has left half of the capital’s practices operating with fewer doctors than they need when demand is at an all time high.They also discuss what the RCGP believes needs to happen to boost GP retention and what the latest NHS appointments data tells us about levels of workload in general practice in England. Plus they look at NHS England’s plans to help boost capacity this winter and the...2022-10-0722 minTalking General PracticeLooking after GP mental health at a time of crisisThis week on the podcast Emma speaks to Dr Helen Garr, the medical director of NHS Practitioner Health, the NHS service that looks after doctors and dentists - and also other NHS staff - who are experiencing mental ill health.In this conversation Emma and Helen talk about the impact that pressures on the NHS are having on doctors’ wellbeing and how this is affecting GPs in particular.Helen also explains what doctors and other NHS staff can do if they are suffering from burnout, how to prevent burnout, what people can do if...2022-09-3041 minTalking General PracticeGP access targets, plan to pause work for struggling practices and capping practice energy costsThis week the team discusses the government’s latest push to improve access in general practice and some of the problems with the plans. They look at a groundbreaking new system that is being piloted in Devon, which will see work paused for practices facing extreme workload pressures. GP leaders have suggested the system could be rolled out nationwide within a year.And they talk about what plans to cap energy costs could mean for practices and what doctors say the government needs to do to address the workload and workforce crises in general practice.Th...2022-09-2324 minTalking General PracticeHow can GP practices support veterans and military families?This week Emma speaks with Dr Veronica Grant, a GP in Derbyshire who was until recently the RCGP clinical champion for veterans health, about the healthcare needs of veterans and steps practices can take to better support veterans and military families.This is an interview that was recorded in November 2021.Since we recorded our last podcast we have seen the very sad news about the death of Queen Elizabeth.As the former head of the armed forces, the Queen is of particular significance to those who are members of the...2022-09-1616 minTalking General PracticeHow rising costs are affecting practices and what will Liz Truss mean for general practice?Our regular news review is back. This week Emma and Nick talk about soaring energy costs and rising inflation and the impact these could have on GP practicesThey also look at what new prime minister Liz Truss and new health and social care secretary Therese Coffey could mean for general practice – and whether the government could prevent a possible crisis in the health service this winter.And in our regular good news spot they highlight an initiative from a group of GP trainees that puts forward a blueprint for tackling the crisis in...2022-09-0922 minTalking General PracticeThe importance of continuity of careThroughout August we’ve been showcasing some of the best interviews from series one of the podcast.This week Emma talks to Dr Rebecca Rosen, a GP in London and senior fellow at health think tank the Nuffield Trust, about continuity of care, the evidence to support it and steps practices can take to embed continuity of care in the way they work. This interview was recorded in October 2021.Since this was recorded we’ve written quite a lot about continuity of care on GPonline. The House of Commons Health and Social Care Comm...2022-08-2619 minTalking General PracticeWhat role can general practice play in tackling health inequalities?Throughout August we’re showcasing some of the best interviews from series one of the podcast.This week 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, in an interview that was recorded in August 2021. The Deep End Group covers the 100 most deprived practices in Scotland and the discussion highlights what the gro...2022-08-1918 minTalking General PracticeImproving menopause careThroughout August we’re showcasing some of the best interviews from series one of the podcast.This week Emma is talking to GP and menopause expert Dr Louise Newson, in an interview that was recorded in September 2021.Louise discusses how we can improve menopause care and education for doctors and other health professionals. She also explains 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 in 2021.This episode is pres...2022-08-1219 minTalking General PracticeLiving with long COVIDThroughout August we’re bringing you some of the best interviews from series one of the podcast.This week, Emma is talking to GP Dr Amy Small about living with long COVID in an interview that was recorded in November 2021.Amy caught Covid right at the start of the pandemic in March 2020 and went on to develop long COVID. In this conversation she explains 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 fo...2022-08-0526 minTalking General PracticeWhat can the NHS do to retain GPs?This week Emma speaks with Dr Gemma Wilkinson, a GP in Nottingham and clinical lead for the Nottinghamshire GP Phoenix Programme, a workforce support organisation affiliated to Nottinghamshire LMC.The GP Phoenix Programme has a range of support programmes that focus on GP retention at every stage of a doctor’s career – from GP training, to newly-qualified GPs, through to mid-career and also those doctors approaching retirement.In this conversation Gemma explains the steps the GP Phoenix Programme is taking to improve retention, what other areas can learn from their initiatives and what more...2022-07-2232 