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@BMA_GP

General Practice

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We have overwhelmingly voted to reject the Government and NHS England’s 2024/25 GP contract changes. More than 19,000 GPs and GP Registrars took part in the BMA’s referendum, with over 99% voting ‘no’. Our message can't be any clearer. @doctor_katie

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

The decision to delay follow-up dose of Pfizer vaccine is grossly unfair to thousands of at-risk patients in England, as appointments are rescheduled. It will have a terrible emotional impact on many patients. Our chair @rvautrey has issued a response (THREAD) 1/7

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The Health Secretary also claimed he is working with the BMA – this is simply untrue. Our letters, outlining what we believe is needed to help GPs, have gone unanswered. We would very much welcome the opportunity to have frank discussions with him about the current GP crisis. 3/5

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3 years

Sajid Javid told parliament today that GPs must ‘start operating in the way they did before the pandemic and offering face-to-face appointments to everyone who would like one', and that 'more GPs should be offering face-to-face access and we intend to do a lot more about it' 1/5

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3 years

For two months now, we've been unable to get a face-to-face appointment with @SajidJavid to discuss the extreme and unprecedented pressure that primary care is under. GPs need his urgent support to meet increased demand #ProtectGP #SupportYourSurgery

GPs claim they cannot get a face to face meeting with the health secretary

GPs campaigning for additional funding to help them meet a rising demand for care claim they cannot get a face-to-face meeting with the health secretary, after he urged them to meet more patients in...

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

Comments like this show how far removed he is from the reality of what is happening in GP – as well as highlighting a lack of agreement within Government; the PM says the pandemic is ‘far from over’ while the SoS claims ‘life is starting to return almost to completely normal’ 2/5

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5 years

BREAKING: We’re extremely concerned to learn that up to 48,500 of our patients have not received their cervical cancer screening information due to a Capita system error. We’ve written to @NHSEngland to call for Capita to be stripped of the contract

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3 years

To suggest a return to a pre-pandemic way of working is as impractical as it is unworkable for GPs. They need to see patients as safely as possible, often in premises unfit to do so and without anywhere near enough staff 4/5

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3 years

Our #SupportYourSurgery petition is calling for the support and resource from Government that GPs need to address the huge waiting lists. Add your name and share to support our call 👇👇👇 5/5

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@BMA_GP

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3 months

GPC England has spoken: the current 24-25 contract offer is woefully inadequate and puts patients and staffing levels at risk. Watch the video update from @doctor_katie on our next steps, and why GPs should join the BMA to ensure you have your say.

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1 year

The practice in question here delivered 93% of its appointments face-to-face in October which this article fails to mention; preferring instead to focus on ‘naming and shaming’, and singling out an individual doctor in a way that is completely unfair

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GP ‘working from home’ more than 250 miles away from her surgery

Patients criticise 'outrageous' Dr Justine Hall after she relocated to the Cornish seaside while still at a practice in West Sussex

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@BMA_GP

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2 months

An emergency motion was debated today in response to reports of comments allegedly made by Frank Hester OBE, chief executive of The Phoenix Partnership (TPP). The motion, below, has passed in all parts. [1/2]

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@BMA_GP

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6 months

Our thoughts are with those affected by the attack at a Sheffield GP surgery yesterday. It's important we recognise the pressures our GP registrars, GPs and practice teams face each day. Events like this are thankfully rare, but have an awful impact on staff and patients. [1/2]

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@BMA_GP

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2 years

“What we need is more staff, we don’t need more targets.” Watch @vanmellaerts speak to BBC News on today’s Government announcement

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

We have today voted to reject the insulting proposed changes to the GP contract in England. The proposals completely ignore the unsustainable and unsafe pressures practices are under right now. Full statement:

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@BMA_GP

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16 days

Today the BMA's GP committee in England has entered into dispute with NHS England over the 2024/25 GP contract. @doctor_katie has written to NHS England stating her commitment to finding "mutually acceptable solutions to this dispute to benefit patients and practices". [1/2]

