New BMA England GP committee chair Dr Clare Bannon on securing a better deal for general practice
Talking General PracticeShow Notes
This week Emma speaks to the new chair of the BMA England GP committee Dr Clare Bannon.
Clare has been in the role for just over a month and, in this conversation, she sets out her priorities and her plans to reset the BMA’s relationship with the government and NHS England.
She discusses the committee’s key demands, including an extra £40 to £50 per patient in core funding and meaningful GP contract reform - and the importance of establishing a roadmap to meet those aims.
She also talks about the underemployment crisis facing sessional GPs, the controversy surrounding NHS England’s list cleaning exercise, and concerns over single point of access referral pathways. And she shares her thoughts on neighbourhood health contracts and where the committee stands on further collective action - and a potential Plan B ballot.
This episode is presented by GPonline editor Emma Bower. It was produced by Czarina Deen.
Useful links GP funding ‘has not kept pace’ with exp[anding NHS role GPs report patient harm as referral reforms kick in BMA sets out next step in collective action for August GPs denied billions as hospital funding grows 50% faster than primary care Half of GPs say NHS general practice not financially viable ahead of 'Plan B' vote Aggressive list cleaning to run over four-year cycle as reinvestment plans emerge
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