minTalking General PracticeDisappearing GP partners, workforce predictions, and why UK-trained GPs can't get visasIn our fortnightly news review, the team discusses some numbers that Nick’s crunched looking at GP partners across England and which areas are losing partners fastest, as well as some predictions about workforce figures from the Health FoundationThey also talk about latest developments on visa problems facing international medical graduates coming out of GP training, the latest health and social care committee hearing on the future of general practice and explain some PCN concerns about recruiting under the additional roles reimbursement scheme.And there’s some good news about an award for...2022-07-1524 minTalking General PracticeSpeaking up for practice managersThis week Emma speaks to practice managers Jo Wadey and Nicola Davies who are also directors of the Institute of General Practice Management (IGPM).They discuss how and why they set up the IGPM, the institute’s new scheme for accreditation of practice managers and their views about practice managers being excluded from NHS England’s new to partnership scheme.Jo and Nicola also talk about the importance of good practice management and how the role has changed in recent years, concerns about the number of practice managers leaving the profession and how incre...2022-07-0826 minTalking General PracticeBMA backs GP exit from PCNs, GMC under fire and solutions to the GP crisisThis week the team discusses what’s been happening at the BMA’s annual representative meeting this week, including a vote that could determine the future of primary care networks, talk of pay increases and the latest on stamping out sexism in the BMA.They talk about the GMC reversing a decision to suspend GP Dr Manjula Arora for one month after she said she was promised a laptop by her employers. And they look at the RCGP’s new campaign that sets out the steps the college thinks are needed to address the workload and workfo...2022-07-0123 minTalking General PracticeRCGP chair Professor Martin MarshallThis week Emma speaks to RCGP chair Professor Martin Marshall ahead of the college’s annual conference next week.Professor Marshall talks about the government’s attitude to general practice, how he believes the workforce and workload crisis could be tackled and the impact the backlog of care is having on general practice.He also discusses the future of the NHS under integrated care systems and his views on primary care networks and whether he feels positive about the future of general practice.The conversation was recorded just ahead of the...2022-06-2428 minTalking General PracticeProperty service charges, racism in the NHS and BMA heads for PCN showdownThis week Emma and Nick look at the results of a court hearing involving NHS Property Services and what this means for practices located in buildings owned by the organisation.They also talk about the findings from a new survey by the BMA into racism in the NHS and looking ahead to the BMA’s annual representative meeting in just over a week and the primary care motions that are up for debate. Finally, there’s some good news on fit notes and Jubilee honours.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bowe...2022-06-1721 minTalking General PracticeSupporting newly-qualified GPsThis week on the podcast GPonline editor Emma Bower speaks to Dr Emma Wong, chair of the RCGP's First 5 committee. The committee represents newly qualified GPs in their first 5 years of practice within the college.They talk about making the transition from training to independent practice, the support that's available to new GPs and Emma's decision to become a partner straight out of training - which is now becoming a more unusual career step.Emma also explains why she thinks portfolio careers can benefit general practice and offers some practical advice to those a...2022-06-1024 minTalking General PracticePrimary care stocktake, misrepresenting workforce data and what GPs think about PCNsThis week Emma and Nick discuss the stocktake of primary care that has just been carried out on behalf of NHS England by GP Dr Claire Fuller. They look at what it had to say and what it could mean for general practice.They also talk about general practice workforce figures and the government’s ongoing attempts to misrepresent the data.And they look at what GPs really think about primary care networks and discuss some very real concerns about the future of the partnership model of general practice.Finally th...2022-06-0324 minTalking General PracticeWhat do GP trainees think about their future careers?This week Emma speaks to Dr Euan Strachan-Orr, chair of the BMA’s GP trainee subcommittee and a third year GP trainee in Liverpool.They talk about the results of a recent BMA survey of GP trainees that looked at their experiences of GP training and future career intentions. They also discuss the problems with the recorded consultation assessment - the exam that all trainees currently need to pass in order to become a GP – and how it needs to change.And they talk about the visa challenges faced by international medical graduates who...2022-05-2726 minTalking General PracticeIs the BMA representing GPs effectively, why GPs face a pension tax hit, and views on the workload crisisThis week the team discusses what went on at last week’s conference of local medical committees UK conference. They look at dissatisfaction around representation of GPs within the BMA and round up some votes from the conference that set out what LMCs want to happen to tackle the current workload crisis.They also talk about the results of a survey the BMA conducted among GP