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News analysis & interviews
What GPs need to know about state-backed indemnity
The state-backed indemnity schemes for GPs in England and Wales began on 1 April....
What we know so far about plans for state-backed GP indemnity
Plans to introduce state-backed GP indemnity offered some hope to a profession that...
How the GP contract could change in 2019
NHS England has suggested that 2019/20 could see the biggest change to the GP contract...
Government drops time limit on pledge to recruit 5,000 more GPs
Matt Hancock's message about the GP workforce at last week's RCGP conference sounded...
In charts: Is it the end of the road for GPs owning premises?
The attraction of premises ownership has dimmed for GPs - with many unable or unwilling...
Interview: 'We must not forget the personal cost of change in the NHS'
Professor Helen Stokes-Lampard reflects on her second year as Chair of RCGP Council.
How can GPs access the winter indemnity scheme?
This is the fourth year NHS England has run the winter indemnity scheme, which aims...
Can NHS England's review solve the GP premises crisis?
As part of the GP contract negotiations for 2018/19 the GPC and NHS England agreed...
Key questions for the GP partnership review
The government's review of the GP partnership model will be considering 23 'key lines...
Opinion
GP training: Why I nearly didn't choose general practice
As Dr Zoe Brown prepares to start GP training in August, she reflects on how she...
What the new junior doctor contract means for GP trainees
Junior doctors this week backed proposed changes to the contract imposed on them...
Setting up our PCN has been hard work, but I'm positive about the future
As primary care networks (PCNs) prepare to go live on 1 July, network clinical director...
Collaborative care - the role of patient involvement in primary care
Dr Gerry Morrow highlights the benefits of involving patients in their own care and...
Dr Mark Sanford-Wood: Primary care networks offer GPs a chance to take the reins of the NHS
GPs are naturally wary of primary care networks after years of being frozen out of...
GP with lung cancer aims to challenge misconceptions about the disease
GP Dr Amanda Sands, who was diagnosed with stage 4 lung cancer in 2017, is aiming...
