GPonline.com

GPonline.com GP is dedicated to supporting GPs and primary care teams, providing news, clinical updates and educational material. http://www.gponline.com/

GP has been an essential part of surgery life for UK GPs since 1963 with its unique blend of campaigning news coverage, practical clinical and business advice, expert opinion and career opportunities. GPonline.com provides daily news, careers advice, jobs and education articles.

Come and follow GPonline on WhatsApp on our new channel - where you can get all the latest news, education and careers c...
06/06/2024

Come and follow GPonline on WhatsApp on our new channel - where you can get all the latest news, education and careers content delivered straight to your phone

GPonline has launched a new WhatsApp channel so you have another way to stay up to date with the latest news, and receive updates about our education, GP training and career articles direct to your phone.

Physician associates should never see undifferentiated patients, the BMA has warned in new guidance billed as a 'major i...
07/03/2024

Physician associates should never see undifferentiated patients, the BMA has warned in new guidance billed as a 'major intervention on patient safety'.

Physician associates should never see undifferentiated patients, the BMA has warned in new guidance billed as a 'major intervention on patient safety' that directly contradicts the GP contract.

General practice could be balloted from September on industrial action timed to coincide with the next general election ...
06/03/2024

General practice could be balloted from September on industrial action timed to coincide with the next general election - as GPs urged the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) to back a funding uplift at least in line with a double-digit rise offered to consultants.

General practice could be balloted from September on industrial action timed to coincide with the next general election - as GPs urged the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) to back a funding uplift at least in line with a double-digit rise offered to consultants.

Unemployed locum GPs are turning to food banks after a sharp drop in available work linked to rising use of additional r...
04/03/2024

Unemployed locum GPs are turning to food banks after a sharp drop in available work linked to rising use of additional roles staff such as physician associates (PAs), a BMA council member has revealed.

Unemployed locum GPs are turning to food banks after a sharp drop in available work linked to rising use of additional roles staff such as physician associates (PAs), a BMA council member has revealed.

The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and...
26/02/2024

The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates in a House of Lords vote on 26 February.

The BMA has urged peers to block legislation that would make the GMC responsible for regulating physician associates and anaesthesia associates in a House of Lords vote on 26 February.

BMA negotiators remain in talks over an improved GP contract offer for 2024/25 just days before a referendum on the deal...
26/02/2024

BMA negotiators remain in talks over an improved GP contract offer for 2024/25 just days before a referendum on the deal - and have warned that partners' income slumped by 31% in 2022/23, while 'cost inflation' has stripped £800m from the contract value since 2019.

BMA negotiators remain in talks over an improved GP contract offer for 2024/25 just days before a referendum on the deal - and have warned that partners' income slumped by 31% in 2022/23, while 'cost inflation' has stripped £800m from the contract value since 2019.

'Stressed' locum GPs moving abroad or relocating within UK to find work
21/02/2024

'Stressed' locum GPs moving abroad or relocating within UK to find work

Locum GPs are being forced to consider extreme steps such as moving abroad or relocating within the UK to find work as job opportunities dry up, a sessional GP organisation has warned.

GPs have saved thousands of lives and prevented up to 17,000 strokes in the past 18 months by stepping up prescribing of...
04/11/2023

GPs have saved thousands of lives and prevented up to 17,000 strokes in the past 18 months by stepping up prescribing of blood-thinning medication, the NHS England chief executive has said.

GPs have saved thousands of lives and prevented up to 17,000 strokes in the past 18 months by stepping up prescribing of blood-thinning medication, the NHS England chief executive has said.

In the latest episode of our Talking General Practice podcast we speak to GPs involved with Growing Health Together a pr...
03/11/2023

In the latest episode of our Talking General Practice podcast we speak to GPs involved with Growing Health Together a programme in Surrey that's aiming to reduce demand in primary and secondary care through health creation, prevention, and early intervention. Listen here or wherever you get your podcasts.

Talking General Practice speaks to GPs involved with Growing Health Together, a programme in Surrey that's aiming to reduce demand in primary and secondary care through health creation, prevention, and early intervention.

Police have charged a man in connection with a bomb threat that forced the temporary closure of two GP practices in Wilt...
09/10/2023

Police have charged a man in connection with a bomb threat that forced the temporary closure of two GP practices in Wiltshire this week.

Police have charged a man in connection with a bomb threat that forced the temporary closure of two GP practices in Wiltshire this week.

In our latest podcast Dr Tamsin Ellis from Greener Practice explains steps practices and clinicians can take to help ta...
07/10/2023

In our latest podcast Dr Tamsin Ellis from Greener Practice explains steps practices and clinicians can take to help tackle the climate crisis – and the benefits for GPs, staff and patients of doing so. Listen here or wherever you get your pods.

Dr Tamsin Ellis, a GP in London and co-chair of Greener Practice, explains practical steps practices and clinicians can take to help tackle the climate crisis – and the benefits for GPs, staff and patients of doing so.

Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union head of advisory services, explains what GPs need to know about the GMC's ch...
06/10/2023

Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, Medical Defence Union head of advisory services, explains what GPs need to know about the GMC's changes to its Good Medical Practice guidance.

Dr Udvitha Nandasoma, the MDU’s head of advisory services, explains what GPs need to know about the GMC's changes to its Good Medical Practice guidance.

GP practices in England delivered 150,000 more appointments per working day in the six months to August 2023 compared wi...
06/10/2023

GP practices in England delivered 150,000 more appointments per working day in the six months to August 2023 compared with the same period in 2019, GPonline analysis shows.