trainees and ask what it tells us about the future of the profession.And they discuss the NHS pension and why the government’s failure to tackle the issues arou...2022-05-2019 minTalking General PracticeHow two GPs set up a business to advise doctors about financeThis week Emma speaks to GPs Dr Tommy Perkins and Dr Ed Cantelo who set up the company Medics Money to help educate doctors about finance and ensure they had access to reliable financial information.They talk about why they set up the company and Ed explains how he went from being a chartered accountant and tax adviser to a doctor.They also discuss the problems surrounding the NHS pension, provide some practical financial tips for GPs at all stages of their career and Tommy explains why he thinks being a partner is...2022-05-1329 minTalking General PracticeAppointments surge as GP numbers fall, specialist status for GPs and LMCs conferenceIn our fortnightly news review the team looks at the latest workforce and appointment statistics for general practice in England.They also discuss what’s happening about specialist status for GPs and the latest developments in the Rebuild General Practice campaign. And they take a look ahead to what will be up for debate at next week’s UK LMCs conference and round off with a bit of good news about a gardening GP.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower who is joined by news editor Nick Bostock and senior reporter Luke Hayn...2022-05-0620 minTalking General PracticeHow can we rebuild general practice?On the podcast this week GPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Amy Small, a GP in Lothian, Scotland, about her work with the Rebuild General Practice campaign.The campaign is aiming to raise awareness of the crisis facing general practice. It’s also calling for a plan to tackle recruitment, reduce GP workload and deal with the other issues driving GPs out of the profession such as burnout.Dr Small talks about her reasons for getting involved in the campaign, the impact negative media has had on the profession and her...2022-04-2924 minTalking General PracticeThe demise of small practices, enhanced access and LMC anger over GP contractIn our fortnightly news review the GPonline team looks at the demise of smaller GP practices and asks whether small practices are now a thing of the past. They talk about what plans for enhanced access, that will be introduced under this year’s network contract DES from October, mean for practices and PCNs. And they discuss what LMCs think about the BMA’s approach to GP contract negotiations. Finally there’s some good news about some new research on identifying sepsis in primary care.This episode was presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower, who is joined...2022-04-2217 minTalking General PracticeHave PCNs lost their way?This week Talking General Practice speaks to National Association of Primary Care (NAPC) president Dr Johnny Marshall.The NAPC is the organisation behind the primary care home model, which it began developing in the early 2010s. Primary care networks, introduced as part of the 2019 GP contract, were based on the NAPC’s model.In this podcast, GPonline senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Marshall about the progress of PCNs, the limitations of the model to date, and where health leaders could make improvements. This episode was produced by Cza...2022-04-1527 minTalking General PracticeAgeing workforce threatens GP sustainability, patient satisfaction concernsThis week Talking General Practice takes an in-depth look at the GP workforce. Last week GPonline published a new interactive map, which analyses data to determine which parts of the country are most at risk from an ageing workforce. On the podcast we discuss what all this data tells us about the state of the GP workforce and some of the challenges facing general practice.We also assess why patient satisfaction with the NHS has reached a 25-year low and what the British Social Attitudes survey, which that figure comes from, had to say about general...2022-04-0820 minTalking General PracticeHow the war is affecting GPs in UkraineThis week Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Pavlo Kolesnyk - a GP and educator in Uzhhorod, a city in the west of Ukraine.GPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes talks to Dr Kolesynk about the impact the war has had on his city, including the arrival of hundreds of thousands of refugees from the east, and how family doctors in Uzhhorod are maintaining primary care services in the face of a severe shortage of medical supplies.A special thanks to Dr Kolesnyk for managing to find the time to talk to us, de...2022-04-0123 minTalking General PracticeCampaign to rebuild general practice, plus how the NHS backlog is affecting GPsThis week the team discusses the launch of a new campaign aimed at rebuilding general practice. They also talk about the House of Commons health and social care select committee’s inquiry into the future of general practice, which held its first evidence session last week. Both of these feature prominent appearances from former health and social care secretary Jeremy Hunt. They look at how the NHS backlog is impacting on general practice, including the findings of a report from the public accounts committee and the results of a recent GPonline survey. Th...2022-03-2525 minTalking General PracticeProfessor Dame Helen Stokes-LampardThis week Talking General Practice speaks to Professor Dame Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard.Dame Helen is the immediate past chair of the RCGP and is currently chair of the National Academy for Social