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Movement of NHS services from hospital to community may need to be reversed where evidence shows the change is not working, the president of the RCGP has said. Full story: www.gponline.com/hospital-com...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 5h

🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 Rules around the £292m GP reimbursement scheme have been relaxed to allow claims for locums as well as salaried GPs, in an update to contract regulations. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-reimburse...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 7h

Consultants and GPs have equal status in the NHS and should have the same career earnings, the BMA sessional GP committee has said. Full story: www.gponline.com/bma-committe...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 9h

GPs will be able to refer women and men experiencing domestic abuse to a new specialist service, health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper has announced. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-refer-ne...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

🎙️ Talking General Practice podcast 🎙️ GP Dr Lynsey Bennett speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower about the educational resource she has co-developed to help primary care teams better understand grief and deliver effective bereavement care. Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-reth...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Patients are being flagged for removal from GP practices at nearly 10 times the rate in previous years under the current aggressive list cleaning drive, GPonline can reveal. Full story: www.gponline.com/patients-fla...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

GPs across Cheshire and Merseyside are being forced to use an online patient access system that is not yet integrated with the NHS app. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-forced-u...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

GP practices should not get involved with NHS England pilots for AI-assisted triage in the NHS app, the @bma.org.uk has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/bma-warns-pr...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

GP services in Northern Ireland are at risk of collapse without urgent investment and reform, the @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social Northern Ireland has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/general-prac...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Increasing the proportion of health funding spent in general practice in Wales would deliver benefits to the entire NHS, @bmacymru.bsky.social has argued. Full story: www.gponline.com/shifting-fun...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Half of practices have been forced to introduce waiting lists for non-urgent appointments since a new requirement for same-day access for urgent patients came into effect in April, a GPonline poll suggests. Full story: www.gponline.com/half-practic...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

GP locums are seeing an increase in bookings due to the extra workload caused by changes to online consultations, the @nasgp.bsky.social chair Dr Richard Fieldhouse has suggested. Full story: www.gponline.com/rise-gp-locu...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Government experts recognise that GP practices may need transitional support if a funding formula change drives large swings in income. Why are the shifts in funding from list cleaning any different, asks GPonline deputy editor @nickbostock.bsky.social. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-li...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

GP leaders in England have postponed further escalation of collective action to reset their relationship with government as contract talks restart. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-england-...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The government has unveiled six new ‘trailblazer’ neighbourhood health sites, which will bring together local services to tackle health inequalities and are backed with £1.5m funding. Full story: www.gponline.com/government-u...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

GP practices have been forced to absorb hundreds of extra hours of admin work and left out of pocket by payment delays because of cuts to ICBs, LMCs have said. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-practices...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Nearly three in five ICBs do not commission a key primary care test for childhood asthma across their entire patch, an @asthmaandlung.org.uk investigation has revealed. Full story: www.gponline.com/nearly-60-ic...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

NHS England's intensive list cleaning drive has left baffled patients unable to obtain prescription medication - and forced practices to divert staff time to try to limit unfair removals, a GP partner at a university practice told GPonline. Full story: www.gponline.com/patients-mis...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

List cleaning has cut funding worth around 30m appointments from NHS general practice over the past nine months, GPonline analysis shows. Full story: www.gponline.com/list-cleanin...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

GP leaders have backed a new Care Quality Commission (CQC) initiative that highlights pioneering care models designed to boost patient outcomes and serve as a blueprint for other practices. Full story: www.gponline.com/cqc-highligh...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

A ‘fundamental shift’ of resources away from hospitals and towards primary care is needed to improve access, deliver more care closer to home and address healthcare inequalities, MPs have warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-needs-fu...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Viewpoint: Good access to general practice is impossible without continuity Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-go...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

NHS leaders have yet to demonstrate that single- and multi-neighbourhood provider contracts are necessary - and the models should be piloted and independently evaluated before rollout, the @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/neighbourhoo...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

BMA in talks over widening £292m GP reimbursement scheme to partners and locums Full story: www.gponline.com/bma-talks-wi...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

BMA leaders are in talks with the government over making the £292m GP reimbursement scheme more flexible to ensure funding is spent in full, GPonline understands. Full story: www.gponline.com/bma-talks-wi...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

Existing communities based around GP practices are the natural building blocks for developing neighbourhood services to support frail and elderly populations, an ICB leader has suggested. Full story: www.gponline.com/general-prac...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