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@BMA_GP

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2 years

Congratulations to @DrFJameel on her appointment as chair of GPC England which has just been confirmed; the first woman to lead the committee. #TeamGP #SupportYourSurgery

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

“The BMA believes the existing commitment made to these patients by the NHS and local clinicians should be respected and if GPs decide to honour these booked appointments in January the BMA will support them.” 5/7

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1 year

Yesterday, @CommonsHealth heard GPC Deputy Chair @DavidGWrigley 's very real account of his practice, facing its busiest day ever with no extra support in sight. In the face of all of this the press and politicians choose to continue to publicly vilify us. Where does it end?

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2 years

‘We are bitterly disappointed NHS England has chosen to ignore the appeals from the profession and the needs of patients’ Response from @DrFJameel to contract changes announced in England by NHSEI, without the agreement or endorsement of the BMA

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

We were pleased to hear some recognition for GPs from @CMO_England and @BorisJohnson in today’s press #COVID19 conference. “A massive thank you...they’ve now stood up the vaccination on top of everything else...we should all be enormously grateful for what they have done.”

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

Our full press statement is now online here:

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

2 years

To learn of these proposals in the press – with no warning – is a kick in the teeth for general practice Now is the time for investment, not reinventing the wheel through wholesale change to the GP model @DrFJameel response👇

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GPs nationalised in Javid plan to reduce hospital admissions

GPs would be nationalised under plans from the health secretary to make them do more to keep patients out of hospital.Sajid Javid is considering radical change

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

BREAKING: Following a meeting of GPC England today, the committee has agreed to unanimously reject the package of support for general practice proposed by the Government and NHSE/I (1/4)

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

"The Government must see it’s only right that existing bookings for the oldest and most vulnerable members of our society are honoured, and must also as soon as possible publish a scientifically validated justification for its’ new approach." 6/7

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@BMA_GP

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7 months

The GP workforce figures are out from August and it's not looking good with the NHS loosing the equivalent of 269 fully qualified full-time GPs over the past year. Lets take a look in closer detail.....👀📈📉🧵

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3 years

“This group of very elderly patients are at the highest risk of death if they contract Covid-19 which is why GPs are so concerned for them. It is grossly and patently unfair to tens of thousands of our most at risk patients to now try to reschedule their appointments." 2/7

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@BMA_GP

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The GP referendum on the 24/25 contract changes ends midday on 27 March. Vote now and don't delay! Make sure you're a member to vote - you must join by 25 March to have your say:

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

Show your support for junior doctors in England, who are striking next week. Either retweet this post, or download the social media graphics to share to your practice's page 👇

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@BMA_GP

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9 months

"We have this one final opportunity to work together to create long lasting change which will save general practice". GPC England Chair @doctor_katie has written to the Prime Minister today seeking a meeting to discuss redressing the balance of general practice.

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1 year

"We aren’t just exhausted. We are broken. And we are leaving. How can we work in a system that we feel is slowly killing us and our patients?" A brave GP writes on the unbearable pressures of the job. Will the Government listen?

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GPs aren’t just exhausted: we are broken | Anonymous

We’re having to make huge sacrifices just to keep basic services running, and our decisions can be life or death. It can’t continue like this

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@BMA_GP

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2 months

"How you vote will determine our next steps". GPC England Chair @doctor_katie explains why we're launching the referendum on the GP 24/25 contract changes from 7 March and why it's crucial all members have their say. If you're not a member, join us

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

“The decision to ask GPs, at short notice, to rebook patients for 3 months hence will cause huge logistical problems for almost all vaccination sites and Practices. Eg to contact just 2,000 patients will take a team of 5 practice staff about a week & that’s simply untenable” 4/7

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3 years

BREAKING: Today, GPC England and NHS England have come to an agreement to put GPs at the centre of the next stage of England’s #COVID19 response, with general practice leading the delivery of the vaccination programme. The intention is to prepare for delivery from December 1.