Prescribing and also chair of the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges.We talk about what the National Academy for Social Prescribing is aiming to do, the evidence to support the use of social prescribing and what’s needed to make social prescribing a success.We also discuss the work of the AoMRC, what needs to be done to ta...2022-03-1835 minTalking General PracticeImposed GP contract, will Javid scrap GMS and ARRS at risk of failureThe team discusses the new GP contract for 2022/23, which will be imposed on practices after talks between NHS England and the BMA broke down. They highlight what’s in the deal and how GPs have reacted to it.They also take a look at a new report from the think tank Policy Exchange, which recommends that the GMS contract should be scrapped within a decade, with GPs becoming 'predominantly salaried' within large-scale providers. What’s of particular interest is that this report’s recommendations have been endorsed by health and social care secretary Sajid Javid...2022-03-1131 minTalking General PracticeInterview: Dr Farzana HussainGPonline’s senior reporter Luke Haynes speaks to Dr Farzana Hussain a GP and primary care network clinical director in Newham, east London.Dr Hussain recently announced she is stepping down from her role as clinical director at the end of March. She has been a big advocate for the PCNs since they were introduced in 2019, but issues such as top-down management, endless meetings, and restrictive recruitment rules have led her to resign.She talks to Luke in more depth about the reasons behind her decision, what she believes the problems facing PCNs are...2022-03-0429 minTalking General PracticeUnderdoctored areas, PCN challenges and ‘living with COVID’The team takes a closer look at the GP workforce and which parts of England are most under-doctored.They also look at how primary care networks are faring with recruitment of new staff and why being a clinical director is an increasingly tough job.And they highlight reaction to the government’s plan for how England will ‘live with COVID’ as well as some updates to the COVID-19 vaccination programme.Finally there is some good news about GP partners to round things off.This episode was presented by GPo...2022-02-2525 minTalking General PracticeTackling the backlog of care, will GPs be ‘nationalised’ and industrial actionThis week the GPonline team looks at the government’s plan to tackle the backlog of care in the NHS and what it all means for general practice.They’re also discussing reports that health secretary Sajid Javid has recommended to Boris Johnson that family doctors should be directly employed by hospitals instead of running their own surgeries - a proposal some have said would effectively nationalise GPs.In other news, they look at what’s going on at the BMA with industrial action and consider why debates about this within the association have e...2022-02-1124 minTalking General PracticeIs the NHS making best use of the locum GP workforce?This week on Talking General Practice, Emma talks to Dr Richard Fieldhouse, a locum GP and chair of the National Association of Sessional GPs, which he set up in 1997 to represent and lobby on behalf of locum and salaried GPs.Richard discusses how the NHS could make better use of the locum GP workforce, how the pandemic has affected locums and how practices can get the best from their locum GPs, He also highlights the benefits of working in a chambers and offers some advice on developing a portfolio career.This episode is...2022-02-0427 minTalking General PracticePatient contacts at unsafe level, mandatory COVID jabs and CQC ratings biasThis week the team discusses results of a recent GPonline survey that found GPs are conducting 84% more patient contacts per day on average than the level considered safe by the BMA, and ask whether there should be a cap on the number of consultations GPs undertake.They also talk about mandatory vaccination for NHS staff and the findings of a report from the CQC that found its own regulatory processes may disadvantage against GP practices led by doctors from ethnic minorities.And, as the government in England abandons plan B and rolls back...2022-01-2824 minTalking General PracticeWhat does the future hold for primary care networks?This week Talking General Practice speaks to Beccy Baird, senior fellow at health think tank the King’s Fund, about primary care networks.Beccy talks about how networks are getting on, what support they need to succeed, and how the introduction of integrated care systems is likely to affect them. We also look at whether the additional roles reimbursement scheme is the answer to the challenges general practice faces and what the future looks like for PCNs at the end of this five-year GP contract.This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bo...2022-01-2129 minTalking General PracticeGeneral practice on 'red alert', recruiting additional roles and the NHS backlogTalking General Practice is going weekly! We will now be available every Friday. One week will feature our news round-up and the following week will be an interview with someone from the world of general practice, taking a more in-depth look at a key issue in primary care.This week it’s news. The team looks at the pressure general practice is currently under as a result of the Omicron variant, staff absences and soaring patient demand. They also discuss what the huge backlog of care means for practices and weigh up whether the additional roles re...2022-01-1422 minTalking General PracticeGPs lead booster race, lifestyle medicine and Christmas careThis week the team looks at plans to ramp up the COVID-19 