GPs should not prescribe semaglutide for CVD risk reduction unless formally commissioned and funded to do so, BMA guidance warns. Full story: www.gponline.com/semaglutide-...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

LMCs voted earlier this year for a ballot on switching to a 'Plan B' semi-private contract. Writing for GPonline, @drtomriddington.bsky.social warns this would risk alienating the patients GPs see every day - and urges GPs to change tack. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-pl...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

A GP practice manager defrauded her NHS surgery out of more than £500,000 and spent the proceeds on luxury items including a sports car and designer clothing, a court heard last week. Full story: www.gponline.com/practice-man...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Some NHS pension scheme members have been underpaid because of an administrative error, a minister has admitted - as a review revealed thousands of GPs are still waiting for key pension statements that could have major implications for their finances. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-pension-...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Artificial intelligence tools widely used by GPs could miss key information shared by patients in consultations and lead to 'deskilling' of doctors, researchers from @edinburgh-uni.bsky.social have warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/ai-scribes-d...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

🎙️ Talking General Practice🎙️ 'For all the reports about high GP income, the fact is pay for GP partners now in England is lower in real terms than it was in any year from 2004/5 to 2009/10,' said @nickbostock.bsky.social on this week's podcast. Full podcast: www.gponline.com/podcast-gps-...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

A GP-led diabetes scheme has saved hundreds of thousands of pounds by shifting care out of hospital - in a model GPs say could be mirrored elsewhere. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-led-diabe...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

GPs are leading the rollout of a multi-million pound neighbourhood care scheme to prevent frequent and avoidable hospital admissions among complex patients. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-lead-rol...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

The government should focus on 'strong general practice' and continuity of care if it wants to achieve its aims for the NHS, 19 current and former @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social presidents and chairs have said. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-goals-im...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

GP income inequality across England and the UK remains significant and the gap is rising for GP partners. But analysis from GPonline shows that salaried GP income has bucked that trend - and that on some other measures, gaps are narrowing. Full story: www.gponline.com/regional-inc...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Nottinghamshire LMC acting chair Dr Jess Court on online consultations. Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-why-...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

@bma.org.uk England GP committee chair Dr Clare Bannon on GPs' earnings. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-income-sl...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

A doctor’s suicide following a referral to the GMC has led to a legal challenge in the Supreme Court over the regulator's duty of care to clinicians. Full story: www.gponline.com/doctors-suic...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Several NHS health systems are tabling bids to vary the network contract directed enhanced service (PCN DES) within the current financial year, with others to follow from April 2027, NHS officials have confirmed. Full story: www.gponline.com/pcn-des-vari...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

🎙️ Talking General Practice 🎙️ Podcast: Why we need safe workload limits in general practice - and how to introduce them with Dr Jess Court, acting chair of Nottinghamshire LMC. Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-why-...

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Podcast: Why we need safe workload limits in general practice - and how to introduce them

Dr Jess Court, acting chair of Nottinghamshire LMC, speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower about safe working limits in general practice and the work her LMC has been doing to support practices to…

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

PCN DES funding will be considered the 'floor' for neighbourhood contracts, with ICBs expected to build extra services and money for general practice into the deals as they shift away from a nationally-set model, NHS officials have said. Full story: www.gponline.com/icbs-will-ex...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

GP partner income in England rose by just 1.1% in real terms in 2024/25 while the rest of the UK saw significantly faster growth, data on GP earnings and expenses show. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-income-sl...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

An LMC and GP federation are proposing to formally collaborate to give GPs a stronger voice in shaping neighbourhoods. Full story: www.gponline.com/lmc-gp-feder...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 26/08/2026

NHS neighbourhoods should be built around existing PCNs and funded through local variation to the network contract directed enhanced service (DES) rather than new standalone contracts, the @bma.org.uk GP committee has said. Full story: www.gponline.com/existing-pcn...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Patients can be flagged for removal as potential 'ghosts' even if they have recently had a consultation with their GP practice, NHS England has admitted. Full story: www.gponline.com/patients-fla...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Half of GPs in England say their practice feels less financially secure now than last year - and less than one in 20 report an improvement, polling by GPonline shows. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-practices...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Patients with strong regional accents can struggle to communicate with an AI reception tool adopted by many GP practices, a health watchdog in South Yorkshire has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/ai-gp-recept...

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GPonline @gponline.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

2,000 doctors urge BMA to ditch five-year bar for specialty training Full story: www.gponline.com/2000-doctors...

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