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1 year

“General practice is in the most difficult place I’ve known it in 40 years” As part of a @ITVTonight feature this week Dr Peter Holden, GPC England member, shared his experience of the pressures & strains on general practice, GPs & patients as the waiting list continues to grow.

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

"Local leaders are telling us that is unprofessional and impractical to amend the appointments for thousands of frail elderly patients, particularly those booked and who have already made arrangements to have their second vaccination in the next two weeks.” 3/7

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1 year

GPCUK extends solidarity with all nursing colleagues taking strike action today, who feel they have been left with no choice in their pursuit of fair pay, safe levels of staffing, and a safe NHS. We stand alongside you.

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@BMA_GP

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2 years

“If the new Health Secretary @theresecoffey had met with us before this announcement we could have suggested a workable strategy to address the unfolding crisis” GPC chair @DrFJameel responds to the announcement of ‘Our plan for patients’

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

5 years

We wholeheartedly condemn the Secretary of State for once again explicitly endorsing this private provider, this time in an article clearly commercially linked to the same company

@standardnews

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5 years

Health Secretary Matt Hancock talks about how AI can improve heath as 'expectations for the NHS keep on rising' #FutureLondon

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@BMA_GP

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9 months

GPC England Chair Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer @doctor_katie has today written to Government seeking an urgent meeting after news that NHS England is considering delaying the start of the Covid and Flu vaccination programmes this autumn. Read more here ⬇️

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@BMA_GP

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8 years

"Services are being lost, doctors are walking away, and the service is close to collapse" @DavidGWrigley #gpincrisis

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1 year

‘Despite promises to recruit 5,000 – then 6,000 – more GPs, Govt has now overseen the loss of more than 1,900 FTE fully-qualified GPs in England since 2015’ Latest data shows a further drop in FTE GPs between October and November; @KieranLincsGP comments

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

In recent days and weeks we have seen repeated and sustained attempts by sections of the media to attack and disparage general practice. We fear this will have a lasting impact on the morale of GPs, recruitment and retention, and ultimately, the doctor-patient relationship 1/4

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@BMA_GP

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2 months

Dr Alan Stout and Dr Andrew Buist, co-chairs of GPC UK at the BMA, said: “This emergency motion makes clear how appalled GPs are. “There is no room for racism or sexism in the NHS, and the committee believes he should resign his position with immediate effect.” [2/2]

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1 year

GPC England have today voted to ballot GPs working in England on industrial action if ‘disastrous’ changes to their working contract are not renegotiated in the coming months. Read more here 👇

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5 months

The latest monthly GP workforce figures for England are out today showing yet more decline in GPs and further increases in registered patients. Let's look into the details 🩺👀🧵

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

GP trainees have the support of general practice and the wider profession as they prepare to strike from Monday. Watch the message from @BMAGPtrainees @TheYorkshireDr @DavidGWrigley #JuniorDoctorsStrike

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

"We believe this can and should be done even as Practices and the wider NHS step up the vaccination programme to deliver initial doses to other vulnerable people, including frontline healthcare professionals – many of which still haven't even received their first vaccination” 7/7

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@BMA_GP

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3 months

"We've got to recognise that England is a global exporter of GPs." @doctor_katie speaks to @ITVAnglia about the urgent need for action to address the growing GP shortage. Watch from 11 minutes in 👇

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

‘Rather than recognising the efforts of GPs and the stress they are feeling as a result of workload pressures, it has let them down and left them believing their efforts have gone unrecognised.’ Read @RVautrey response to @NHSEngland ‘tone deaf’ letter

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

GPs face unprecedented pressure as they deliver more appointments than ever with fewer staff. Thanks @Steph_Peacock for highlighting the pressure GPs are under and the impact this is having on patients, the GP workforce, and the wellbeing and health of our staff

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

We’ve carried out a snap poll of 3500 GPs – and 93% of them have sent the very clear message that the ‘rescue package’ touted by the Health Secretary is an unacceptable response to the current crisis in general practice. 1/4

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

4 years

Our GP England committee has today voted not to accept this year's GP contract package with NHS England and calls for special conference - read the full statement on our website

