Among the more high-profile topics for discussion at the 2022 UK LMCs conference is a call for a reduction in core hours for practices, as part of the drive to manage workload. Under proposals put forward by Avon LMC, core hours would be cut from 8am to 6.30pm to 9am to 5pm.
Doctors' leaders are also set to discuss plans to establish a National Association of LMCs, amid concerns over representation of the profession - in a move that could strip some funding and control over contract negotiations from the BMA.
Conference news
Day two
- One in eight GP trainees do not plan to work in general practice, BMA poll shows
- GPs demand end to defensive medicine via 'no fault' compensation scheme
- GP funding system penalises practices in deprived areas, LMCs warn
- GP leaders sketch out principles for national association of LMCs
Day one
- Dire workforce crisis turning general practice ‘upside down’, UK GPC chair warns
- GPs demand contract with safe working limits but reject core hours cut
- 'Punitive' visa rules forcing out exceptional GP trainees, LMCs warn
- GP practices 'blocked up' as hospitals fail to warn patients about care delays
- LMCs warn of 'existential threat' to GP partnership model
- GPs demand extra funding to cope with extra work caused by hospital backlog
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