RCGP conference: Minister rejects online access fears, securing GP investment, valuing GP continuity

GPonline is the media partner for the RCGP annual conference and this is the second of two special episodes of Talking General Practice from the event Newport in Wales this week.

In this episode we look at what health minister Stephen Kinnock said about overhauling the Carr-Hill formula and the BMA dispute over online consultations and what delegates thought about this. We also highlight what RCGP chair Professor Kamila Hawthorne had to say in her speech about primary care funding and GP retention.

Emma talks to RCGP vice chairs Professor Margaret Ikpoh and Dr Thomas Patel-Campbell about the results of the college’s latest member survey, the importance of investing in primary care and how the increase in anti-immigration and right-wing rhetoric is affecting GPs.

She also speaks to RCGP Wales chair Dr Rowena Christmas about being the subject of a book that tells the story of rural general practice and the college’s manifesto for next year’s Senedd elections and talks to outgoing RCGP president Dr Richard Vautrey.

Useful links

●     Find all of GPonline’s coverage from this week’s conference at gponline.com/rcgp

●     Health minister describes online consultation dispute as ‘phoney war’

●     Government launches review of 'not fit for purpose' GP funding formula

●     GPs face unsafe workload and fear neighbourhoods will make it worse, RCGP warns

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