booster vaccination programme and what this means for GPs and their teams.They also discuss the latest annual GMC State of Medical Education and Practice report and what it tells us about general practice.In our interview Emma speaks to Dr Ellen Fallows, a GP in Oxfordshire and director of the British Society of Lifestyle Medicine’s learning academy. Ellen explains exactly what lifestyle medicine is, the evidence to support its use and how GPs and other clinicians can make use of...2021-12-1739 minTalking General PracticeOmicron, booster jabs, industrial action and carbon footprintsThis week the team discusses the Omicron COVID-19 variant, changes to the vaccination booster programme and how this could impact on practice workload.They also talk about the results of the BMA’s industrial action ballot and what went on at the English LMCs conference last week, including the first address by new GPC England chair Dr Farah Jameel and a wide ranging debate on GP and practice staff wellbeing.In this episode's intereview, Luke speaks to Dr Matt Sawyer a GP in Yorkshire about a new calculator that he has developed to help GP pr...2021-12-0336 minTalking General PracticeGeneral practice in crisis, a defining week for the GPC, and veterans' healthThis week we’re talking about a new inquiry into the future of general practice launched by the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee, with MPs warning that the profession is ‘in crisis’.We also look at the decision to introduce mandatory COVID-19 vaccination for NHS staff in England. And we’ll be discussing the election of a new chair for the BMA’s GP committee in England and looking ahead to next week’s conference of English LMCs.Emma speaks to Dr Veronica Grant a GP in Derbyshire and the RCGP clinica...2021-11-1931 minTalking General PracticeIndustrial action and living with long COVIDThis 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....2021-11-0539 min
Talking General PracticeProfessor Martin Marshall – Bonus episodeIn 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 co...2021-10-1326 minTalking General PracticeWhy GPs are working harder than ever, pay transparency and continuity of careIn 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...2021-10-0828 minTalking General PracticeGP access row, improving menopause care, COVID-19 boostersThis 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 Loui...2021-09-2435 minTalking General PracticeBlood test tube shortages, flu jab delays and ‘just a GP’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 do...2021-09-1030 minTalking General PracticeGPs and staff face abuse, workforce figures and health inequalitiesThis 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 t...2021-08-1332 minTalking General PracticeLong COVID, vaccine planning nightmare for GPs, impact of 'freedom day'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 wo...2021-07-2343 minTalking General PracticeThe end of COVID restrictions, GP trainee numbers and personalised careThis 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 k...2021-07-0930 minTalking General PracticeThe BMA and NHS England fall out, PCSE problems and end-of-life careThis 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 Mil...2021-06-2528 minTalking General PracticeGreener practice, sharing patient data and additional rolesThis week we take a look at the government and NHS Digital’s plans for a mass data extraction of all GP patient records in England, highlighting some of the concerns and why it has been put on hold for two months. We also look at the additional roles reimbursement scheme, a major plank of funding in the five-year GP contract that promises extra staff for primary care in England, and ask will it help alleviate workload pressures? Our interview features Dr Tamsin Ellis, a GP in London and chair of the London branch of th...2021-06-1127 minTalking General PracticeFace-to-face appointments, GP training in a pandemic and vaccine hesitancyThis week we’re talking about face-to-face appointments in primary care and the fallout from NHS England’s standard operating procedure for general practice that demanded practice provide in-person appointments for all patients if they wanted them. We also speak to Dr Sophie Lumley and Dr Adam Thomas, the national co-chairs of the RCGP’s associates in training committee, about GP training in the pandemic and the possible long-term implications of changes that have been introduced during the past 15 months. Finally, in our Good News slot we look at the latest statistics which suggest that vaccin...2021-05-2824 minTalking General PracticeThe GP workload crisis, mental wellbeing and vaccination successThis week we’re talking about the workload crisis in general practice, looking at the reasons behind it and what could be done to address some of the problems. We also speak to wellbeing expert GP Dr Helen Garr, deputy director of NHS Practitioner Health, about the impact heavy workload and the pandemic has had on GPs’ and other staff members’ mental health. Helen also provides some practical advice on what to do if you, or someone you know, is struggling to cope. Finally, we take a look at the success of the COVID-19 vaccination progra...2021-05-1431 minTalking General PracticeTalking General Practice TrailerBrought to you by GPonline.com, this podcast looks at the latest news affecting general practice. Each fortnight the GPonline team highlights key stories - we'll also be talking to GPs and others from primary care about the big issues, highlighting some positive stories and inspirational people along the way. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.2021-05-1300 min