General practice ‘support package’, winter fears and sedentary behaviour

This week we take a look at the government’s so-called support package for general practice. We discuss what’s in the package, what GPs think about it (spoiler - not much) and what happens next.

We’re also talking about chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty’s appearance at the RCGP annual conference last week and what he had to say about general practice and the difficult winter ahead.

Emma speaks to Dr Richard Mayne a GP in Belfast about the impact of sedentary behaviour in general practice and the importance of promoting physical activity. And we have a bit of good news about research in general practice.

Useful links

GPs overwhelmingly reject access plans as BMA holds emergency meeting

Viability of general practice this winter in doubt, warns BMA

CMO praises GP pandemic response and warns 'exceptionally difficult' winter to come

The Moving Medic - Dr Richard Mayne’s blog

Domestic violence training and support programme shown to increase GP referrals 30-fold

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