Nick Bostock

The GMC has begun writing to physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) from today to invite them to join its professional register in a landmark moment for healthcare regulation.

Salaried GPs should receive a 20% pay increase on top of inflation next year according to BMA evidence to the Doctors and Dentists Review Body (DDRB) that also calls for a new approach to advice on overall contract uplifts.

The Liberal Democrats have launched a bid to exempt GP practices from a 'self-defeating' rise in employer national insurance announced in the autumn budget after fears it could force practice closures and reduce GP appointments.

Patients per GP have risen slightly across England over the past two years as the population grew faster than the GP workforce - but one in three ICBs have moved the dial in the other direction.

Health and social care secretary Wes Streeting has suggested GP practices could find out in January where they stand on employer national insurance

Salaried GPs are on the increase in every part of England and partners are in decline almost everywhere.

GP consultations for flu-like illness rose by 42% in the week to 15 December, reflecting a spike in workload in general practice as NHS leaders

The government will increase overall funding for general practice by £889m in 2025/26 in what it says is the 'biggest boost to GP funding in years'.

GP leaders say an £889m funding uplift in 2025/26 could be 'an important lifeline' that avoids redundancies and contract hand-backs in general

The government has announced an £889m funding boost to the GP contract for 2025/26 which it says will 'liberate'GPs from bureaucracy and help create a neighbourhood NHS. But what will practices be asked to do under the contract?