Government plan to overhaul Carr-Hill formula in April 2027 risks destabilising practices

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LMCs have accused NHS England of leaving GPs out of plans to develop neighbourhoods after it wrote to acute trusts and ICBs asking them to submit details of local plans by the middle of next month.

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GPs should query referrals turned into advice and guidance, says @bma.org.uk

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‘It’s a sort of creeping corporatisation of general practice, which I think in the end will basically cause worse care,' said @thedauk.bsky.social GP spokesperson @drstevetaylor.bsky.social.

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Congratulations to GPonline's deputy editor @nickbostock.bsky.social and senior news reporter @kimberleyjourno.bsky.social on being shortlisted by the @thebsme.bsky.social talent awards 2026.
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Neighbourhood health centres will be anchored around general practice, says NHS England Neighbourhood health centres should be 'anchored around general practice', with GP services operating at PCN scale, NHS England has said.

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Neighbourhood health centres should be 'anchored around general practice', with GP services operating at PCN scale, @england.nhs.uk has said.

Podcast: Why experienced GPs are leaving the NHS, spiralling GP workload, collective action GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock talk through some of the key news stories affecting general practice.

Podcast: Why experienced GPs are leaving the NHS, spiralling GP workload, collective action

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GP workforce at 10-year high, government claims England's GP workforce is larger now than at any point in the past decade, the government has said.

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England's GP workforce is larger now than at any point in the past decade, the government has said.

ICB cuts threaten neighbourhood NHS plans, MPs told ICB mergers and staff cuts are disrupting local work to develop neighbourhoods, MPs have been told

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ICB mergers and staff cuts are disrupting local work to develop neighbourhoods, MPs have been told

Preparations underway for return to GP collective action Preparations are underway for GPs across England to resume collective action from the end of April - although talks with government are continuing in the hope of a deal, the BMA has confirmed.

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GPonline reports: Preparations underway for return to GP collective action

Preparations are underway for GPs across England to resume collective action from the end of April - although talks with government are continuing in the hope of a deal, the BMA has confirmed.

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GPonline reports: One GP practice a week closing under Labour, say @libdems.org.uk
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GPonline reports: Advice and guidance 'ping-pong' fuelling the GP retention crisis

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Two hospitals rejecting GP referrals made months ago, LMC says GPs in Liverpool say two of the city’s hospitals have rejected referrals made many months ago and asked practices to carry out extra work.

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Former prime minister questions ICB over practice closure A former prime minister has questioned an ICB about the closure of a small rural GP practice - warning he finds it 'very difficult to believe' not a single GP in the country is willing to take it…

GPonline reports: Former prime minister @rishisunakmp.bsky.social questions ICB over practice closure

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Podcast: Improving perinatal care and the role of primary care
Dr Liz Dapré, an academic GP and co-chair of the group GPs Championing Perinatal Care, speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower about the vital role of primary care in maternal and perinatal health. Episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-impr...

GPonline reports: Practice manager handed three-year jail term for £450,000 fraud
A GP practice’s former finance manager has been jailed for three years after defrauding it of more than £450,000 - leaving the practice short of funding for patient care.
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GPonline reports: Steep rise in online consultations over past year, latest data show

There was a steep rise in the number of online consultations GP practices had to deal with in the year to February 2026, latest data show.

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GPonline reports: London hospital singled out for shifting work to GPs

An ICB has criticised a major London hospital for inappropriately shifting work into general practice.

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GPonline reports: Practice-level GP reimbursement scheme will not begin until May

The government is planning to introduce the practice-level GP reimbursement scheme next month, the @bma.org.uk England GP committee has said.
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GPonline reports: Investment in GP premises key to delivering neighbourhood health, says @bma.org.uk

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GPonline reports: GPs asked to cut prescription length to reduce risk of drug shortages

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GPonline reports: Huge local funding variation leaves GPs exposed as neighbourhoods take shape

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Podcast: What happens now GPs have rejected the contract, plus will GP pay rise by 3.5%?
The GPonline team discuss the latest on this year's GP contract and look at public satisfaction with general practice.
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GPs working 20 hours a day to clear avalanche of online requests Some GPs are working up to 20 hours a day to wade through online consultation requests and the 2026/27 contract could deepen problems with ‘unsafe and unsustainable’ workload, an LMC has warned.

🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 - GPs working 20 hours a day to clear avalanche of online requests
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