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Luisa Pettigrew
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👉New: Winter Pressures in General Practice
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⚠️50% of practices “very busy/burnt out” by Dec
📋Proactive planning & better data use needed

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February 10, 2026 at 7:25 AM
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In this episode of the @bmj.com Medicine and Science podcast, @hughalderwick.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social discuss patient experiences of accessing primary care in England and what they mean for the 10-Year Health Plan.

Listen now ⬇️
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What access to GPs tells us about the NHS 10 year plan, and online gambling | Medicine and Science from The BMJ
We’re 18 months into the Labour government, and their changes to the NHS are beginning to be felt. In the 10 year plan that they launched last year, they announced three planned shifts for the health ...
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February 2, 2026 at 4:01 PM
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Great @bmj.com podcast thebmjpodcast.podbean.com/e/bmj-jan-30... featuring the mighty @hughalderwick.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social talking about our paper on experiences of access to general practice and the 10 year plan. www.bmj.com/content/392/...
Experiences of access to general practice in England: qualitative study and implications for the NHS 10 year plan
Objective To report experiences and views of patients, carers, and staff on access to general practice in England in the context of major government plans to reform NHS services. Design Qualitative i...
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January 31, 2026 at 5:29 PM
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
New opinion piece in @bmj.com by @hughalderwick.bsky.social and @luisaptg.bsky.social with colleagues from @thisinstitute.cam.ac.uk​ sets out some of the potential unintended consequences of policies to increase access to general practice in England.

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Policies to increase access to general practice may have unintended consequences
Strengthening primary care is central to the three shifts set out in the government’s 10 year health plan for England: from hospital to community, sickness to prevention, and analogue to digital. New ...
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January 20, 2026 at 3:20 PM
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New paper in @bjgp.bsky.social by @luisaptg.bsky.social @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social @hughalderwick.bsky.social and me, exploring the implications of the NHS Ten Year Plan ambition to shift care from hospital to community, and what it means for general practice👇🏻
October 1, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Will today's changes to the GP contract in England requiring online access all day mark the end of the '8am scramble' or the start of GP waiting lists and further dissatisfaction, on all sides?

I explore the issue in this @healthfoundation.bsky.social blog www.health.org.uk/features-and...
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October 1, 2025 at 9:00 AM
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In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications.

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'The NHS is not losing GPs because they are not being trained, it is losing them because they are not staying or are reducing their hours. Addressing this shift is essential to building resilient, equitable and effective primary care.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow
September 24, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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New BMJ Research finds a growing difference has emerged between the number of GMC licensed GPs and those actively working in NHS general practice in England.

A third of licensed GPs in England are not working in the NHS @luisaptg.bsky.social
www.bmj.com/content/390/...
September 18, 2025 at 12:05 PM
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
In this new blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ look at the paradox of more GPs being trained but proportionally fewer working in NHS general practice, asking what is driving the shift and what are its implications.

Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/46r6y22
'The NHS is not losing GPs because they are not being trained, it is losing them because they are not staying or are reducing their hours. Addressing this shift is essential to building resilient, equitable and effective primary care.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow
September 18, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
Improving access to GPs remains the public's top priority for the NHS, and a central concern for policymakers.

@luisaptg.bsky.social​ explores whether changes to the GP contract and the new general practice patient charter will really spell the end of the ‘8am scramble’ ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4mbcyS4
'The changes to the GP contract and new patient charter are a step forward, but without clear expectations and ongoing investment into general practice, these changes risk fuelling further dissatisfaction, on all sides.' Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
September 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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healthfoundation.bsky.social
Improving access to GPs remains the public's top priority for the NHS, and a central concern for policymakers.

@luisaptg.bsky.social​ explores whether changes to the GP contract and the new general practice patient charter will really spell the end of the ‘8am scramble’ ⬇️

https://bit.ly/4mbcyS4
'The changes to the GP contract and new patient charter are a step forward, but without clear expectations and ongoing investment into general practice, these changes risk fuelling further dissatisfaction, on all sides.' Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
September 12, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Reposted by Luisa Pettigrew
healthfoundation.bsky.social
Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work?

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https://bit.ly/4evb4jo
'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making "neighbourhood health" a reality this time.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
July 10, 2025 at 2:00 PM
Reposted by Luisa Pettigrew
healthfoundation.bsky.social
Alongside tech, the 10-Year Health Plan sees Labour betting big on establishing a ‘neighbourhood health service’ to reduce costs and improve care.

In this blog, @jaketreenotsea.bsky.social​‪ and @luisaptg.bsky.social​ ask how will it happen, and will it work?

Read more ⬇️
https://bit.ly/4evb4jo
'Learning from the experiences and mistakes of the past will be key to making ‘neighbourhood health’ a reality this time.' Jake Beech, Policy Fellow and Luisa Pettigrew, Senior Policy Fellow at the Health Foundation
July 6, 2025 at 9:00 AM
Reposted by Luisa Pettigrew
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The first systematic review of practice and population factors associated with the Quality and Outcomes Framework, the most widespread national pay-for-performance initiative in general practice in the UK to date

➡️ doi.org/10.3399/BJGP...
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Illustrative
May 27, 2025 at 12:00 PM