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Your all-new, fortnightly, 84-page GP was out Monday and featured how GP contract reforms were taking shape, including how £200m may be stripped from QOF pay in England and a compromise deal on GP out-of-hours responsibility could see GMS contract negotiations concluded within weeks. Our next issue (available on iPad first) is shaping up to be a whopping 96 pages!
#OurMostReadStories
1. Primary care 'not fit for modern NHS', says senior NHS England official
2. High GP appraisal rates fail to prevent revalidation deferral
3. GPs set for £200m QOF losses
4. GP out-of-hours group pulls out of Serco talks
5. Shingles vaccine stocks may run out, officials warn
#OurBestReadBlog
Inside Commissioning's (@INCommissioning) Why a seven-day service will be good for GPs and patients by Dr David Geddes (@DavidGeddes3), a York GP and head of primary care commissioning at NHS England (@NHSEngland). It was also the site's most-commented piece ever.
Are GPs to become A&E doctors in disguise?
@scottishphil83 but GPs are not AE doctors in disguise. I worry about us being used in this way though I know direction if travel is such
— Clare Gerada (@clarercgp) October 31, 2013
Are commercialism and competition undermining the NHS as a High Court appeal hearing confirmed health secretary Jeremy Hunt (@jeremy_hunt) acted unlawfully in approving plans to downgrade Lewisham hospital?
Commercialism, competition, patronage and fear are undermining the #NHS in its 65th year. If agree RT #saveournhs
— Dr Kailash Chand OBE (@KailashChandOBE) October 30, 2013
A clock change #fail:
Girlfriend woke me at 0510 this morning telling me to get up. Somebody forgot to change re clocks didn't they..! #sleepfail
— Will Rook (@williamrook) October 29, 2013
Good luck to all the Movember GPs. Get in touch if you'd like some coverage.
@DrJonGriffiths @Venrix @RBCCG_Chair hmm - I think my upper lip is incapable of producing anything at scale and pace
— Jonathon Fagge (@JonNHSNorwich) October 29, 2013
No, you weren't imagining it, #WeekInReview's favourite band did make the last issue of GP:
We're in GP Magazine! No not the Grand Prix type of GP, the medical type... http://t.co/haq94dOyIT
— The Wurzels (@TheWurzels) October 29, 2013
And, finally, to rock bible the Metro (@MetroUK) for our gaffe of the week:
Hilarious Lou Reed correction in the Metro, via @Tola_o... pic.twitter.com/PqOKZQmkrV
— Steve May (@SteveMay_UK) October 29, 2013
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