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Emma Bower

@EmmaBower

Editor of @GPonlinenews and @GPBusiness_uk. Providing news, CPD and careers info for GPs, plus business advice for practices. Also at https://nitter.cf/t.co/LqvQjELNii

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In our latest Monthly Briefing video specialist medical accountant Katie Collin from @RamsayBrownLLP speaks to @EmmaBower about what the autumn budget means for general practice. Full video here gpbusiness.co.uk/article/194…
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Lots of discussion about the budget this morning. In our Monthly Briefing video Katie Collin from accountants Ramsay Brown highlighted some things to look out for. gpbusiness.co.uk/article/193…
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This is a good podcast. In the light of the increasingly combative stance being taken by @SKinnock and @wesstreeting around General practice one of their team would be wise to listen to this. Specialist journalists take time to understand the issues. Substance not soundbites.
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It's the England LMCs conference on Friday this week - will GP leaders vote in favour of escalating industrial action? In our latest pod @nickbostock and @EmmaBower talk about the motions that are up for debate gponline.com/podcast-will-on…
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It's the England LMCs conference on Friday this week - will GP leaders vote in favour of escalating industrial action? In our latest pod @nickbostock and @EmmaBower talk about the motions that are up for debate gponline.com/podcast-will-on…
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In our new Monthly Briefing video series accountant Katie Collin from @RamsayBrownLLP talks to @EmmaBower about how neighbourhoods and next month's budget could impact on GP practice finance. Part 2 with practical financial tips out later this week. gpbusiness.co.uk/article/193…
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New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says @BMA_GP chair @doctor_katie gponline.com/new-contract-de… - full Talking General Practice podcast interview out tomorrow
New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says BMA GP chair

New contract must deliver enough GPs to bring back continuity, says BMA GP chair

Continuity of care and bringing down the number of patients per GP will underpin negotiations for a completely new GP contract, the chair of the BMA GP committee for England has said.

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Hundreds of PCNs yet to hire a single ARRS GP gponline.com/hundreds-pcns-y…
Hundreds of PCNs yet to hire a single ARRS GP

Hundreds of PCNs yet to hire a single ARRS GP

Two in five PCNs across England did not recruit a single GP through the additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) in 2024/25, analysis by GPonline suggests.

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Map: Which areas have recruited the most ARRS GPs? gponline.com/map-areas-recru…
Map: Which areas have recruited the most ARRS GPs?

Map: Which areas have recruited the most ARRS GPs?

The additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) was expanded by £82m from last October to create jobs for newly-qualified GPs. GPonline looks at which ICB areas have hired the most GPs through the...

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If you've not already heard it, on this week's podcast we speak to @uk_biobank chief scientist Prof Naomi Allen about how UK Biobank works and how primary care data will be incorporated into the information it holds. Listen here or where you get your pods gponline.com/podcast-groundb…
Podcast: How a groundbreaking biomedical data project could transform medicine

Podcast: How a groundbreaking biomedical data project could transform medicine

Talking General Practice speaks to Professor Naomi Allen, professor of epidemiology at the University of Oxford and chief scientist at UK Biobank, about how UK Biobank works and how it could transf...

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Back in January we were on the GP online podcast talking about how not to ignore what will go on with local funded schemes. They are the second biggest part of funding practices. National deals are of little use if local areas cut back @doctor_katie @wesstreeting @SKinnock
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200 practices could boycott LESs after ICB cut millions from funding offer gponline.com/200-practices-b…
200 practices could boycott LESs after ICB cut millions from funding offer

200 practices could boycott LESs after ICB cut millions from funding offer

Exclusive: Almost 200 GP practices across Lancashire and Cumbria could halt all local enhanced services (LESs) after proposed funding was slashed by almost £17m.

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Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland gponline.com/gp-working-uber… #GPnews
Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland

Another GP working for Uber as jobs crisis spreads to Scotland

GPs in part of Scotland are taking on private work, moving overseas and in one case working as an Uber driver because locum sessions have become 'non-existent' after a squeeze on practice finances...

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GP fights six-figure pension error that could derail his retirement gponline.com/gp-fights-six-f…

GP fights six-figure pension error that could derail his retirement

A GP who claimed his NHS pension only to find it was 'not even close' to the amount he is owed is now battling to correct it - and has warned other doctors to check their pension payments closely to...

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Call for simpler pension system as lack of accurate data heaps stress on GPs gponline.com/call-simpler-pe…

Call for simpler pension system as lack of accurate data heaps stress on GPs

GPs are being forced to make ‘huge life decisions’ around careers and retirement plans without accurate pension information, the BMA has warned - as accountants called for a simpler system.

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GP contract talks end as BMA GP committee set to vote on pivotal deal gponline.com/gp-contract-tal…

GP contract talks end as BMA set to vote on pivotal deal

Contract negotiations on the 2025/26 GP contract for England have ended, with doctors' leaders set to meet this week to discuss a package of proposed changes at a pivotal time for general practice.

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'It's absolutely astonishing that we've got to this point as a profession. GP colleagues who are in work are struggling with their workloads and yet we have GPs unable and struggling to find any work or enough work.' @BMA_GP sessional committee chair @msteggy on the GP job crisis
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'Ridiculous' jobs crisis has worsened since ARRS GP scheme began, @BMA_GP sessional unemployment rally told gponline.com/ridiculous-jobs…
'Ridiculous' jobs crisis has worsened since GPs were added to ARRS, BMA rally told

'Ridiculous' jobs crisis has worsened since GPs were added to ARRS, BMA rally told

An unemployment crisis that has left thousands of GPs struggling to find work has worsened since the government announced an £82m plan to create GP jobs through the additional roles reimbursement...

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GPs to be paid £20 per request in £80m advice and guidance plan gponline.com/gps-paid-20-per…

GPs to be paid £20 per request in £80m advice and guidance plan

GPs will be offered £20 per request submitted through advice and guidance under an £80m plan to almost double use of the system and cut 800,000 hospital referrals a year.

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Health and social care secretary @wesstreeting wrote to @BMA_GP chair @doctor_katie on the eve of #lmcconf
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Government 'working fast' to finalise GP funding for 2025/26, says @wesstreeting gponline.com/government-work… #GPnews
Government 'working fast' to finalise GP funding for 2025/26, says Streeting

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...

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In this week's podcast @nickbostock and @EmmaBower discuss the fallout from the budget, look ahead to next week's England LMCs conference and talk about how the jobs crisis has affected GP pay. Listen here or wherever you get your pods gponline.com/podcast-fallout…

Podcast: Fallout from the budget, how the job shortage has hit GP pay

The GPonline team discusses how the increase in employer national insurance contributions will affect GP practices, salaried GP pay and some good news about patient satisfaction with general practice.

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ICBs must focus on 'building up' primary care services, says @wesstreeting gponline.com/icbs-focus-buil… #GPnews

ICBs must focus on 'building up' primary care services, says Streeting

ICBs will be stripped of their role performance managing hospitals so they can focus on 'building up community and primary care services' to develop a neighbourhood NHS, the health and social care...

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GP funding per patient less than annual hamster insurance, LMCs warn gponline.com/gp-funding-per-… #GPnews @BMA_NI
GP funding per patient less than annual hamster insurance, LMCs warn

GP funding per patient less than annual hamster insurance, LMCs warn

GPs will hit out over underfunding of general practice at the Northern Ireland LMCs conference this month - demanding that GMS contract funding should rise to more than the price of annual insurance...

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