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1 year

The Observer presents a sobering report from the frontline of general practice. We urgently need a plan from Government to meet the growing GP shortfall (1808 fewer in England now than in 2015) and to prevent a further exodus due to stress and burnout

Stress, exhaustion and 1,000 patients a day: the life of an English GP

Behind the outcry about waiting times lies the anxiety that our cherished GP system will soon collapse. We witness life on the frontline

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

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2 years

The increase in GP appointments in May was so significant that it impacted the UK economy; resulting in a rise in GDP, says @ONS . Yet more evidence if it were needed that general practice is working harder than ever

UK economy returns to growth thanks to holiday boom and GP visits

GDP rose by 0.5% in May after revised 0.2% decline for April, says ONS

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

We are horrified to hear of a violent assault on staff in a Manchester GP practice. Abuse of any kind cannot and should not be tolerated; unfortunately it is a growing trend which Government must act immediately to address. Statement from @RVautrey 👇

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

‘We started the pandemic with too few GPs and nurses and we’ve still got too few GPs and nurses’ @RVautrey spoke to @GBNews this morning about #SupportYourSurgery , our new campaign calling for urgent investment in general practice Get involved 👇

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3 years

Sajid Javid's decision to duck out of speaking to GPs yesterday shows he's unable to defend his own 'rescue package' for general practice. Staff and patients deserve much, much better than this. #SupportYourSurgery

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Sajid Javid Accused Of Being 'Too Frit' To Defend GP Reforms To Doctors

The health secretary accused of pulling out of a conference on the day he unveiled measures to increase access to doctors.

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6 months

The latest GP workforce figures for England are out. GPs are continuing to leave the NHS whilst patient numbers rise - lets look at the details 👀📉📈🧵

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@BMA_GP

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2 years

GP numbers continued to spiral downwards, while appointments in England were up by 4m last month. This is completely untenable for practices, GPs and patients. Read our response to today's new figures.

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

GP and deputy chair of @theBMA council @DavidGWrigley articulates how many of our GP members will be feeling after communications from NHSE this week which fail to recognise the enormous pressure general practice is under..

@DavidGWrigley

Dr David Wrigley

3 years

It’s been a bruising day for GPs and their staff across the country. Working non stop (and face to face) during the past year has been ignored by parts of the media and now it seems NHS England. Anxiety, depression & PTSD is increasing. We are 10,000 GPs short and… /1

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@BMA_GP

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5 years

Ambulance services should treat calls from GP surgeries as seriously as they do from any other location. We're raising this issue in discussions with NHS England

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

GPs and practice staff are working further and further beyond safe limits due to system pressures. @vanmellaerts and GP colleagues raise the alarm in today’s Observer

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GPs in England treat up to three times more patients than safety limit demands

Doctors are carrying out more consultations than before the pandemic, despite severe shortages in the profession

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

Important update on the imposed GP contract from your GPCE team @KieranLincsGP @vanmellaerts @DavidGWrigley and Clare Bannon Sign up for one of our webinars now:

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

Campaigns like this risk fuelling the climate of abuse against staff. Media should direct their efforts into asking Govt why it is standing by and allowing this country to have a GP service that is underfunded and under attack #ProtectGP Our response 👇

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1 year

The latest data shows GP practices across England are experiencing significant and growing strain with declining GP numbers, rising patient demand, and struggles to recruit and retain staff. Let's look at the figures. 🩺📉🧵 (1/6)

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3 years

‘People need to fully understand what this programme means and crucially, how to opt-out of their data being shared, if this is what they want to do’ We are urging a delay to the roll out of NHS Digital's patient data sharing - @DrFJameel explains why 👇

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2 years

The reality of general practice has been brought to life with this @guardian piece, in which GPC England chair @DrFJameel highlights some stark truths and hard questions currently facing the profession.

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A worker in winter: the hidden life of a GP – angry patients, anti-vaxxers, extreme goodwill and...

