Emma Bower

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1,286 appearances 13 recordings 1 series first heard May 2026 last heard 14 Aug

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Talking General Practice · New BMA England GP committee chair Dr Clare Bannon on securing a better deal for general practice · 14 Aug 2026 podcast

What would you say to GPs, sessional GPs or salaried GPs who are worried about representation? matched

Do you think you've kind of addressed that with this close relationship with the sessional committee? matched

That's a really good point because obviously there's a whole new leadership team in the GP committee, but there's also obviously all these new people now in government as well. matched

So it's basically a completely new set of relationships, new prime minister, new primary care minister, new secretary of state. matched

The past couple of years have been characterised by quite a fractious relationship between the BMA and the government. matched

This is obviously a chance to reset that relationship. matched

How are you going to approach that? matched

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In a recent update to The Profession, you said that your initial asks from the government would be an additional £40 per patient and GP contract reform. matched

And you touched on there earlier about the fact that some of that money you're asking for would be tied to pay for salaried GPs. matched

What are you going to actually be asking for when you're speaking to the government? matched

Collective Action this month is focused on writing letters to MPs and a petition. matched

Is that a key part of this strategy for influencing the government? matched

Have you had any discussions with anybody yet or is it too soon? matched

I was just wondering if you've got a sense of whether they might be a bit more receptive to some of this. matched

Personally, matched

In that update, you said to the profession originally says you'd be also asking for, you know, GP contract reform. matched

What do you mean by that? matched

Do you want a completely new GP contract, which was one of the aims of the previous GP committee leadership? matched

Or is it just tweaking what we've already got? matched

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