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GPonline https://www.gponline.com is the website for UK GPs and primary care teams with news, education and careers advice and the home of the Talking General Practice podcast https://podfollow.com/talking-gp
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Doctors based in Asia and Australia delivering NHS GP appointments
Doctors based in Asia and Australia delivering NHS GP appointments
UK-registered GPs working from overseas are being hired to provide consultations in NHS general practice.
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February 11, 2026 at 12:25 PM
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Data from millions of GP patient records to be shared for research
Data from millions of GP patient records to be shared for research
NHS England will share data from millions of GP patient records with research programmes under a legal direction from the government.
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February 11, 2026 at 11:29 AM
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Access to green investment schemes could transform ageing GP premises, says RCGP
Access to green investment schemes could transform ageing GP premises, says RCGP
Public sector green investment schemes should be extended to GP practices to support premises improvement and help the NHS meet net zero goals, the RCGP has told the government.
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February 10, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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GP contract uplift 'meaningless' without clarity on future of PCNs
GP contract uplift 'meaningless' without clarity on future of PCNs
Changes to the GP contract for 2026/27 look set to be announced this month - but details of any uplift could be 'meaningless' if the government fails to clarify the future of PCNs, experts warn.
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February 10, 2026 at 9:09 AM
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Neighbourhood goals 'unclear' as NHS promises new guidance within weeks
Neighbourhood goals 'unclear' as NHS promises new guidance within weeks
Neighbourhood health models will take five years to deliver improvements - but the NHS has yet to define what it wants them to achieve, a senior NHS research expert has warned.
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February 9, 2026 at 1:25 PM
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EXCLUSIVE: Pace of ICB cuts risks slowing improvement in patient care, warns GP/MP
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Pace of ICB cuts risks slowing improvement in patient care, warns GP/MP
Exclusive: The speed at which ICB cuts are taking place alongside wider NHS reforms risks slowing improvements in patient care - and redundancies should have been phased in over a ‘few years', Labour ...
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February 7, 2026 at 1:22 PM
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Podcast: Will the next GP contract mean a return to collective action, plus signs of rising pressure on GPs
Podcast: Will the next GP contract mean a return to collective action, plus signs of rising pressure on GPs
The GPonline team discusses the latest news affecting general practice.
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February 6, 2026 at 11:15 AM
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Evaporating practice contracts leave general practice 'critically endangered'
Evaporating practice contracts leave general practice 'critically endangered'
The number of GP practice contracts in England has plummeted by 20% over the past decade, sparking warnings from GP leaders that the profession is 'critically endangered'.
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February 3, 2026 at 9:19 AM
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GPs to deliver RSV jabs to an extra 3m older adults
GPs to deliver RSV jabs to an extra 3m older adults
GPs could deliver RSV jabs to an extra 3m older adults from April after the government backed expert advice to extend the vaccination programme to over-80s.
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February 2, 2026 at 2:15 PM
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GPs have lost out from NHS funding moving 'wrong way', minister admits
GPs have lost out from NHS funding moving 'wrong way', minister admits
GPs and primary care services have lost out on NHS funding over the past decade because it has gone the ‘wrong way’ into hospitals, a government health minister has admitted.
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February 2, 2026 at 12:28 PM
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GP appointments hit new record high in 2025
GP appointments hit new record high in 2025
GP practices in England delivered more than 388m appointments in 2025 - a new record high - after four successive months at the end of the year in which appointments surged well over 30m.
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January 30, 2026 at 2:29 PM
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Podcast: How neighbourhoods could affect GP and PCN contracts
Podcast: How neighbourhoods could affect GP and PCN contracts
Talking General Practice speaks to Robert McCartney, a senior associate in the corporate commercial team at law firm Hempsons, about the shift towards a neighbourhood NHS and what it means for the…
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January 30, 2026 at 10:06 AM
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Uptake of £80m advice and guidance DES falling short
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Uptake of £80m advice and guidance DES falling short
Just one in four ICBs were on track to spend their full share of funding from the £80m advice and guidance DES at the halfway point in the 2025/26 financial year, GPonline analysis reveals.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:18 PM
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Neighbourhood contracts unlikely to appear before April, says BMA England GP committee
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Neighbourhood contracts unlikely to appear before April, says BMA
Details of neighbourhood contracts that could have a major impact on the future of general practice and the core GMS contract are unlikely to emerge until April, GP leaders have warned.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:16 PM
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BMA reveals stance on 2026/27 GP contract referendum and collective action
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BMA reveals stance on 2026/27 GP contract referendum and collective action
GP leaders are expecting details of the 2026/27 GMS contract to be made public in February - and could hold a referendum of the profession on whether to accept it.
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January 29, 2026 at 1:15 PM
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Sixth of GPs have quit a job because of childcare pressures www.gponline.com/sixth-gps-qu...
Sixth of GPs have quit a job because of childcare pressures
One in six GPs have left a job because of problems balancing childcare with work, a poll has found.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:40 AM
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What the Health Survey for England shows about pressure on GPs
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What the Health Survey for England shows about pressure on GPs
Findings from the latest Health Survey for England reveal rising pressure on general practice as a growing proportion of the population lives with poor health and long-term illness.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:39 AM
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Viewpoint: The ‘left shift’ is already here – but it’s not being funded, warns Dr Kamal Sidhu www.gponline.com/viewpoint-le...
Viewpoint: The ‘left shift’ is already here – but it’s not being funded
The shift of work from hospitals into general practice is happening at an unprecedented pace, but it has not been agreed with GPs, is not funded, and is more about transferring risk and responsibility...
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January 27, 2026 at 11:41 AM
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Why advice and guidance could pile more unsustainable work on GPs next year www.gponline.com/why-advice-g...
Why advice and guidance could pile more unsustainable work on GPs next year
Rollout of an £80m advice and guidance directed enhanced service in 2025/26 has added to unsustainable workload in general practice, GP leaders say - and plans to expand it next year could pile on yet...
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January 27, 2026 at 10:30 AM
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Podcast: Young GP partners in freefall, IMG GPs hit hard by jobs crisis, PA legal action www.gponline.com/podcast-youn...
Podcast: Young GP partners in freefall, IMG GPs hit hard by jobs crisis, PA legal action
The GPonline team discusses the key news stories affecting general practice.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:19 PM
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Everything 'up for grabs' as GPs wait for detail on neighbourhood plans www.gponline.com/everything-u...
Everything 'up for grabs' as GPs wait for detail on neighbourhood plans
General practice is entering a period where ‘everything is up for grabs’ as GPs await further details on how the government intends to develop neighbourhoods in 2026/27 and beyond, a legal expert has ...
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January 23, 2026 at 12:09 PM
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How did the GP workforce in England change in 2025? www.gponline.com/gp-workforce...
How did the GP workforce in England change in 2025?
For the third year running, England ended last year with more GPs than it had 12 months earlier. GPonline looks at what NHS data show about how the workforce has shifted and what's driving the change.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:08 PM
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Laws to speed up fitness to practise cases and rename PAs due this year
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Laws to speed up fitness to practise cases and rename PAs due this year
Legislation to speed up fitness to practise cases, strip the GMC of its right to appeal and change the name of PAs will be completed this year, the regulator's chief executive has told MPs.
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January 22, 2026 at 4:07 PM
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GPs need veto to stop hospital power grab under 10-year health plan www.gponline.com/gps-need-vet...
GPs need veto to stop hospital power grab under 10-year health plan
GPs should be able to veto hospital trusts taking on expanded powers under the 10-year health plan - and need contract safeguards to stop patient lists or funding being stripped from general practice,...
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January 21, 2026 at 11:43 AM