The Role of Physician Associates in the NHS

This week Emma and Nick look at some interesting tenders for GP contracts that have been put out for integrated care boards and what they might tell us about the possible direction of travel for general practice and how GP services could be commissioned in future.

They discuss physician associates and what role they have to play in the NHS after the BMA published a position statement saying it currently opposes government plans to expand their use.

And they talk about how the cost of living crisis is affecting patients and practices after an alarming RCGP survey found that GPs are seeing patients with diseases that should be confined to history including malnutrition and rickets.

This week’s good news story is about a survey from the Rebuild General Practice campaign showing how much the general public values general practice.

This episode was presented by GPonline’s editor Emma Bower and deputy editor Nick Bostock. It was produced by Czarina Deen.

Useful links

●     PCN to take on GMS practice contract in landmark move for general practice

●     GP 'engineering' fears as small practice contracts offered on branch-only basis

●     BMA to oppose expansion of physician associate roles amid safety concerns

●     GPs seeing cases of malnutrition and rickets as cost-of-living crisis hits patient health

●     Patients back continuity of care and more GP funding, poll shows

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