In the first of a new series on the under-pressure workers holding the UK together in this difficult winter, doctor Laura Mount reveals how staff sickness, spiralling waiting lists and political...

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

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1 year

We have written to the Daily Mail to express our anger at attacks and smears like this article, which will only lead to more doctors leaving general practice, meaning patients will find it even harder to get an appointment or to be seen in a timely manner 4/5

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8 years

Extending appointments to 15 minutes would allow GPs to improve service for patients

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GP appointments should be five minutes longer, says BMA

Doctors call for slots to be extended from 10 to 15 minutes to improve service

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

5 years

We’ve reached a contract agreement with NHS England which spans the next 5 years, and introduces widespread changes to address the workforce and workload pressures affecting our members. More details to follow

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1 year

The frustration at struggling to get through to a GP surgery expressed in this article will sadly resonate with many patients and will come as no surprise to the ever dwindling number of GPs and their teams 1/5

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Why are doctors STILL using Covid as an excuse not to see patients?

SARAH VINE: There was a time when seeing the doctor was a straightforward affair. These days, you might as well be seeking an audience with the Pope.

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3 years

GPs and their teams are telling us they are busier than ever - backed up by new appointment data released this week - so it is ‘heart-breaking and demoralising’ to hear accusations that patients aren’t being seen. Read the latest GPC update from @Rvautrey

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“General practice can no longer be expected to take whatever is thrown at it. If there is no change in approach from this Government, it will preside over the death of general practice as we know it.” - @KieranLincsGP

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2 years

Congratulations to Bethan Roberts and Samira Anane, elected today as co-chairs of the BMA Sessional GP committee, and to Venothan Suri, who has been elected as deputy chair.

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4 years

Breaking: GPC England has voted to accept a package of changes and extra investment to the GP contract in England for 2020-21. @RVautrey says this has the potential to make ‘a real difference to GPs, the practices they work in and the patients they treat’. More to follow

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3 years

The BMA’s England GP committee has passed a motion of no confidence in the leadership of NHS England. Read it here:

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3 years

"I think it's important that the public know the truth, & the truth is that we're a system under huge pressure" Bristol doctor @ShabaNabi has spoken out on the increasing wave of abuse towards GPs & practice staff - @itvwestcountry #supportyoursurgery

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'We're all human' - GP speaks out as doctors 'leaving in their droves' | ITV News

It comes as general practitioners face a wave of abuse about a lack of face-to-face appointments. | ITV News West Country

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

GPs around the country are working tirelessly to meet rising demand. Thanks to @DeanEggitt for speaking up about the daily challenges faced by his practice. Watch here:

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On shift with a GP seeing 'tsunami of patients'

Dr Dean Eggitt, a GP in Doncaster, opened his doors to the BBC to show the pressures facing practices.

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3 years

Latest data shows that the number of GP appointments delivered in August (25.5m) remains higher than pre #COVID19 levels (23.3m in August 2019). Almost 58% of these were face-to-face. GPs are working harder than ever to deliver patient care. Our comment👇

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3 years

We’ve written to @SajidJavid today to call for an urgent meeting - and immediate action from the Government to support general practice. If you agree general practice needs urgent support, add your voice and sign our petition and #SupportYourSurgery 👇

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

If you're a patient planning to visit your GP next week, remember that measures to prevent the spread of Covid-19 will continue to apply.

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3 years

The pandemic has changed how GP services look and feel, leading to frustrations for both patients and staff. We need to be upfront and honest about the challenges facing general practice. Print and display our #SupportYourSurgery posters in your practice

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2 months

We have re-entered talks with the Government over the GP contract changes. Whatever the outcome, you will be asked for your thoughts on the final contract in a referendum on 7th March. Make sure you're a member to have your say

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2 years

Latest GP workforce data continues to show a ‘slow but steady haemorrhaging of staff’ making current pressures even more acute. @DrFJameel calls for Government to make retention of current staff an ‘immediate priority’ Full response:

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1 year

‘When you say two-thirds of appointments are happening face-to-face … well that’s a huge amount actually’ @DavidGWrigley spoke to @TalkTV this afternoon to push back on the idea that GP practices could be ‘named and shamed’ for ‘failing to see enough patients’

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3 months

“It's quite amazing that we've got GPs at the moment who are unemployed so the government do really need to take heed of this." @DavidGWrigley has spoken to the BBC on why we back calls to include GPs and practice nurses in ARRS funding

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Petition for GP funding backed by British Medical Association

A GP is calling for surgeries to be allowed to use a government grant to employ more doctors.

