Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Katie Bramall, chair of the BMA’s GP committee in England, about the dispute with the government over online access, what happens next and her concerns about the ...

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Duncan Gooch, a GP partner in Derbyshire and chair of the NHS Confederation's Primary Care Network, about the 10-year health plan and what it means for general pr...

Talking General Practice speaks to GP Dr Becks Fisher who is director of policy and research at health think tank the Nuffield Trust, about why GP funding needs to change, the government's plans for p...

The health service will be 'completely reimagined' under the forthcoming 10-year NHS plan, which will describe how contracts and incentives will be overhauled - potentially within the next 12 months -...

The upcoming 10-year NHS plan will be ‘very GP centric’ and health service leaders are 'committed to protecting partnerships', a senior NHS England official has said.

GPs should be able to run hospitals - but acute trusts could also take on primary care services as integration blurs traditional boundaries between parts of the NHS, the health and social care…

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Caroline Taylor, chair of the National Association of Primary Care and a GP in Calderdale, West Yorkshire, about how neighbourhood working benefits patients, GPs ...

Exclusive: Locum GPs have been forced to drop their rates by a further 2% in the past four months as the shortage of GP jobs continues to hit pay, a sessional GP organisation has warned.

General practice across the UK is now 'on the verge of total collapse', according to a BMA report that demands decisive action from policymakers to value and invest in the profession before it disappe...

Continuity of care and bringing down the number of patients per GP will underpin negotiations for a completely new GP contract, the chair of the BMA GP committee for England has said.

Lawyers representing physician associates (PAs) have begun filing legal claims in a 'landmark group action' against GP practices, the RCGP and the BMA after guidance that backed strict limits on the r...

The government has committed to talks on a major overhaul of the GP contract within the current parliament in a move that finalises agreement with the BMA over the near £1bn contract deal for 2025/26.

Despite record numbers of appointments in general practice, access remains among patients' top concerns - and NHS officials have named improving it among the health service's key priorities for the ye...

GPs in part of Scotland are taking on private work, moving overseas and in one case working as an Uber driver because locum sessions have become 'non-existent' after a squeeze on practice finances tha...

From April 2025, rules that prevent the bulk of additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) funding being used to recruit GPs will be scrapped - although eligibility will remain limited to GPs in the...

GP leaders have backed a 2025/26 contract deal that brings a near £1bn funding uplift and unlocks additional roles cash to create more GP jobs - with the profession now set to pause collective action.

Most locum GPs in England are struggling to find work amid huge competition for jobs, with many saying it has had a devastating impact on their income, a survey has found.

A scheme that has helped recruit thousands of GP registrars to deprived and underdoctored areas could be cut from April, the RCGP has warned.

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Richard Fieldhouse, chair of the National Association of Sessional GPs, about how the current jobs market is affecting locum GPs and what the NHS could do to make...

GPs could stop collective action on advice and guidance if it is fairly resourced under the 2025/26 contract, the BMA England GP committee chair has said.

Talking General Practice speaks to Dr Tommy Perkins and accountant Andy Pow from Medics Money about the year ahead for general practice finance and how practices can ensure their business is in good s...

A GP practice in Yorkshire has warned it will be forced to hand back its contract within weeks unless a solution to increased employer national insurance (NI) contributions is announced - sparking fea...

Next spring, the government has promised to publish a 10-year plan setting out the 'biggest reimagining of the NHS' in its 76-year history. GPonline looks at what the BMA and RCGP say the plan should ...

If the government wants to improve the NHS and deliver its three key ambitions it will need to invest in general practice and ensure it is at the heart of the 10-year plan, says RCGP chair Professor K...

The GPonline team discusses what happened at last week's England LMCs conference and whether the profession looks set to take more significant industrial action, and the latest update to our GP Insigh...

The Scottish parliament is set to debate a bill that could legalise assisted dying. In a special podcast, GPonline editor Emma Bower looks at the arguments for and against changing the law and how ass...

Wes Streeting has told the BMA he 'understands the potential implications' of the budget for GPs and is 'working rapidly' to finalise 2025/26 funding - but a letter to the profession's leaders falls s...

The GPonline team discusses how the increase in employer national insurance contributions will affect GP practices, salaried GP pay and some good news about patient satisfaction with general practice.

Talking General Practice speaks to GP Dr Becks Fisnher who is director of policy and research at health think tank the Nuffield Trust, about why GP funding needs to change, the government's plans for ...