GP practices in England delivered 150,000 more appointments per working day in the six months to August 2023 compared with the same period in 2019, GPonline analysis shows.

Dr Pipin Singh explores the red flags in patients presenting with low mood, how to identify the potential cause, and whe...
05/10/2023

Dr Pipin Singh explores the red flags in patients presenting with low mood, how to identify the potential cause, and when to refer.

Low mood is a common presentation in primary care and can be a sign of a mental health condition or a physical condition. Dr Pipin Singh explores the red flags, how to identify the potential cause of low mood, and when to refer.

In this week's podcast the team looks at some recent tenders for GP contracts, the current debate around the use of phys...
04/10/2023

In this week's podcast the team looks at some recent tenders for GP contracts, the current debate around the use of physician associates, and a recent RCGP poll about how the cost-of-living crisis is affecting patients.

The team discusses what recent tenders for GP contracts tell us about the possible direction of travel for general practice, why the BMA opposes plans to expand the use of physician associates, and an RCGP poll on the impact of the cost-of-living crisis.

Almost 3,000 GPs have become partners for the first time under a scheme offering golden hello payments worth up to £20,0...
04/10/2023

Almost 3,000 GPs have become partners for the first time under a scheme offering golden hello payments worth up to £20,000, GPonline can reveal.

Almost 3,000 GPs have become partners for the first time under a scheme offering golden hello payments worth up to £20,000, GPonline can reveal.

Only 6% of GPs believe the measures set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan will help boost the GP workforce, accord...
25/08/2023

Only 6% of GPs believe the measures set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan will help boost the GP workforce, according to a GPonline poll.

Only 6% of GPs believe the measures set out in the NHS long-term workforce plan will help boost the GP workforce, according to a GPonline poll.

Doctors will be expected to have a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment, and act on any bullying, harassment and...
22/08/2023

Doctors will be expected to have a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment, and act on any bullying, harassment and discrimination they witness, under new professional standards from the GMC.

Doctors will be expected to have a zero tolerance approach to sexual harassment, and act on any bullying, harassment and discrimination they witness, under new professional standards from the GMC.

GPs could be asked to take part in 'coordinated actions' as opposed to engaging in full scale industrial action this aut...
16/08/2023

GPs could be asked to take part in 'coordinated actions' as opposed to engaging in full scale industrial action this autumn in a bid to secure improvements to the GP contract, the new chair of the BMA GP committee in England has told GPonline.

GPs could be asked to take part in 'coordinated actions' as opposed to engaging in full scale industrial action this autumn in a bid to secure improvements to the GP contract, the new chair of the BMA GP committee in England has told GPonline.

US health giant UnitedHealth has been provisionally cleared for a £1.2bn purchase of GP IT system supplier EMIS by the C...
16/08/2023

US health giant UnitedHealth has been provisionally cleared for a £1.2bn purchase of GP IT system supplier EMIS by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

US health giant UnitedHealth has been provisionally cleared for a £1.2bn purchase of GP IT system supplier EMIS by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA).

Listen to our interview with new chair of the BMA GP committee in England Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer - her first interview...
16/08/2023

Listen to our interview with new chair of the BMA GP committee in England Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer - her first interview since taking on the role.

Dr Katie Bramall-Stainer was elected chair of the BMA's GP committee for England at the start of August. In her first interview in the role she speaks to Talking General Practice about her priorities in the months ahead.

General practice is facing unsustainable pressure across most of the UK according to the first ever national report from...
17/07/2023

General practice is facing unsustainable pressure across most of the UK according to the first ever national report from a system devised to help overwhelmed practices negotiate extra support, GPonline can reveal.

General practice is facing unsustainable pressure across most of the UK according to the first ever national report from a system devised to help overwhelmed practices negotiate extra support, GPonline can reveal.

The government will uplift GP contract funding for 2023/24 to support 6% pay rises for 'salaried general practice staff'...
17/07/2023

The government will uplift GP contract funding for 2023/24 to support 6% pay rises for 'salaried general practice staff', in a major U-turn on pay under the five-year contract.

The government will uplift GP contract funding for 2023/24 to support 6% pay rises for 'salaried general practice staff', in a major U-turn on pay under the five-year contract.

More than one in five GP trainees and 15% of GP trainers are at high risk of burnout according to the latest GMC nationa...
11/07/2023

More than one in five GP trainees and 15% of GP trainers are at high risk of burnout according to the latest GMC national training survey.

More than one in five GP trainees and 15% of GP trainers are at high risk of burnout according to the latest GMC national training survey.

GPs have demanded new supervision rules for additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) staff after a patient died from...
11/07/2023

GPs have demanded new supervision rules for additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) staff after a patient died from a pulmonary embolism after twice seeing a physician associate.

GPs have demanded new supervision rules for additional roles reimbursement scheme (ARRS) staff after a patient died from a pulmonary embolism after twice seeing a physician associate.

Address

Bridge House, 69 London Road
Twickenham
TW13SP

Website

Alerts

Be the first to know and let us send you an email when GPonline.com posts news and promotions. Your email address will not be used for any other purpose, and you can unsubscribe at any time.

Contact The Business

Send a message to GPonline.com:

Shortcuts

Share

Category

Our Story

GP has been an essential part of surgery life for UK GPs since 1963 with its unique blend of campaigning news coverage, practical clinical and business advice, expert opinion and career opportunities. GPonline.com provides daily news, exclusive blogs, jobs and hundreds of education articles.

Nearby media companies

Other Media/News Companies in Twickenham

Show All