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@BMA_GP

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3 years

Last week’s assault on practice staff in Manchester is part of a ‘terrible trend of growing abuse’ being directed at healthcare workers, fuelled by rhetoric from certain parts of the media. This cannot and should not be allowed to happen #ProtectGP #SupportYourSurgery @rvautrey

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General Practice

2 years

‘We must tackle abuse against GPs and practice staff, and improve provision through better workforce planning’ GPCE’s @KieranLincsGP gave evidence to @CommonsHealth this morning on the future of general practice in England 👇

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

2 years

The numbers speak for themselves. Despite extreme pressures, GPs in England booked enough appointments in November to cover over half the population. Now Government must work with us to resolve the staffing crisis. Read the comment from @DrFJameel 👇

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

7 years

How much money could your practice save by employing a physiotherapist? See the cost calculator @thecsp @rcgp

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

"We started this pandemic with insufficient numbers of GPs, practice nurses, and other support staff" - our chair @rvautrey has spoken to @SkyNews about how our members are rising to the challenge of the pandemic despite intense pressures

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

2 years

‘We don’t feel valued and so the workforce is leaving” @DrFJameel has spoken to #ITVTonight for a special report on the pressures facing general practice. Tune in to ‘When Can I See My GP?’ on @ITV from 7:30pm @ITVTonight

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

4 years

Commitments to deliver more GPs through additional training places are encouraging. But a previous Conservative pledge to deliver 5,000 GPs by 2020 has fallen way short of target, and the number of GPs continues to dwindle

@MattHancock

Matt Hancock

4 years

I love our NHS & am delighted we can announce we will deliver 6000 more doctors in GP surgeries via a £2.5bn package of: - expanded training - better retention of experienced GPs - international recruitment

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

**COVID vaccine guidance for GPs now online** The guidance includes: - what the service involves - what is expected of practices - what you will get to support this work - guidance on what to do now Read it here:

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

8 months

"the reality of the chronic workforce shortage makes this an impossible ask against the backdrop of increasing demand from a growing – and ageing – population." @doctor_katie responds to Labour's plans for patients to be able to request a particular GP.

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Labour plan to bring back the family doctor impractical, says BMA

Union says GP shortages and high demand make aim of letting patients see same doctor ‘an impossible ask’

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

2 years

Congratulations to @DavidGWrigley on his election as deputy chair of GPC England, completing its officer team alongside chair @DrFJameel and deputies @KieranLincsGP @vanmellaerts

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

2 years

It is inaccurate to state that the indicative ballot considered withdrawing from the vaccine programme. This was not part of the ballot. We ask that the Mail on Sunday will correct the piece to make this clear 1/4

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GPs threaten to halt Covid jab rollout amid row over pay

A leaked survey of doctors by the British Medical Association (BMA) suggests surgeries could refuse to administer Covid vaccinations.

www.dailymail.co.uk

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

3 years

Hostility towards GPs and our colleagues, at a time when we’re facing unprecedented workload pressures, is sadly forcing many to consider quitting. We urgently need politicians and other senior leaders to stand up for general practice #SupportYourSurgery

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Doctors, receptionists and practice teams quit after wave of hostility over GP appointments

Fears of mass exodus as abuse by patients skyrockets over blood tests, jabs and face-to-face consultations

www.theguardian.com

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@BMA_GP

General Practice

6 years

‘GPs around the UK are doing their best for their patients despite the huge challenges they face day in and day out ... we can, and we will, stand together and together we will make things better’ #LMCConf

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