As Remembrance Day nears, patients who are veterans may be struggling. GP and @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social clinical champion for veterans Brigadier (Retd) Dr Robin Simpson explains what practices can do to help. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-gp...

The government has not done enough to shift funding away from hospitals and into the community, the health and social care secretary has admitted. Full story: www.gponline.com/cooper-admit...

🎙️ Talking General Practice podcast 🎙️ @emmabower.bsky.social and @gponline.bsky.social talk about health and social care secretary Yvette Cooper’s first appearance in front of the health and social care committee since she took on the role. Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-gps-...

The ARRS is a vehicle for short-term fixes to problems in primary care that need longer-term, sustainable solutions, argues Rachel Newton, head of policy at the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy - @thecsp.bsky.social. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-ti...

A group of GPs is in talks with NHS England about taking control of the outpatient budget for an area. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-talks-ta...

GP numbers in England are on the rise after years of decline. GPonline looks at how the workforce has changed under six prime ministers over the past decade. Full story: www.gponline.com/six-prime-mi...

A 'world-first' cancer blood test clinical trial, aimed at diagnosing abdominal cancers earlier, has been launched in 200 GP practices in England, the government has announced. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-launches...

NHS reforms and ICB staff cuts are moving too fast with no clear picture of how a changed healthcare system will work, a watchdog has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/watchdog-fla...

Neighbourhood health has been central to NHS plans in the current parliament. GPonline asks GPs what could change as NHS neighbourhood director Dr Claire Fuller prepares to stand down. Full story: www.gponline.com/change-top-s...

General practice should focus continuity on patients that need and benefit from it most while capacity is limited - and can use this as a platform to build from as the workforce grows, experts told the 2026 RCGP conference. Full story: www.gponline.com/focus-contin...

GPs must ensure that rapid advances in artificial intelligence are used to strengthen the core human relationships at the heart of the profession, the RCGP annual conference in Glasgow has heard. Full story: www.gponline.com/ensure-ai-to...

General practice should focus continuity on patients that need and benefit from it most while capacity is limited - and can use this as a platform to build from as the workforce grows, experts told the 2026 RCGP conference. Full story: www.gponline.com/focus-contin...

GPs and practice teams have been recognised for improving end-of-life care in the @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social and @mariecurieuk.bsky.social Daffodil Standards Awards. Full story: www.gponline.com/general-prac...

The winners of the @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social Research Paper of the Year have been announced at the college’s annual conference in Glasgow. Full story: www.gponline.com/rcgp-researc...

GPs need to channel their outrage over health inequalities into tangible change by engaging communities, designing care collaboratively, and bridging the equity gap, the RCGP annual conference has heard. Full story: www.gponline.com/turn-outrage...

Participation and engagement with the arts has profound, evidence-based health benefits - and healthcare needs to shift its approach to harness them, a leading behavioural scientist believes. Full story: www.gponline.com/seat-belt-mo...

General practice must hold fast to the thread of continuity in an increasingly complex healthcare landscape, the @royalcollegeofgps.bsky.social president has warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/gps-seize-mo...

Discrimination and racism continue to affect doctors but employer fitness to practise referral rates are becoming fairer, a @gmcuk.bsky.social report says. Full story: www.gponline.com/fairness-emp...

Momentum around neighbourhood development must not be allowed to evaporate as the first wave of a flagship government scheme ends this month, GP leaders have warned. Full story: www.gponline.com/future-flags...

Ahead of the RCGP conference which starts in Glasgow tomorrow RCGP president Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown speaks to GPonline editor Emma Bower on our podcast. Listen here or search for Talking General Practice wherever you get your podcasts. www.gponline.com/podcast-rcgp...

Invest in GPs or NHS reforms will fail, warns landmark @rcgp.bsky.social report www.gponline.com/invest-gps-n...

Invest in GPs or NHS reforms will fail, warns landmark RCGP report

NHS reform plans will fall short if UK governments fail to invest in stronger GP services, according to a landmark 'State of General Practice' report from the RCGP.

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GPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference this week. We have an exclusive interview with @rcgp.bsky.social president Professor Victoria Tzortziou Brown on our Talking General Practice podcast tomorrow. She's talking here about the college's State of General Practice report.

🎙️ Talking General Practice podcast 🎙️ Podcast: What GPs want from next year’s contract, how NHS delays affect GPs, the ‘left shift’ of funding Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-gps-...

NHS England could step in to help resolve disputes between general practice and hospital trusts over single point of access (SPoA), new guidance has revealed. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-england-...

🎙️Talking General Practice podcast 🎙️ Podcast: What GPs want from next year’s contract, how NHS delays affect GPs, the ‘left shift’ of funding Full episode: www.gponline.com/podcast-gps-...

Podcast: What GPs want from next year’s contract, how NHS delays affect GPs, the ‘left shift’ of funding

GPonline editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock discuss the latest news affecting general practice.

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GP practice list sizes have undergone a profound transformation over recent years as small practices increasingly closed or merged. But how do income and expenses vary across practices of different size - GPonline looks at what the data show. Full story: www.gponline.com/gp-income-ex...

🚨 BREAKING NEWS🚨 Exclusive: Essex GPs are in talks with ICB leaders over varying the network contract directed enhanced service (PCN DES). Full story: www.gponline.com/essex-gps-ta...

An NHS trust chief executive is to become national lead for neighbourhood health after an influential GP left the role. Full story: www.gponline.com/nhs-trust-bo...

A practice that closed for four years due to short-staffing is set to reopen and hire new GPs after a £336,000 renovation. Full story: www.gponline.com/practice-reo...

NHS England's decision to expand the scope of Pharmacy First was backed up with a raft of numbers. But do they provide real evidence for the policy - or are they statistical spin, asks Winchester GP Dr Alex Charkin. Full story: www.gponline.com/viewpoint-do...