New analysis from The King's Fund shows many patients still struggle with NHS administration and communication. www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-... This reflects what GPs see every day. Improving access requires making the system clearer and easier to navigate. @rcgp.bsky.social

Still lost in the system: the urgent need for better NHS admin | The King's Fund

A year on from our December 2024 poll, our latest research shows no improvement in people’s experiences of NHS admin. NHS admin plays a central role in shaping how people experience and perceive the N...

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General practice now accounts for 8.3% of NHS spend, a decade low www.hsj.co.uk/primary-care... If care is to shift into the community, a commitment to increased investment alongside transparent annual reporting on general practice funding at national and ICB levels is needed. @rcgp.bsky.social

GP spend share at lowest point in a decade

The proportion of the NHS budget spent on general practice has fallen to its lowest point in at least 10 years, according to figures newly released by government.

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On my way to Bournemouth for @LibDems conference where I will be meeting with MPs, advisors and stakeholders to promote the crucial role of GPs in the NHS and how we can build a sustainable future for general practice #LDConf @rcgp.bsky.social

"Now is the time to ensure that the people who turn ambition into impact—the clinical academics—are not left behind." Read more on medical academics and the NHS 10 year plan, from our medical academic staff committee: www.bmj.com/content/390/...

The UK is rapidly losing medical academics and without them the NHS 10 year plan is at risk

The upcoming NHS workforce plan is an opportunity to turn this shortage around, write David Strain and Jonathan Gibb In July 2025, the UK government launched two ambitious strategies with a shared v...

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Discontinuity of care was higher among younger adults, subgroups of males, urban residents, lower socioeconomic groups, those of "other" ethnicity, those who were unemployed, and patients with higher morbidity in this Danish cohort study doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare @trkristensen.bsky.social

Small improvements in personal GP continuity, achievable in most practices, resulted in reductions in hospital admissions and emergency department visits ‪doi.org/10.3399/bjgp... @liu.se.bsky.social #PrimaryCare #Continuity #GeneralPractice

Shared a summary of our research on workforce retention in Pulse Today: www.pulsetoday.co.uk/views/guest-... Despite ongoing recruitment efforts, we're still losing fully qualified GPs at a worrying rate. Workforce data, including vacancy data, is crucial for addressing the retention crisis.

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At the Congrès de la Médecine Générale in Paris presenting with @becksfisher.bsky.social and John Ford. We covered GP retention, workforce data, unequal GP distribution, lack of job opportunities. #sustainableGPcareers #addressingbottlenecks @rcgp.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @qmul.ac.uk

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning @TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

#Pulse365 conference, catching up with colleagues after closing speech on Workforce in general practice. With James Waldron and @jkaffash.bsky.social

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

#TeamGP The Leng review of physician and anaesthesia associates has launched a survey of healthcare professionals. This will be open until the 30th March. It is important that we have good representation from general practice: consultations.dhsc.gov.uk/67b88983cde4... @rcgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk

Survey - Independent review of physician associates and anaesthesia associates: survey of healthcare professionals

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Recognising International Medical Graduates who may benefit from tailored support: PMQ in English language linked with significantly better chance of passing MRCGP; prequalification assessments help identify IMGs who may benefit from support @victoriatb.bsky.social www.wisegp.co.uk/teaching-and...

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WiseGP - Championing the clinical scholarship supporting the Knowledge Work of person-centred General Practice.

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“People just left because they just couldn’t cope with the stress.”  Digitalised work offers some benefits, but, in the current pressurised climate of UK general practice, drives workplace stress, suffering, and strain on working relationships doi.org/10.3399/BJGP... #PrimaryCare

Technostress, technosuffering, and relational strain: a multi-method qualitative study of how remote and digital work affects staff in UK general practice | British Journal of General Practice

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Patients mostly accept online test result access but want to know ‘what happens next’. Reliance on the NHS App for test communication is insufficient. Patient-centred communication methods are important for patient safety & clarity in delivering test results, & GP workload doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...

Communicating blood test results in primary care: a mixed-methods systematic review | British Journal of General Practice

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Our study is officially published! For the first time, we have explored the association between the language of primary medical qualification and exam attainment, analysing data from over 28,000 candidates. bjgp.org/content/earl... @bjgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @rcgp.bsky.social

Our study is officially published! For the first time, we have explored the association between the language of primary medical qualification and exam attainment, analysing data from over 28,000 candidates. bjgp.org/content/earl... @bjgp.bsky.social @sapc.ac.uk @rcgp.bsky.social

Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: IMGs trained in countries with non-English as first language had lower odds of exam pass and exam scores across all exam components @victoriatb.bsky.social @bjgp.bsky.social bjgp.org/content/earl...

Language of primary medical qualification and differential MRCGP exam attainment: an observational study

Background International medical graduates (IMGs) comprise more than half of GP registrars but are more likely to fail postgraduate assessments than UK graduates. Aim To assess whether there is an as...

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Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

Goodmorning #TeamGP and all

@nihr.bsky.social School for Primary Care Research upcoming Bitesize Impact Showcase Webinars #TeamGP -these are lunchtime sessions with short presentations of key findings from recent primary care research for those interested in attending.

At the first year celebration of the Health Equity Evidence Centre. Using machine learning and data insights to generate evidence that can influence policy. heec.co.uk #healthequity @becksfisher.bsky.social