GP opinion and analysis

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Analysis, interviews & opinion

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Viewpoint: The clinical and health inequality risk factors for sepsis

Professor Tjeerd van Staa explains a research project that looked at the interplay...

Dr Sam Finnikin, GP and chair of the Personalised Care Institute

Viewpoint: What can GPs do to support patients with financial concerns?

The cost-of-living crisis means more people are experiencing financial worries that...

National Association of Link Workers chief executive Christiana Melam

Viewpoint: Social prescribers have key role in tackling over-medicalisation of poor mental health

Understanding the difference between mental health and mental illness is key to providing...

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Viewpoint: NHSPS service charge fees are still an issue for many practices

What does an out-of-court settlement on six-figure service charge fees that NHS Property...

Dr Jay Verma

Viewpoint: Dealing with the impact of an ageing population requires out-of-the-box thinking

More people living for longer with a major illness will have a significant impact...

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What are the top priorities for the new BMA GP committee chair?

The BMA England GP committee has elected a new chair to lead general practice through...

Afghan refugees arriving at Heathrow airport after being evacuated from Afghanistan following the British and US withdrawal in 2021

Specialist mental health support for resettled Afghan veterans and refugees

Dr Eileen Walsh, Dr Julia Gillard and Heather Ashford explain the OpCourage Warm...

Tom Ireland

Could UK GPs prescribe viruses to treat bacterial infections?

As resistant strains of bacteria blunt the effectiveness of antibiotics, scientists...

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Viewpoint: How we can address patients’ concerns about contraception

Following Davina McCall’s documentary about the contraceptive pill, Dr Stephanie...

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Which areas have the highest patient satisfaction with general practice?

Patient satisfaction with GP services varies significantly across England - and unsurprisingly...

Professor Sir David Haslam and Professor David Pendleton

NHS at 75: Primary care-focused 'reboot' can save NHS

Professor Sir David Haslam and Professor David Pendleton, co-chairs of Henley Business...

Dr Ellen Welch

NHS at 75: I dread telling people I'm a GP - we need a government that values us

As the NHS turns 75 GPs have become a punching bag for a failing system, says Dr...

Prime minister Rishi Sunak speaks to NHS staff ahead of launching the NHS workforce plan

What does the NHS workforce plan mean for general practice?

GPonline looks at the key pledges from the NHS workforce plan that will affect general...

RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne

How the COVID inquiry can put right unfair vilification of GPs during the pandemic

RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne sets out the key issues the college would like...

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What does the BMA want from the next GP contract?

The BMA has published a 'call for action' setting out what it believes general practice...

Dr Tony Dysart, GP and senior lead clinician at the Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

Viewpoint: Improving patient care by learning from complaints and mistakes

Manchester GP Dr Tony Dysart is also senior lead clinician at the Parliamentary and...

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How virtual training can support GPs to develop their personalised care skills

GP Dr Priti Kadoo explains how the Personalised Care Institute's new 'virtual patient'...

Health minister Lord Markham

Health minister Lord Markham: How we will support GPs to offer patients greater choice

Health minister Lord Markham explains what the government's plans for using the NHS...

Prime minister Rishi Sunak visits a GP surgery in Hampshire

GP access recovery plan - key points

GPonline summarises the key points from the government and NHS England's delivery...

Dr Ellie Cannon

Viewpoint: Gambling harm must be treated as an urgent public health concern

Gambling harms are preventable, but we need to dismantle the stigma around this issue...

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Podcast: How does being a GP in the UK compare with other countries?

Talking General Practice talks to Jake Beech, policy fellow from the Health Foundation,...

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Podcast: What does the Hewitt review mean for general practice?

The team discusses what the Hewitt review had to say about GP contracts, the QOF,...

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What is changing in the GP contract for 2023/24?

GPonline outlines what's set to change under the GP contract in 2023/24.

BMA GP trainee committee chair Dr David Smith

Why GP trainees will join junior doctor strikes in their thousands

Fifteen years of real-terms pay cuts for junior doctors have triggered a retention...