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What we know so far about plans for state-backed GP indemnity
Former health secretary Jeremy Hunt's announcement last year that the government...
Key questions for the GP partnership review
The government's review of the GP partnership model will be considering 23 'key lines...
The NHS at 70: General practice 1968 to 1990
The 1970s saw significant changes for GPs, but general practice then entered a relatively...
The NHS at 70: General practice 1948 to 1967
In the years following the start of the NHS, GP workload increased significantly...
Interview: 'The NHS should stop trying to integrate GPs with hospitals'
Londonwide LMCs chief executive Dr Michelle Drage talks to GPonline about how the...
In charts: How GPs fell out of love with partnerships
A few decades ago, many practices could expect to be deluged with responses to ads...
How social prescribing can help GPs
What is social prescribing and can it help to reduce GP workload?
Why it's time to see locums as part of the solution to the GP crisis
Locum GPs are an 'immense, forgotten resource' that can play a vital role in supporting...
Interview: 'I was the first single-handed GP in Liverpool to employ a practice nurse'
Dr Shiv Pande is one of more than 10,000 South Asian doctors who came to work in...
Opinion
Viewpoint: Investigations for gross negligence manslaughter happen too often
There is an urgent need to improve the system around investigating unexpected patient...
GP training: The problem with hospital posts in GP training
Dr Patrice Baptiste reflects on her hospital-based training as she prepares for her...
Liam Farrell: One long last look, and farewell
After 17 years writing for GP magazine and GPonline, this is Liam's last column....
Dr Nigel Watson: Key messages from the first month of the partnership review
Four weeks into leading an independent review that aims to revitalise the GP partnership...
No app or algorithm can ever replace a GP, says RCGP
Health technology company Babylon has said that its AI system can outperform the...
Liam Farrell: One last home visit shows the challenges facing the NHS
The day I retired, I was passing Joe's house, and thought I'd call in to check up...
